Barker Student Part of Winning Envirothon Team

Congratulations to Jordyn Kinne, whose Orleans/Niagara BOCES Envirothon team took the top spot at the Niagara-Orleans Envirothon held at Bond Lake in Lewiston. There were 18 teams total of high school students from Orleans and Niagara Counties. Each team consisted of four to six students who underwent rigorous testing in the fields of wildlife, aquatics, forestry, soils/land and use and give a presentation on the environmental issue of “Non-Point Source Pollution: It Begins at Home!”

This yearly event is hosted by the Niagara County Soil and Water Conservation District and the Orleans County Soil and Water Conservation District. It is a great event for students to show off their knowledge of the environment and brainstorm on ways to protect and manage their local natural resources. 

The overall Envirothon winner and the number one team in Niagara County was the Niagara Career and Technical Education Center’s (NCTEC) Conservation team taught by Jay Kaplewicz. Congratulations go to Nathan Couturier (Lockport), David Gurski (Wilson), Jordyn Kinne (Barker), Andrew Williams (Niagara Academy) and Adam Yanicki (Royalton-Hartland). They also received the highest score on the Forestry, Soils and Current Issue exams. 

The team moves on to the New York State Envirothon in SUNY Cortland at the end of the month. Way to go Jordyn!