Fifteen high school teams competed at the 21st Annual Iowa Envirothon State Competition at Springbrook State Park in Guthrie Center on April 24, 2017. Students representing Winterset High School were Hunter Pashek, Brad Benshoof, Noah Larson, Easton Holder, and Logan Hall, with alternate Matt Benshoof.
Envirothon is a team competition for high school students testing their knowledge of natural resources. In the field and classroom, teams of five students are challenged to use their knowledge and critical thinking skills to conduct hands-on investigations, solve real-life scenarios and answer written questions covering five categories: Aquatics, Forestry, Soils, Wildlife and Current Environmental Issues.
For pictures and more information, please visit www.iowaenvirothon.org.
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