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LOCAL GTA HIGH SCHOOLS ADVANCE TO ONTARIO ENVIROTHON CHAMPIONSHIPS
Apr 28th, 2008 11:28 AM
LOCAL GTA HIGH SCHOOLS ADVANCE TO ONTARIO ENVIROTHON CHAMPIONSHIPS
Environmental Education: 2008 Ontario Envirothon Regional Results for Durham Region and Halton, Peel, York Region.
This past weekend, high school students across Ontario tested their environmental smarts at the regional level for the opportunity to compete at the Ontario Envirothon Championships. Courtice Secondary School and Newmarket High School won in their regions and will go on to the Ontario Envirothon Championships, to be held May 7 to 10 at Tim Horton Onondaga Farms in St. George, ON.
WHO:
Durham Region: Courtice Secondary School, Courtice, ON
Halton, Peel, York Region: Newmarket High School, Newmarket, ON
All teams will go on to compete against another 19 teams from regions across Ontario.
WHERE:
Tim Horton Onondaga Farms in St. George, ON
When:
May 7-10, 2008
What:
• Ontario Envirothon: The team sport for environmental smarts.
• Envirothon gets students outdoors to experience nature first hand and hands on.
• Envirothon uses field testing to develop critical thinking, problem solving, teamwork and communication skills.
• High school students from 22 regions across Ontario compete for top prize in a provincial environmental competition.
• Top team from the Ontario Envirothon Championships will go on to represent Ontario at the Canon Envirothon, a North American competition to be held in Arizona this July.
• Envirothon reaches over 5,000 Ontario students each year.
The results for all regions will be posted at www.ontarioenvirothon.on.ca as they become available.
The final results of the Ontario Envirothon Championships will be posted at www.ontarioenvirothon.on.ca on May 12, 2008
News and photo opportunities will be available at the Ontario Envirothon Championships.
Tim Hortons is the lead corporate sponsor of the 2008 Ontario Envirothon Championships.
Ontario Envirothon is a program of the Ontario Forestry Association (OFA), a non-profit, registered charity dedicated to raising awareness and understanding of Ontario’s forests, and to developing stewardship of forest ecosystems. Visit www.oforest.on.ca
Media Contact:
Carla Grant, Executive Director, Ontario Forestry Association
PH: 416-493-4565
Cell: 416-435-2349
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