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Berlin High School Competes In New York State Envirothon

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After winning the regional Envirothon competition, Berlin High School’s Envirothon team competed in the New York State Envirothon on May 24 and 25.[private] They represented Rensselaer County at this year’s state competition, held at Hobart and William Smith College.

Berlin Envirothon team members pose outside the venue. they are (from left to right) Vincent Scott, Ioann Popov, Josh Hendricks, Taylor Meyer and Matt Brown. Accompanying them were advisers Amanda Oligny and Nick Toole (not pictured). Photo courtesy of Meghan Tice.

The New York State Envirothon consisted of 214 teams from 56 counties across New York State. Teams were challenged to demonstrate their knowledge of aquatics, forestry, wildlife, soils and current issues. The Berlin team made major improvements from previous years and placed 19th overall in the state competition.

At the regional Envirothon event, the Berlin team defeated teams from Albany, Montgomery, Schenectady and Schoharie Counties. They even defeated a team from Fulton-Montgomery Community College. [/private]