Carmichaels sweeps Envirothon
Carmicheals Team No. 1 recently placed first in the 2017 Greene County Envirothon at Hunting Hills. From left are Tom Headlee and Bill Wentzel, members of the board of directors of the Greene County Conservation District; Megan Wojtowicz, team adviser; team members Ryan Swartz –10th grade, Christina Adams – ninth grade, Kaleb Wilson – 12th grade, Joey Kurincak 10th grade and Brady Watters – 12th grade; team adviser Kevin Willis; Ellen Rossi of the EQT Foundation; Mike Belding and Bradley Eisiminger of the GCCD board of directors; and Sally and Roy Sisler of Hunting Hills.
Carmichaels Team No. 2 placed second at the Greene County Envirothon. From left are Tom Headlee and Bill Wentzel, members of the board of directors of the Greene County Conservation District; Megan Wojtowicz, team adviser; team members Jacob Hair – 10th grade, Victoria Sullivan – ninth grade, Finnegan Dobosh – 10th grade, Steven Zacoi – 10th grade and Emily Zacoi – ninth grade); team adviser Kevin Willis; Ellen Rossi of the EQT Foundation; Mike Belding and Bradley Eisiminger of the GCCD board of directors; and Sally and Roy Sisler of Hunting Hills.
Carmichaels Team No. 3 finished third at the Greene County Envirothon. From left are Tom Headlee and Bill Wentzel, members of the board of directors of the Greene County Conservation District; Megan Wojtowicz, team adviser; team members Amaris Diamond – ninth grade, Bradley Walker – ninth grade, Katelyn Sinn – 11th grade, Cole Newland – ninth grade and Alexis Feather – ninth grade; team adviser Kevin Willis; Ellen Rossi of the EQT Foundation; Mike Belding and Bradley Eisiminger of the GCCD Board of Directors; and Sally and Roy Sisler of Hunting Hills.
DILLINER – Sixty high school students from Greene County’s five school districts recently competed in the 30th annual Greene County Envirothon at Hunting Hills.
Teams of five students tested their environmental knowledge in the areas of soils, forestry, wildlife, aquatics and the 2017 issue, agriculture soil and water conservation stewardship.
Carmichaels team No.1 won this year’s competition with 452 points out of a possible 500 points. Team members included Christina Adams, Joseph Kurincak, Ryan Swartz, Brady Watters and Kaleb Wilson. Team advisers were Kevin Willis and Megan Wojtowicz.
The team will represent Greene County at the Pennsylvania Envirothon, which will be held May 23 and 24 at the University of Pittsburgh at Johnstown.
Carmichaels Team No. 2 finished second with 402 points, and Carmichaels Team No. 3 was third with 377 points.
The Greene County Envirothon is organized each year by the Greene County Conservation District and is funded through various donations and grants, including the EQT Foundation, Community Foundation of Greene County, PA Envirothon, Hunting Hills, Dominion Energy, Mark IV, Southside Deli and Rice Energy Inc.
Each student on the winning team will receive a $500 college scholarship funded by donations made by these organizations and the Greene County Conservation District.
For more information about the Greene County Envirothon, call the Greene County Conservation District at 724-852-5278.