Team Headed to North American Envirothon in New Brunswick, Canada This Summer, Seeking Support!

Medford, Ore.—In a solid victory, the ‘Rogue Pack’ Envirothon Team from Logos Public Charter School in Medford, Ore. won first place overall at the 27th annual Oregon State Envirothon held at The Oregon Garden in Silverton, OR. on Friday, May 5th, 2023. The science team also had the highest scoring ‘Oral Presentation’ as well as the highest score in the ‘Soils-Land Use’, ‘Aquatic Ecology’, ‘Forestry’ and ‘Current Issue’ testing stations.

This big win earns the team the right to represent the State of Oregon in the largest North American Environmental Science Competition, held this year in Tantramar, New Brunswick during the week of July 23rd, 2023.

The NCF International Envirothon is an annual competition that reaches over 500,000 students. The Regional, State and International events test students’ creative, critical-thinking, and team-building skills in environmental science and natural resource management. Students demonstrate mastery by rotating through five outdoor eco-testing-stations: Soils/Land Use, Aquatic Ecology, Forest Ecology, Wildlife Ecology, and a current environmental issue (the 2023 topic is Adapting to Climate Change). The teams also research, prepare and deliver oral presentations to panels of judges who evaluate each team on problem-solving abilities, presentation skills and realistic application of ecology concepts. The Logos Public Charter School Envirothon Team has been devoting the past year to study and practice while working collaboratively with local community experts to develop practical and theoretical knowledge of natural resource management and climate change adaptation and mitigation.

The Logos Envirothon Team, or the ‘Rogue Pack’ is inviting corporate, nonprofit and individual sponsors to provide support for the next two months of training and travel to the competition. Monetary donations are most helpful, however the team is also looking to gather ‘Trade Items’ that represent Oregon and the Rogue Valley to offer other teams who will come from across the nation and Canada to participate in the competition.

Logos Public Charter School, Jackson County Soil and Water Conservation District, Oregon Forest Resource Institute, and the Oregon Envirothon have been assisting throughout the school year with training expenses. However, to study, travel, and compete in the NCF International Envirothon Competition, the Logos Team is asking for community assistance.

The Logos Envirothon Team was the first southern Oregon team to win the state competition in 2015, winning again in 2017, 2019, 2022… and now this year’s team has done it again, demonstrating their passion and dedication to the study of our natural resources.

Go Fund Me: https://gofund.me/264741c8

Logos Website: https://logoscharter.com/science-inquiry/

North American Envirothon Factsheet: https://envirothon.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/NCF-Envirothon-Brochure.pdf

“Any contribution helps and all donations will support a group of dedicated students build their knowledge of Environmental Science and spread Ecological Awareness.” says Advisor of the Logos Rogue Pack, Chris Van Ness.  “The Envirothon has strengthened each of our researching, communication and teamwork skills.  This is an experience that can change lives!”

“Studying, competing and succeeding in the Envirothon competition, has given me a chance to develop my interests in the environment and nature through a lens of understanding that I did not know that I had.” says returning Rogue Pack team member, Adam Hill.  “It is an honor to have the opportunity to represent Oregon in the International Envirothon competition”

Rogue Pack Left to Right: Adele Severson, Andria Slaughter, Adam Hill, Naomi Nelson, Aliro Love