CHARLOTTE HALL, Md. – A team from La Plata High School will advance to the Maryland Envirothon after coming in first place at the county’s April 15 competition.
Held at Gilbert Run State Park, the Charles County Envirothon caps off a school year of studying aquatics, forestry, soils and wildlife. Students are also quizzed on a fifth topic, which changes each year. This year, they learned about non-point source pollution.
La Plata’s Team 3, made up of juniors Riley Johnson, Alison Miller and Sofia Myers, and sophomore Ameila Liston, earned 416 points to clench first place. La Plata Team 4 came in second, with Westlake High School’s Team 13 placing third.
Myers learned about the Envirothon in her sophomore year. “I’ve always loved the environment and [Envirothon] sounded like an interesting club to be a part of,” she said.
After the club’s first meeting, Myers was hooked. Through Envirothon, she has met new friends and took part in activities that spurred on her interest in environmental causes. “Everyone should be concerned about the environment,” she said. “It’s our Earth, we live here and we have to take care of it.”
Prior to the Envirothon contest, teams made up of students from the seven Charles County Public Schools (CCPS) high school attended three trainings at the Charles Soil Conservation District farm.
La Plata’s Team 3 will represent CCPS at the Maryland Envirothon held in June at Mount St. Mary’s University. The national competition will be held in July at Mississippi State University in Starkville.
About CCPS
Charles County Public Schools provides 27,904 students in grades prekindergarten through 12 with an academically challenging education. Located in Southern Maryland, Charles County Public Schools has 38 schools that offer a technologically advanced, progressive and high-quality education that builds character, equips for leadership and prepares students for life, careers and higher education.
The Charles County public school system does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age or disability in its programs, activities or employment practices.
For inquiries, please contact Dr. Mike Blanchard, Title IX/ADA/Section 504 Coordinator (students), or Nikial M. Majors, Title IX/ADA/Section 504 Coordinator (employees/adults), at Charles County Public Schools, Jesse L. Starkey Administration Building, P.O. Box 2770, La Plata, MD 20646; 301-932-6610/301-870-3814.
For special accommodations, call 301-934-7230 or TDD 1-800-735-2258 two weeks prior to the event. CCPS provides nondiscriminatory equal access to school facilities in accordance with its Use of Facilities rules to designated youth groups (including, but not limited to, the Boy Scouts).