Reynoldsville Envirothon
C. G. Johnson Elementary School
May 18, 2010
This was the fourteenth year the Jefferson Conservation District
has sponsored this Envirothon. It is a competition between the 4th & 5th grade classes. Students learn about
6 different environmental topics and then take a 10 question quiz on what they have learned. Topics included Groundwater,
Forestry, Agriculture, D. B. Pests, Recycling and Wildlife. The top three teams received a certificate for their achievements.
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This year's top classes were......
First Place - Mrs. Bailey's Class
Front, Donna Cooper - Recycling; Susan Alexander - Groundwater;
Middle, Suzann Rensel - Wildlife; Suzanne Klinger -
Pests; Missy Buck, Coordinator;
Back - Gary Gilmore - Forestry; Jim Berry - Agriculture
Second Place - Mrs. Statler's Class
Donna Cooper, Recycling Coordinator, taught the students to reduce, reuse, recycle.
Third Place - Mrs. Marshall's Class
Susan Alexander, Penn State Cooperative Extension, used a groundwater flow model to show ways our water can be contaminated.
Gary Gilmore, DCNR - Bureau of Forestry, talked to students about Pennsylvania's forestland.
Suzanne Klinger, Penn State Cooperative Extension, educated students about common pests and safe ways of using pesticides.
Suzann Rensel, DCNR, showed students animal pelts and showed them a variety of animal tracks.
Jim Berry, Jefferson Conservation District, taught the students how farms produce many items they use everyday, like milk, wool, fuel,
and even medicines.