Hopkins Envirothon Teams Place Second and Eighth in State

(The following news release comes from .)

Two teams finished well at the State Envirothon competition on May 21. One team missed first place by just a few points and finished in second place. The other team took eighth place. The Hopkins Envirothon club has been around for five years, and this year was the team’s highest state placing.

Hopkins competed with 40 teams statewide for the chance to advance to the national competition. The Hopkins teams qualified for State by placing first and fourth in regional competitions.

Students competed in five quizzes on different environmental topics including aquatics, forestry, soils, wildlife, and a special topic that changes on an annual basis -- this year, the topic was low impact design and nonpoint source pollution. In addition to taking knowledge and skill- based quizzes, each team had to give a 10-minute presentation on a scenario related to building an environmentally friendly sports stadium using low impact design techniques. Students earn points for each test, and the team with the highest cumulative score wins.

• Members of the second place state team:  Lisa Brouellette, Steven Dorumsgaard, Lara Rubinyi, Isaac Svebakken and Nick Wahl
• Members of the 8th place state team:  Sarah Achartz, Jackson Dunitz, Mari Fromstein, Kate Jenny, and Celeste Rigelman