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5th
Grade Bookmark Contest
The Dare
County Soil and Water Conservation District holds an annual
5th Grade Book Mark Contest in the spring. The
purpose of the contest is to teach students about the value
of our natural resources, with a focus on storm water
pollution, and then give them a chance to demonstrate their
new knowledge by illustrating a book mark. One of the main
goals of the Soil and Water Conservation District is to
teach Dare County residents about the importance of clean
water. We believe that it is important to create an
appreciation for nature and conservation practices in
students at an early age.
There is a
first, second, and third place winner from each elementary
school; there is no overall county winner. The first place
winner from each school has their bookmark printed up for
every student in their elementary school. Extra bookmarks
will be distributed to Dare County Libraries for the public…
be sure to keep an eye out for them!
Envirothon
The
Envirothon is a competitive event to help prepare and
qualify students for the State Envirothon Competition. It is
open to high school and middle school students. The
Envirothon program is a pre-qualifier competition among
five-member teams. Students compete in their knowledge of
natural resources. There are five subject areas of study:
Soils, Forestry, Wildlife, Aquatics and Current
Environmental Issues.
The
five-member team takes a written test at each of the five
stations and the team with the highest total score wins the
competition. The top seven scoring teams advance to the
State Envirothon Competition. High school and middle
school teams do not compete against each other.
The winning high school team at the State Competition
advances to the National Envirothon Competition. The
National Envirothon Competition site rotates annually to
different locations throughout the United States and Canada.
Competition
is open to ecology clubs, Girl Scouts, Boy Scouts, FFA
Chapters, 4-H clubs, home study groups, environmental
groups, Vo-Ag groups, or others interested in competing.
Team members must be high school or middle school students
and from the same school or group. An advisor is required.
If a
teacher is unable to attend the Envirothon a parent may step
in as an advisor. Lunch is provided by the Envirothon. There
is no cost to enter at the area level. However, the school
will need to find transportation for the students.
For more
information visit
www.ncenvirothon.org
Resource
Conservation Workshop
The Resource Conservation
Workshop is a week of intensive study requiring student
attention and participation in a wide range of conservation
topics. Students are housed in North Carolina State
University campus dormitories under the guidance of Live-in
counselors. In order to achieve success, students should
come prepared to apply themselves to meet the primary
objective of this workshop - learning about natural
resources and their management in today's environment. Cash
awards and scholarships are won and presented to students.
The District sponsors one
student from applications of rising sophomores, juniors and
seniors who have demonstrated an interest in natural
resource conservation. Students may participate only one
time in this workshop. |
