Olathe ECO-MEET

   

The Olathe ECO-MEET for 2009 was held on Wednesday, October 28.

13 teams made up of 49 students from 6 schools competed. The winners were:

1st Place team
- Blue Valley North High School "A"
Eric Kessler - Coach

Blue Valley North A - 1st Place Team

L to R: Samantha Parker, Amanda Sevcik, Eric Kessler-Coach,
Carrie Remillard, Olivia Cowin

 

2nd Place team
- Shawnee Mission South High School "A"
P.J. Born - Coach

Shawnee Mission South A - 2nd Place Team

L to R: P.J. Born - Coach, Kirth Cannon, Jason Spengel,
Austin Belk, Adam Olsen

 

3rd Place Team - Blue Valley North High School "B"
Eric Kessler - Coach

Blue Valley North B - 3rd Place Team

Standing L to R: Dylan Howes, Austin Rice, Ian Staudenmyer,
Tina Wei, Eric Kessler - Coach

 

Herpetology Event

1st Place  - Ian Staudenmyer
Blue Valley North High School

2nd Place  - Dylan Howes
Blue Valley North High School

Eric Kessler - Coach

Dylan Howes and Ian Staudenmyer - Herpetology Event

Dylan Howes, Ian Staudenmyer, Eric Kessler

 

Tallgrass Prairie Event
1st Place - Olivia Cowin
Blue Valley North High School
2nd Place - Ian Staudenmyer
Blue Valley North High School

Eric Kessler - Coach

Olivia Cowin and Ian Staudenmyer - Tallgrass Prairie Event

Olivia Cowin, Ian Staudenmyer, Eric Kessler

The Teacher/Coaches who won the Kansas Wildscape Foundation Educational Resource Awards were:

Rene Gloshen – Olathe South High School and Rusty DeBay – Shawnee Mission East High School

Congratulations to all!

The Olathe ECO-MEET is hosted at the Ernie Miller Nature Center by the
Johnson County Park & Recreation District with assistance from:

Kansas Department of Wildlife and Parks (KDWP)

U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service

Prairie Park Nature Center

F.L. Schlagle Library

For more information about the Olathe ECO-MEET, contact:
Mide Rader.at mike_rader@hotmail.com or mike.rader@ksoutdoors.com or 620-672-0708
or
Pat Silovsky 785-238-5323.


Questions or comments about the Kansas ECO-MEET website may be directed to: Jim Mason