Canon Envirothon News and Photo Editor Advisory.LAKE SUCCESS, N.Y. -- Canon Envirothon press room: www.envirothon.org . Click on 2005 press room for information about the competition, daily updates and photos of the winning teams. Photos of winning teams can be downloaded beginning Sunday Sunday: see Sabbath; week. , July 24, 2005.
Who: More than 250 teenagers from 44 U.S. states and seven
Canadian provinces.
What: 2005 Canon Envirothon, North America's largest high school
environmental education competition for US $75,000 in college
scholarships and other prizes
When: July 18 - 24, 2005
Where: Southwest Missouri State University, Springfield, Missouri,
U.S.A.
Why: To educate teenagers about environmental conservation
Canon Envirothon Draws Teenagers to North American North American named after North America. North American blastomycosis see North American blastomycosis. North American cattle tick see boophilusannulatus. Environmental Competition High school students from across the U.S. and Canada will convene CONVENE, civil law. This is a technical term, signifying to bring an action. July 18 - 24 in Springfield, Missouri Springfield is the third largest city in Missouri. On July 1, 2006, its estimated population was 150,797, of whom 150,790 lived in Greene County and 7 lived in Christian County[1]. It is the county seat of Greene County. , to participate in North America's largest high school environmental education competition. Participants will learn about environmental issues affecting natural resources as they compete for awards in the 2005 Canon Envirothon. The 18th annual gathering of high school students interested in gaining a better understanding of conservation will be held at Southwest Missouri State University Missouri State University is a state university located in Springfield, Missouri. It is the state's second largest university in student enrollment, second only to the University of Missouri. From 1972 to 2005, Missouri State was known as Southwest Missouri State University. in Springfield, Missouri. Fifty-one teams, 44 from the U.S. and seven from Canada, involving more than 250 students will compete in the 2005 Canon Envirothon for a share of the US $75,000 in college scholarships and prizes. Organized through the National Association of Conservation Districts in the U.S. and The Canadian Canadian (kənā`dēən), river, 906 mi (1,458 km) long, rising in NE New Mexico. and flowing E across N Texas and central Oklahoma into the Arkansas River in E Oklahoma. Forestry Association, the competition tests teams on knowledge of soils/land use, forestry, aquatic ecology ecology, study of the relationships of organisms to their physical environment and to one another. The study of an individual organism or a single species is termed autecology; the study of groups of organisms is called synecology. , wildlife and this year's current issue of managing cultural landscapes (natural and cultural heritage are inextricably in·ex·tri·ca·ble adj. 1. a. So intricate or entangled as to make escape impossible: an inextricable maze; an inextricable web of deceit. b. bound together and the conservation approach could benefit from more integration). The Canon Envirothon is the culmination of a series of competitions that began during the past school year and involved more than 500,000 teenagers throughout North America North America, third largest continent (1990 est. pop. 365,000,000), c.9,400,000 sq mi (24,346,000 sq km), the northern of the two continents of the Western Hemisphere. . In written tests and oral presentations, five-member teams from schools and organizations competed for the distinction of representing their state or province at the Canon Envirothon. Each team's knowledge is tested under the supervision of foresters, soil scientists, wildlife specialists and other natural resource professionals. Teamwork (product, software, tool) Teamwork - A SASD tool from Sterling Software, formerly CADRE Technologies, which supports the Shlaer/Mellor Object-Oriented method and the Yourdon-DeMarco, Hatley-Pirbhai, Constantine and Buhr notations. , problem solving problem solving Process involved in finding a solution to a problem. Many animals routinely solve problems of locomotion, food finding, and shelter through trial and error. and oral presentation skills are evaluated as each team offers a panel of judges Panel of Judges is an indie pop band from Melbourne, Australia. Members
This is the ninth year the competition is sponsored by Canon U.S.A., Inc., a subsidiary of Canon Inc. (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange : CAJ CAJ Canadian Association of Journalists CAJ Christliche Arbeiterjugend (German Young Christian Workers) CAJ China Academic Journals CAJ Christian Academy in Japan CAJ Canaima, Venezuela (Airport Code) ). Canon delivers consumer, business-to-business and industrial imaging solutions. Canon works to protect the environment through the award-winning Canon Clean Earth Campaign that encompasses the development of energy-efficient office products, equipment remanufacturing and materials reuse reuse - Using code developed for one application program in another application. Traditionally achieved using program libraries. Object-oriented programming offers reusability of code via its techniques of inheritance and genericity. , the protection of endangered species endangered species, any plant or animal species whose ability to survive and reproduce has been jeopardized by human activities. In 1999 the U.S. government, in accordance with the U.S. and the encouragement of environmental education through the company's corporate social responsibility efforts and employee volunteerism vol·un·teer·ism n. Use of or reliance on volunteers, especially to perform social or educational work in communities. volunteerism . For more information: www.usa.canon.com/environment . U.S. and Canadian schools/organizations participating in the 2005 Canon Envirothon appear below. All referenced product names and other marks are trademarks of their respective owners.
2005 Canon Envirothon
U.S. State City/Town School/Organization
Alabama Birmingham Oak Mountain High School
Alaska Homer Homer High School
Arizona Flagstaff Sinagua High School
Arkansas Hattieville Wonderview High School
California Riverside Arlington High School
Connecticut Litchfield Litchfield High School
Delaware Wilmington Wilmington Charter School
Florida Jupiter Jupiter High School
Georgia Rabun Gap Rabun Gap Nacoochee School
Idaho Gooding Gooding High School
Illinois Troy Triad High School
Indiana Clinton County Clinton County 4-H
Iowa Marshalltown Marshalltown Senior High School
Kansas Randolph Blue Valley Randolph High School
Kentucky Versailles Woodford County High School
Louisiana Lebeau North Central High School
Maine Augusta Cony High School
Maryland Centraville Queen Anne's County High School
Massachusetts Walpole Massachusetts 4-H
Michigan West Branch Ogemaw Heights High School
Minnesota Apple Valley School of Environmental Studies
Mississippi Starkville Millsaps Career & Technology
Center
Missouri Norborne Norborne High School
Montana Lewistown Fergus High School
Nebraska Firth Norris High School
New Hampshire Keene Keene High School
New Jersey North Bergen High Technical High School
New York Candor Candor High School
North Carolina Fayetteville Homes Offering Meaningful
Education (H.O.M.E.)
North Dakota Kenmare Kenmare High School
Ohio Chardon Chardon High School
Oklahoma Edmond Edmond North High School
Oregon Newberg Newberg High School FFA
Pennsylvania Media Penncrest High School
Rhode Island Narragansett Narragansett High School
South Carolina Johnston Strom Thurmand Career Center
Tennessee Clinton Clinton High School
Texas Woodlands The John Cooper School
Utah Vernal Uintah High School
Vermont Essex Junction Essex High School
Virginia Fort Defiance Fort Defiance High School
Washington Clarkston Clarkston High School
West Virginia Shady Spring Shady Spring High School
Wisconsin Land O'Lakes Conserve School
*FFA - Future Farmers of America
Canadian Province City/Town School/Organization
Alberta Grande Prairie Grand Prairie Composite
High School
Manitoba Portage La Prairie Fairholme School
New Brunswick Stanley Stanley High School
Newfoundland Deer Lake Elwood Regional High School
Nova Scotia Digby Digby Regional High School
Ontario Kitchener Grand River Collegiate
Prince Edward Island Summerside Three Oaks Senior High School
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