Jamestown High School Wins Area III Envirothon

Front row (left to right): Frances Smith (alternate), Eleanor Rossi, Mia Bakker, Sara Iverson (alternate); Back row (left to right): Charlie Dubay (coach), Teagan Ketterman, Diego Cordero Muniz, Beth Oman, and Rebecca Elton (coach); Not pictured: Amanda Mullane- (coach)

Henrico, Virginia—Jamestown High School placed first overall in the 2025 Area III Envirothon Competition, held at Dorey Park on April 15, 2025. The Jamestown team will go to the state competition at Mary Washington University in Fredericksburg, Virginia on May 18–19, 2025 to represent Area III as they compete at the 2025 Virginia State Envirothon Compeition.

Envirothon competitions consist of five “in-the-field” test stations – soils, wildlife, aquatics, forestry and a current environmental issue — which challenge teams to answer questions in both written and hands-on formats. During an oral presentation, teams present their environmental solution to industry and natural resource professionals who serve as judges. The issue for the 2023 Dominion Energy Envirothon was “Roots and Resiliency: Fostering Forest Stewardship in a Canopy of Change”

Individuals in the Colonial District who are interested in volunteering or learning more about starting an Envirothon team at their high school, 4-H, FFA, Ecology club or home school group, should contact Amanda Whispell at (757) 778-5348 or Amanda.Whispell@ColonialSWCD.org.