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Team wins Capital Region Envirothon, moves on to statewide competition
| On April 24, Jesse Lehnert, Nick Hodges, Tom Horton and Adam Herman proved they know their stuff when they took first place for Albany County in the Capital Region Envirothon. The Envirothon is a series of hands-on contests in which teams of high school students compete to solve environmental problems. The event, which was sponsored by the Albany County Soil and Water Conservation District, works much like an athletic competition, and the winners of each event get the chance get to move on to compete at higher levels like the New York State competition and eventually the National Canon Envirothon. Categories they tackled included forestry, soils, aquatics, wildlife, and a current issue that changes each year. |
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The team, made up of all 11th graders, is coached by Mr. Bowden and this is the farthest a team representing Watervliet has ever gotten. "I'm really proud of these guys," said Bowden. "We've been bringing teams for 7 or 8 years and these guys are really doing a great job."
The team now moves on to the New York State competition on May 21st and 22nd at SUNY Cobleskill. At the two-day competition they will not only have to solve the challenges in the various categories, they will also have to give an oral presentation of a mock environmental impact study in which they had to take on the role of New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) Employees. In this study they had to take into account "combating climate change, providing people with opportunities for outdoor nature activities, fostering green and healthy communities, building a toxic free future and safeguarding New York’s unique natural areas."
We wish them the best of luck at the state competition!
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