West Johnston High Sequoias Place Second in National Envirothon Competition

The Sequoias members pictured above left to right Melody Lineberger, team advisor, Lewis Braswell, Frankie Johnson, Thomas Lineberger, Erin Lineberger and Stephanie Tolar.

The West Johnston High School Envirothon Team, the Sequoias, won 2nd Place in the CANON North American Envirothon, which was held on the campus of UNC Asheville this year. The Sequoias competed against 52 teams from across the US and Canadian Provinces and had the highest scores in three of the five topic areas: Forestry, Soils/Land Use and Current Issues.
Each student received a $4,000.00 scholarship from CANON and plaques and medallions signifying their wins.

The Sequoias already have a winning tradition. Last year they took eight place at the national competition, which as held in Arizona.

Nationally, the Envirothon is sponsored by Canon U.S.A., and locally by the N.C. Division of Soil and Water Conservation, the state’s 96 local soil and water conservation districts and the N.C. Association of Soil and Water Conservation Districts. The competition’s Web site is http://www.envirothon.org/.