http://blogs.keuka.edu/envirothon Join us as we live blog the 2009 New York State Envirothon, held at Keuka College. Thu, 28 May 2009 20:45:05 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en KEUKA PARK, N.Y.—Make it a five-peat for Candor High School. The Tioga County school won the New York State Envirothon for the fifth straight year and sixth in the past seven today (May 28) at Keuka College. Candor will represent the Empire State at the Canon Envirothon, which brings together the top ... http://blogs.keuka.edu/envirothon/2009/05/28/candor-high-school-wins-new-york-state-envirothon-for-fifth-straight-year/ More than 150 high resolution images are available for viewing and download.  Results of the competition, including captioned photos, will be available shortly. http://blogs.keuka.edu/envirothon/2009/05/28/new-images-posted/ High-resolution photographs are now available for all groups that were competing today in the 2009 NYS Envirothon. For your convenience, photos have been organized alphabetically by county. Albany/Watervliet High School Allegany/Cuba Rushford High School Broome/Chenango Forks High School Cattaragus/Ellicotville Central School Cayuga/Weedsport High School Chautauqua/Hewes Educational Center Chemung/GST BOCES Chenango/Bainbridge-Guilford High School Clinton/CV Tec Columbia/Chatham High School Cortland/OCM BOCES Delaware/Downsville School Dutchess/Red Hook ... http://blogs.keuka.edu/envirothon/2009/05/28/group-photos-all-groups/ Name: Matthew Wong High School: Benjamin N. Cardozo Hometown: Bayside, N.Y. Class Year: Senior Of all the NYS Envirothon elements, which do you find most challenging and why? Forestry—so much goes into it, you have to know many tree species. How does this compare to the county-level competition? It's a lot more in-depth, there's more happening here ... http://blogs.keuka.edu/envirothon/2009/05/28/matthew-wong-of-bayside-ny/ Name: Katie Griggs High School: Odessa-Montour Hometown: Alpine, N.Y. Class Year: Junior Of all the NYS Envirothon elements, which do you find most challenging and why? Aquatics and Current Issues. Current Issues is really hard this year. How does this compare to the county-level competition? It's stricter, there's more regulations, and it's harder. What do you like best ... http://blogs.keuka.edu/envirothon/2009/05/28/katie-griggs-of-alpine-ny/ Name: Ashley Lam High School: Benjamin N. Cardozo Hometown: Bayside, N.Y. Class Year: Junior Of all the NYS Envirothon elements, which do you find most challenging and why? Forestry—it's difficult to know all the species. How does this compare to the county-level competition? It's a lot more challenging, and there's a lot more to do. What do you ... http://blogs.keuka.edu/envirothon/2009/05/28/ashley-lam-of-bayside-ny/ Name: Devin Cobb High School: Clyde-Savannah Hometown: Clyde, N.Y. Class Year: Junior Of all the NYS Envirothon elements, which do you find most challenging and why? Aquatics — there are a lot of little bugs I don't know. How does this compare to the county-level competition? It's harder. What do you like best about competing on a college ... http://blogs.keuka.edu/envirothon/2009/05/28/devin-cobb-of-clyde-ny/ Name: Victoria Vanhoover High School: Clyde-Savannah Hometown: Clyde, N.Y. Class Year: Senior Of all the NYS Envirothon elements, which do you find most challenging and why? Soil & Land Use How does this compare to the county-level competition? It's a lot more difficult—much broader. What do you like best about competing on a college campus? The lake and meeting ... http://blogs.keuka.edu/envirothon/2009/05/28/victoria-vanhoover-of-clyde-ny/ High-resolution group photos are available for the following counties and high schools: Wyoming/Warsaw High School St. Lawrence/Parishville-Hopkinton School Schenectady/Duanesburg Schoharie River Saratoga/Ballston Spa High School Orleans/Linden High School Onondaga/Skaneateles High School Niagara/Niagara Career Tech Nassau/Chaminade High School Monroe/Churchville-Chili High School Manhattan/Academy Environmental Science Lewis/Beaver River Central School Hamilton/Indian Lake Central School Essex/Lake Placid High School Dutchess/Red Hook High School Cortland/OCM BOCES Broome/Chenango Forks High School Allegany/Cuba Rushford ... http://blogs.keuka.edu/envirothon/2009/05/28/group-photos-set-2/ Name: Jacob Rabadi High School: Red Hook High School Hometown: Red Hook, N.Y. Class Year: Senior Of all the NYS Envirothon elements, which do you find most challenging and why? Forestry. How does this compare to the county-level competition? It's at a higher level and the tests are more organized. What do you like best about competing on ... http://blogs.keuka.edu/envirothon/2009/05/28/jacob-rabadi-of-red-hook-ny/