Lynchburg-Clay team wins state Envirothon, advances to nationals
Pictured (l-r) are Lynchburg-Clay Gold Envirothon Coach Lara Hamilton and team members Gage Thompson, Jayden Hixson, Abigail Shepherd, Kylie O’Conner and Cloe Williamson. (Submitted photo)
The Lynchburg-Clay Gold team is continuing to add their accolades, now winning the State Envirothon and qualifying to compete at the national level.
This year, the Lynchburg-Clay Gold team, coached by Lara Hamilton, placed first in the Area 5 Envirothon, earning themselves the honor of attending the state contest. Team members include Jayden Hixson, Kylie O’Conner, Abigail Shepherd, Gage Thompson and Cloe Williamson.
The Ohio Federation of Soil and Water Conservation Districts held their annual State Envirothon June 3-5 at Hocking College and Lake Snowden. The top four scoring teams from each of the five Area Envirothons were eligible to participate in the State Envirothon.
The Envirothon is designed to stimulate, reinforce and enhance interest in the environment and natural resources among high school students. The competition tests students’ knowledge of soils, forestry, wildlife, aquatic ecology and current environmental issues. This year, the Lynchburg-Clay Gold team received first place in Forestry and Oral Presentation. They also tied for first in Soils.
Each student on a Envirothon team is challenged to contribute his or her personal best, but the score that counts at the end of the Envirothon is the combined team score. Once the results were tallied, the Lynchburg-Clay Gold team won first overall in the state competition.
The Lynchburg-Clay Gold team will be participating in the 2024 NCF-Envirothon New York in New York. It will be held July 28 through Aug. 3 at Hobart and William Smith Colleges in Geneva, N.Y.
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