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            Congratulations to the Catoctin

            Mudcats

               Theresa Dardanell


                                                                      Photo by April Wells
               The Catoctin
            High School
            Mudcats, a team
            of students who
            participated in
            the Maryland
            Envirothon,
            won first place
            in the Frederick
            County
            competition.
            During the
            statewide
            Maryland
            Envirothon at
            Camp Pecomoth      Pictured from left are Edison Hatter, Devin Shorb, Alyssa Baker, Brietta
            in Queen Anne’s                   Latham, and Jimmy Kempisty.
            County in
            June, they placed first in the Soils   in the categories of Aquatics,
            category, second in 5th Issue, third   Forestry, Soils, Wildlife, and a 5th
            in Aquatics, and fourth overall.      Issue topic that changes every year.
            Their score was only six points less     According to Wells, the Mudcats
            (out of a possible 500) than that     chose their team name because they
            of the first-place team. Envirothon   have occasionally worked in very
            coach and science teacher April       muddy soil pits during competitions.
            Wells was very proud of her           In the Soils category, students work
            “amazing group of students.”          alongside soil scientists to learn
               The Envirothon gives students      about techniques used to determine
            the opportunity to study Maryland’s   soil characteristics for farming and
            natural resources and then compete    developing activities.
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