2000 - 2004 School Success Stories
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In May 2002, Mary Munford Elementary School's solar panel was dedicated in a ceremony that included music and dance. AEP provided funding for the solar panel through the Learning through Light program
Fort Defiance High School students place 12th in Envirothon The 2003 team from Fort Defiance are: Meagen Carpenter, Jeremy Arey, Aaron Shiflett, Nick Norman, Caitlyn McAnulty and Coach Brent Hull. The students have been studying Agricultural Land Conservation and Preservation in the Headwaters Soil and Water Conservation District to identify potential or existing environmental problems. Virginia's state competition was held May 18-19, 2003 at the Airfield 4H Conference Center in Wakefield, where seventeen teams competed. The Fort Defiance Team placed first overall. As the state champions, Fort Defiance represented Virginia at the Canon International Envirothon held at Mt. Saint Marys College, in Emmitt Maryland, July 26 - August 1, 2003. The week's activities included the competition, a BBQ Picnic at Cunningham Falls State Park, a Crab Feast on the Chesapeake Bay, trips to Washington D.C., Gettysburg PA, local farms and the Catoctin Orchard. Envirothon is sponsored by the Virginia Association of Soil and Water Conservation Districts and Virginias 47 Soil and Water Conservation Districts with funding provided by the Virginia Manufacturers Association Outreach Group, Philip Morris, The Chesapeake Bay Restoration Fund, Shenandoah Valley Pure Water Forum, Virginia Chapter of Soil and Water Conservation Society, The Maryland-Virginia Milk Producers Cooperative, Virginia Beef Corporation and the Canon Envirothon. For more information, visit www.envirothon.org. |
Fort Defiance High School students took a close look at Agricultural Land Conservation and Preservation as they competed in the Canon Envirothon. Students pictured above tour Washington D.C at the Canon National Envirothon, the program combines in-class study with hands-on field experiences, examining the role people play in environmental issues. |
Trinity, Ashe Schools Lauded as Exemplary
Trinity Episcopal School and Arthur Ashe Elementary School were recently recognized in the Virginia Naturally Exemplary Schools program. Trinity is noted for its course called Richmond on the James, it's Students for Environmental Action club, its recycling program, summer camp volunteers and water quality monitoring. Ashe projects include: an effort to adopt a beaver at Maymont Park, plans for a neighborhood cleanup campaign, spring plantings, and workshops for teachers offered by Henrico County Schools, the VA Department of Environmental Quality and the VA Department of Game and Inland Fisheries.
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St. Paul High School Ecology Class Blooms Students in St. Paul High School's ecology class have turned a polluted wetland into a thriving ecosystem and outdoor classroom. "Team Estanoa" named for the Native American word for "land of blue waters", has cleared the wetland of litter, added a gravel path, added aquatic plants, bat boxes and stocked the waters with fish. St. Paul was named a Virginia Naturally Exemplary School for their efforts. |
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Super Schools!
Students from Saltville Elementary School in southwest Virginia won a Keep America Beautiful award for their work in litter prevention. Fishburn Park Elementary School - a magnet school for environmental education has integrated environmental issues into all subject areas. Fishburn is doing wonderful things for education and the environment! Learn about their EARTH Hour, Green Thumb Club and Outdoor EE Areas.
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Have you seen the Virginia Naturally high flying flags at a school in your neighborhood? The winners of the Exemplary Schools Program are great examples of how environmental education is making a difference. Christiansburg Elementary is just one of many schools recognized last year. |