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2009 Missouri Envirothon
Pembroke Hill High School Wins 2009 Missouri Envirothon
Pembroke Hill High School took the top spot in the 2009 Missouri Envirothon. The 20-team competition took place on May 7 at the Camdenton Conservation Service Center in Camdenton.
Students competed at five different outdoor testing stations-- aquatic ecology, forestry, soils and land use, wildlife and the 2009 current conservation issue, biodiversity in a changing world. Test stations required the five-student teams to answer a variety of both hands-on and written natural resource questions. Each team also presented an oral presentation to a panel of judges.
The top three teams from each of Missouri's seven regional competitions competed at the state Envirothon. View the results. The winning team will go on to compete in the 2009 Canon Envirothon, North America's largest high school environmental competition, in Asheville, North Carolina.
To learn more about the Missouri Envirothon, including previous team rankings and regulations, visit the Missouri Association of Soil and Water Conservation District's Envirothon Web site or contact the Soil and Water Conservation Program at 573-751-4932. Local soil and water conservation districts, in conjunction with cooperating agencies and educators, organize and run local Envirothon competitions.
In 1998, Missouri held its first state Envirothon. The Envirothon was started in 1979 by three Pennsylvania soil and water conservation districts. By 1988, the idea had caught on and the first national contest was held. By 1995, the program attracted participation from 31 states in the United States and Canada.
