The 2024 NW Envirothon was held on Monday, March 18th & Tuesday, March 19th at the Edwin McGee Center in Wilkesboro, outside. For those unfamiliar with the event, the Envirothon is an area-level, academic competition, with 5 member teams competing on middle & high school levels in 5 different categories: Aquatics, Current Environmental Issues, Forestry, Soils, & Wildlife. Students put a lot of extra time into studying to prepare for trivia, identification, and skills in each category, and the advisors dedicate a lot of time in getting the teams ready for the competition. We had 2 high school teams compete from Alexander Early College. We were fortunate enough to be able to visit a few classes to share information about the Envirothon. We greatly enjoy seeing students get excited about this experience, and of course, we enjoy it as well. We hope to do more experiential programs and practices with the Envirothon teams in the future. The top seven teams move on to the State-level Envirothon event, and Alexander County had one High School team qualify: From Alexander Early College, Emery Miller. Paige Kiser, Katie Garnto, Elizabeth Ramirez, and Angelique Carico competed as “Barbie & Friends.” Barbie & Friends came in 7th place in the high school competition. They traveled to Burlington, NC for the State Envirothon on April 26th & 27th.
