Northern High School Wins County Envirothon
The Envirothon is an environmentally based problem-solving competition for high school students. Teams are made up of 5-7 students who work together to study Maryland’s natural resources over the course of the school year. All topics are very hands-on and include practical skills and trainings are taught by experts in each field.
The competition was held on a sunny April 8, 2025, at King’s Landing Park in Huntingtown. The students competed in four resource categories: aquatic resources, forestry management, soil conservation, and wildlife management. This year, 9 teams competed, representing each of Calvert County’s four high schools.
The first-place team of this year’s Calvert County Envirothon was Northern High School with 336.5 points out of a possible 400 points. Huntingtown High School placed second with 315.50 points, and another Huntingtown High team was third with 297.5 points. A Huntingtown H.S. team received gift cards for taking first place in the Soils category.
Team Competes at State Competition
At the Maryland State Envirothon June 11-12, 2025, at Western Maryland 4H Park in Garrett County, Northern High School placed 7th of 14 teams. Way to go, NHS! The winning Maryland team came from Hartford County and moved on to the National Envirothon where they placed 2nd! — Just 1 point behind first place. Great work and congratulations Harford!
The Envirothon is sponsored by the Calvert County Soil Conservation District, Calvert Forestry Board, Calvert County Department of Natural Resources, Morgan State University Estuarine Research Center, American Chestnut Land Trust, and the CHESPAX program of Calvert County Public Schools.
Congratulations Northern High School, first place team, 2025 Calvert County Envirothon
Pictured (left to right): Sally Shnawa, Ashlynn Vilcheck, Raleigh Sterling, Trinity Pierce, Madilyn Ketchum