S.S. PALMER ELEMENTARY STUDENTS PLACE FIRST DURING SECOND DAY OF 2014 CARBON COUNTY ENVIROTHON

Pictured from left are Fabulous Falcon members Lynn Sutton (teacher), Deanna Iles (teacher), students Kaden Lyon, Kyle Sebelin, Katerina Samuels, and CCEEC Envirothon Chairperson David Hawk, and naturalist Jeannie Carl. In back left are students Kayle Stewart (left) and John Schaible. — Pictured from left are Fabulous Falcon members Lynn Sutton (teacher), Deanna Iles (teacher), students Kaden Lyon, Kyle Sebelin, Katerina Samuels, and CCEEC Envirothon Chairperson David Hawk, and event coördinator and naturalist Jeannie Carl. In back left are students Kayle Stewart (left) and John Schaible.

Five students from S.S. Palmer Elementary School in Palmerton placed first during the second day of the 2014 Carbon County Envirothon held on Tuesday, May 6, 2014 at the Carbon County Environmental Education Center (CCEEC) in Summit Hill. The winning team’s name was Fabulous Falcon.
The 4-day Envirothon includes teams from schools in Carbon and Eastern Schuylkill Counties. (Page down to view photos.)
38 teams from 10 schools competed on Tuesday. School’s that competed Tuesday included L.B. Morris Elementary, Penn Kidder Campus, Weatherly Elementary, West Penn Elementary, Lehighton Middle School, Towamensing Elementary, Tamaqua Elementary, S.S. Peter and Paul, Panther Valley Elementary and S.S. Palmer Valley Elementary.
Competing each day are 2 and 3 graders (Snoops Division) of Monday, 4th and 5th graders (Explorers) on Tuesday, 6th to 8th graders (Investigators) on Wednesday, and 9th to 12th graders (Scientists) on Thursday.
Placing first on Monday was team “The Killer Bees” from Weatherly. (Click HERE to view that story.)
During the event, all teams compete in a variety of categories; to include forestry, wildlife, soil, aquatics and current events.
Franklin Klock, naturalist at the center, said the center is one of a few in the state that work to get all grades involved, rather than focusing only on the high schools. Klock added that the kids really take this competition seriously.
Coordinating the Carbon County Envirothon is Jeannie Carl, who serves as a Naturalist of the center.
Susan Gallagher, Chief Naturalist of CCEEC, said the Envirothon is sponsored each year by Lions Clubs International, Region II, District 14-U.