LAKE SUCCESS, N.Y., August 4, 2008 – A five-member team of high school students from Charter School of Wilmington in Wilmington, Delaware, is the winner of the 2008 Canon Envirothon. The winning team was announced on Saturday, August 2nd, during the closing ceremony of the weeklong North American environmental education competition held at Northern Arizona University in Flagstaff, Ariz, and sponsored by Canon U.S.A., Inc.
More than 265 teenagers from 45 U.S. states and nine Canadian provinces studied environmental issues and resource conservation, while competing for a share of more than $125,000 in scholarships and Canon products.