Washington State Envirothon Rules

  

  1. Team members must be registered in grades 9-12 for the current school year.
  2. Teams consist of five members from the same school, home school group, or local organization.  No more than two alternates may be substituted at the state contest without pre-approval by Washington State Envirothon (WSE) Committee.  Teams with less than five members can participate at state but are not eligible to qualify for the National Envirothon.  In the event of an emergency that would prevent a registered five member team from competing in the State Envirothon, the WSE may allow a team to compete with fewer than five members.  The respective team advisor must certify the legitimacy of the emergency.  A review panel will determine if a penalty shall be assessed to a team in the oral presentation for the absence of a complete five member team.
  3. An adult advisor must accompany teams and is responsible for the behavior of team members during meals, free time and other times not related to testing or preparation for competition.  The Washington State Envirothon (WSE) Committee, hosting conservation district, and hosting site personnel will not be responsible for improperly chaperoned teams. 
  4. Washington State Envirothon shall consist of five resource stations based on soil/land use, forestry, wildlife, aquatic ecology, and the current environmental issue.  Additionally there will be an oral presentation based on the current environmental issue. 
  5. Judges’ decisions are final on all events.
  6. Transportation will be the responsibility of each participation team.  Water will be available on site during the competition.  The first day dinner, the second day breakfast and lunch, and overnight accommodations will be provided.
  7. Boys are not allowed on the girls’ side of camp, and girls are not allowed on the boys’ side of camp at any time. When a team consists of both boys and girls, team members are not allowed to visit each other’s rooms.  Another location should be selected for team meetings.  Twenty points will be deducted from a team’s final score if a member breaks this rule. If the infraction occurs a second time, the team will be disqualified. 
  8. School medical release forms shall be provided for each team member.  The advisor should keep the original with them, and a copy should be provided at registration.
  9. Scores for the five resource stations will be 100 points each and the Oral Presentation will be 200 points.  The winning team is the team with the highest cumulative point total from the six test stations.  Should there be a tie for the highest cumulative points the winning team will be determined first by their score from the Oral Presentation.  If there is still a tie, the scores will be compared next by the Aquatic Ecology test, then the Forestry test, then the Wildlife test, and lastly the Soils/land use test.
  10. During the competition, team members must wear the State Envirothon t-shirt that was issued to them at registration.  Team members may not wear or carry any items that would indicate which school or conservation district they are representing.

11.   Rules are subject to change.  Any and all relevant changes will be explained to all

 teams and advisors at an affected Envirothon competition.

12.   No tobacco, intoxicants (other than prescription medications), or weapons are allowed

 on site.  All Washington State laws will be strictly enforced.

13.  No outside study materials or unauthorized electronic devices (such as cell phones,    

 pagers, palm pilots, or portable music players, etc.) will be allowed during oral prep or   

 the day of competition.  If a student uses electronic devices or outside study materials

 during competition or competition prep, his/her team will be disqualified.

14.  All students must be in their rooms by 11:00 P.M.  This curfew will be strictly

 enforced.

15.  Any violation of the rules by a team member or an advisor may result in that team being disqualified from a competition.

16.  Please respect other people and property while visiting.  We would like to leave the

 community with a good impression of the Envirothon and its participants. 

  1.       Obligations of the Winning Team:

     

    a.       First and Second Place Teams and their Advisors must attend a mandatory briefing meeting (approximately one-half hour) directly after the award ceremony at the state competition. 

    b.      Both 1st  and 2nd Place Winning Teams will be given a registration packet for the Canon Envirothon Competition.  The packet must be filled out completely and turned back into the Committee within seven (7) working days.  Failure of the first place team to meet this deadline will result in the second place team representing Washington State at Canon Envirothon if their paperwork is in by deadline.  If both teams do not meet the deadline, the WSE Committee will determine who will represent Washington State at the Canon Envirothon competition. 

    c.       The team representing Washington State must be ready, willing, and able to compete in all portions of the Canon Envirothon competition. If the team cannot meet this obligation for any reason, they shall forfeit their right to represent Washington State at the Canon Envirothon, and the next place team shall take over as the representing team. 

    d.      The Washington State team competing at Canon Envirothon will make no reimbursable purchases without written permission of the WSE Committee. 

 
 
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