Envirothons

2021 Envirothon – The “Reece’s Pieces” Team of Pleasant Valley High School
Monroe County Envirothon Winners
Pennsylvania State Envirothon Winners
NCF-Envirothon 7th Place Winners
The Reece's Piececs of Pleasant Valley High School represented the state of Pennsylvania and competed in the NCF Envirothon International Competition July 26-28, 2021.  Members of the team include team captain Emma Barrett, Reece Kresge, Zachary Dooner, Jacob Possinger and Benjamin Keppel.  The team members competing in the NCF-Competition were led by their advisor, Pleasant Valley High School teacher, Maricatherine Garr.  Pennsylvania placed seventh in the NCF-Envirothon landing the hard working students $1,000 scholarships. Read the full press release here. 

2021 Pennsylvania Envirothon champions, scoring 501.93 points of a possible 600, are from Pleasant Valley High School located in Monroe County.  The Monroe County team earned the honor to represent Pennsylvania at the NCF-Envirothon international competition.  The Reece’s Pieces team of Monroe County is coordinated by advisor, Maricatherine Garr.  Team captain: Emma Barrett, Team members: Zachary Dooner, Reece Kresge, Megan Chechel and Benjamin Keppel.  Read the full press release here.
2021 High School Envirothon Winners
2021 Envirothon Winner: “Reece’s Pieces” of Pleasant Valley High School
Second Place: “Eastern Milkshakes” of Pleasant Valley High School
Third Place:  “The Backstreet Buds” of Pocono Mountain East High School
 
Highest Score for Aquatics -“Eastern Milkshakes” of Pleasant Valley High School
Highest Score for Current Issue (Water Resource Management: Local Control and Local Solutions)
- “Reece’s Pieces” of Pleasant Valley High School
Highest Score for Soils, Wildlife and Forestry – “Reece’s Pieces” of Pleasant Valley High School

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2021Junior Envirothon Winners
 5th & 6th Grade
First Place:  “Finikey Foxes” team from Clear Run Intermediate School
Second Place: “Pocono Meow-ntain” team from Tobyhanna Elementary Center
 
7th & 8th Grade
First Place: “The Flying Fishers” team of Pleasant Valley Middle School
Second Place:  “The Diamond Back Snacks” team from Pocono Mountain East Junior High School
 

About the Monroe County High School Envirothon Competition
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Local high schools participate annually in a competition to test their knowledge of the environment. This exposure to nature and seeing how humans impact the natural world provide invaluable lessons for understanding ecosystems and our environment.

Testing stations are Aquatics, Soils, Forestry, and Wildlife plus a current issue which changes each year.  Participating High Schools are from East Stroudsburg , Evergreen Community Charter School, Pleasant Valley High School, Pocono Mountain East High School, Pocono Mountain West High School and Stroudsburg High School. 
Tests are given by cooperating agencies including the PA Game Commission, PA DCNR Bureau of Forestry, Natural Resources Conservation Service, the PA Fish and Boat Commission, Penn State Cooperative Extension and the Monroe County Conservation District Staff. 

It is a highly competitive event that requires many volunteers and MCCD staff.  The winning team moves on to the state competition to compete with other county envirothon winners.  Monroe County is always well represented at the state level.
Check out http://www.envirothonpa.org/ for more information.