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South Carolina Team Places 3rd in Canon Envirothon Competition
Five students from Spartanburg High School recently competed at the
Canon Envirothon competition in New Brunswick, Canada from July
24th-29th. The team placed third overall after their final oral
presentation, and tied for first place in Soils. Each team member was
awarded a $3,000 scholarship from Canon. Spartanburg High competed
against teams from 44 other states and 9 Canadian provinces. Manitoba,
Canada came in 1st; Ontario, Canada - 2nd; South Carolina - 3rd; New
Brunswick, Canada - 4th and Connecticut came in 5th. This marks the
highest placement of a South Carolina team since participation began in
1997. The Spartanburg High team was represented by Mary Frances
Babrowicz, David Stevens, Hannah Brown, Grace Anne Martin and Kelly
Atherton. The team was coached by Rob Wilder and Vaugn Vick, and the
students gained valuable soils education from SC NRCS Soil Scientists
Jackie Reed and Myra Jones.
The Canon Envirothon is North America’s largest environmental
competition for high school students. The annual competition features
teams of students representing schools from different provinces and
states that have successfully competed and won at their respective state
level. The teams, comprised of five students, compete for scholarships
by demonstrating knowledge of environmental science and natural resource
management. South Carolina’s representative, the Spartanburg High School
team, scored the highest at the state competition held in May.
For more information about the
Envirothon in South Carolina contact SC Envirothon Coordinator Joy
Sullivan SullivanJ@dnr.sc.gov.
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