Carmichaels team wins Greene County Envirothon
The 38th annual Greene County Envirothon competition was held at Hunting Hills on April 29, with 60 high school students from four of Greene County鈥檚 school districts competing.
Carmichaels Team No. 1 won the competition with a score of 435 points out of a possible 500. Team members were Isiah Currey, Emma Bates, Joby Pratt, Joselyn Carter, Hayden Yeager, and team advisers were Kevin Willis and Blake Conard.
The team will represent Greene County at the PA Envirothon, which will be held at Mount Camp Luther on May 20.
Five-member teams participate in a series of field station tests that focus on five topic areas 鈥� soils and land use, forestry, wildlife, aquatic ecology, and environmental issues. The theme for the 2026 event was 鈥淣on-Point Source Pollution: It begins at home!鈥�
In second place was Carmichaels Team #3, which earned 368 points. It included Connor Lapana, Rhythm Caffrey-Bauman, Jason Lilley, Maya Makel, Mario Pascuzzo and their advisers Kevin Willis and Blake Conard.
The third-place team was Mapletown Tree Huggers, who earned 357 points. Team members were Nicole Barrera, Heaven Kisner, Leah Williamson, Makenna Lotspeich, Ryan Jewett and adviser Amber Burkett.
The Greene County Envirothon is organized each year by the Greene County Conservation District and is funded through donations and grants from various businesses, agencies, and individuals.
Each student on the first-place team secured a $500 college scholarship funded by donations from donors and the Greene County Conservation District.
For more information on the Greene County Envirothon, call the Greene County Conservation District at 724-852-5278.