North Idaho STEM Charter sweeps Idaho Envirothon competition
North Idaho STEM Charter Academy students show off the many awards they earned when they came in first place at the 2024 Idaho Envirothon, held Monday and Tuesday in Challis, Idaho. The students are seen Thursday outside of their school. From left: Nicolas Gronlund, Micah Collins, Colton Burnside, Jessalyn Myers and Keira Barnhart.
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From left, Keira Barnhart, Nicolas Gronlund, Micah Collins and Colton Burnside go for a Monday hike above Living Waters Ranch in Challis as they participate in the Idaho Envirothon competition. The North Idaho STEM Charter Academy team won the contest and will advance to the international competition in New York this summer.
The North Idaho STEM Charter Academy team presents its scenario solution for the judges' panel Tuesday during the Idaho Envirothon contest, which the team won. From left: Nicolas Gronlund, Colton Burnside, Jessalyn Myers, Keira Barnhart and Micah Collins.
RATHDRUM — Today's students are already finding solutions to tomorrow's problems, and the awards are piling up along the way.
A team from North Idaho STEM Charter Academy swept the 2024 Idaho Envirothon, taking first place overall and winning in three out of five categories. The competition among 11 teams took place Monday and Tuesday at Living Waters Ranch on the Salmon River in Challis.
"I was extremely excited," team lead and North Idaho STEM Charter junior Colton Burnside said Thursday.
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