Team Registration 2023 PA Envirothon Team Registration County Team is Representing(Required)Select OneAdamsAlleghenyArmstrongBeaverBedfordBerksBlairBradfordBucksButlerCambriaCameronCarbonCentreChesterClarionClearfieldClintonColumbiaCrawfordCumberlandDauphinDelawareElkErieFayetteForestFranklinFultonGreeneHuntingdonIndianaJeffersonJuniataLackawannaLancasterLawrenceLebanonLehighLuzerneLycomingMcKeanMercerMifflinMonroeMontgomeryMontourNorthamptonNorthumberlandPerryPhiladelphiaPikePotterSchuylkillSnyderSomersetSullivanSusquehannaTiogaUnionVenangoWarrenWashingtonWayneWestmorelandWyomingYorkSchool Team is Representing(Required) School Address(Required) Street Address Address Line 2 City AlabamaAlaskaAmerican SamoaArizonaArkansasCaliforniaColoradoConnecticutDelawareDistrict of ColumbiaFloridaGeorgiaGuamHawaiiIdahoIllinoisIndianaIowaKansasKentuckyLouisianaMaineMarylandMassachusettsMichiganMinnesotaMississippiMissouriMontanaNebraskaNevadaNew HampshireNew JerseyNew MexicoNew YorkNorth CarolinaNorth DakotaNorthern Mariana IslandsOhioOklahomaOregonPennsylvaniaPuerto RicoRhode IslandSouth CarolinaSouth DakotaTennesseeTexasUtahU.S. Virgin IslandsVermontVirginiaWashingtonWest VirginiaWisconsinWyomingArmed Forces AmericasArmed Forces EuropeArmed Forces Pacific State ZIP Code Team Advisor 1 - First Name(Required) Team Advisor 1 - Last Name(Required) Team Advisor 1 - Email Address(Required) Team Advisor 1 - Gender(Required) Male Female Prefer to self identify Team Advisor 1 - Cell Phone Number(Required) Team Advisor 1 - Dietary Options(Required) Regular Meals Vegetarian Meals Other Team Advisor 1: Please list special dietary restrictions / food allergiesDoes your team have a second team advisor?(Required) Yes No Team Advisor 2 - First Name Team Advisor 2 - LastName Team Advisor 2 - Email Address Team Advisor 2 - Gender Male Female Prefer to self identify Team Advisor 2 - Cell Phone Number Team Advisor 2 - Dietary Options Regular Meals Vegetarian Meals Other Team Advisor 2: Please list special deitary restrictions / food allergiesTeam Captain - First Name(Required) Team Captain - Last Name(Required) Team Captain - Email Address(Required) Team Captain - Gender(Required) Male Female Prefer to self identify Team Captain - Grade(Required) 12 11 10 9 Team Captain Mailing Address(Required) Street Address Address Line 2 City AlabamaAlaskaAmerican SamoaArizonaArkansasCaliforniaColoradoConnecticutDelawareDistrict of ColumbiaFloridaGeorgiaGuamHawaiiIdahoIllinoisIndianaIowaKansasKentuckyLouisianaMaineMarylandMassachusettsMichiganMinnesotaMississippiMissouriMontanaNebraskaNevadaNew HampshireNew JerseyNew MexicoNew YorkNorth CarolinaNorth DakotaNorthern Mariana IslandsOhioOklahomaOregonPennsylvaniaPuerto RicoRhode IslandSouth CarolinaSouth DakotaTennesseeTexasUtahU.S. Virgin IslandsVermontVirginiaWashingtonWest VirginiaWisconsinWyomingArmed Forces AmericasArmed Forces EuropeArmed Forces Pacific State ZIP Code Team Captain - Dietary Options(Required) Regular Meals Vegetarian Meals Other Team Captain - Please list special dietary restrictions / food allergies.Team Member 2 - First Name(Required) Team Member 2 - Last Name(Required) Team Member 2 - Email Address(Required) Team Member 2 - Gender(Required) Male Female Prefer to self identify Team Member 2 - Grade(Required) 12 11 10 9 Team Member 2 - Mailing Address(Required) Street Address Address Line 2 City AlabamaAlaskaAmerican SamoaArizonaArkansasCaliforniaColoradoConnecticutDelawareDistrict of ColumbiaFloridaGeorgiaGuamHawaiiIdahoIllinoisIndianaIowaKansasKentuckyLouisianaMaineMarylandMassachusettsMichiganMinnesotaMississippiMissouriMontanaNebraskaNevadaNew HampshireNew JerseyNew MexicoNew YorkNorth CarolinaNorth DakotaNorthern Mariana IslandsOhioOklahomaOregonPennsylvaniaPuerto RicoRhode IslandSouth CarolinaSouth DakotaTennesseeTexasUtahU.S. Virgin IslandsVermontVirginiaWashingtonWest VirginiaWisconsinWyomingArmed Forces AmericasArmed Forces EuropeArmed Forces Pacific State ZIP Code Team Member 2 - Dietary Options(Required) Regular Meals Vegetarian Meals Other Team Member 2 - Please list special dietary restrictions / food allergies.Team Member 3 - First Name(Required) Team Member 3 - Last Name(Required) Team Member 3 - Email Address(Required) Team Member 3 - Gender(Required) Male Female Prefer to self identify Team Member 3 - Grade(Required) 12 11 10 9 Team Member 3 - Mailing Address(Required) Street Address Address Line 2 City AlabamaAlaskaAmerican SamoaArizonaArkansasCaliforniaColoradoConnecticutDelawareDistrict of ColumbiaFloridaGeorgiaGuamHawaiiIdahoIllinoisIndianaIowaKansasKentuckyLouisianaMaineMarylandMassachusettsMichiganMinnesotaMississippiMissouriMontanaNebraskaNevadaNew HampshireNew JerseyNew MexicoNew YorkNorth CarolinaNorth DakotaNorthern Mariana IslandsOhioOklahomaOregonPennsylvaniaPuerto RicoRhode IslandSouth CarolinaSouth DakotaTennesseeTexasUtahU.S. Virgin IslandsVermontVirginiaWashingtonWest VirginiaWisconsinWyomingArmed Forces AmericasArmed Forces EuropeArmed Forces Pacific State ZIP Code Team Member 3 - Dietary Options(Required) Regular Meals Vegetarian Meals Other Team Member 3 - Please list special dietary restrictions / food allergies.Team Member 4 - First Name(Required) Team Member 4 - Last Name(Required) Team Member 4 - Email Address(Required) Team Member 4 - Gender(Required) Male Female Prefer to self identify Team Member 4 - Grade(Required) 12 11 10 9 Team Member 4 - Mailing Address(Required) Street Address Address Line 2 City AlabamaAlaskaAmerican SamoaArizonaArkansasCaliforniaColoradoConnecticutDelawareDistrict of ColumbiaFloridaGeorgiaGuamHawaiiIdahoIllinoisIndianaIowaKansasKentuckyLouisianaMaineMarylandMassachusettsMichiganMinnesotaMississippiMissouriMontanaNebraskaNevadaNew HampshireNew JerseyNew MexicoNew YorkNorth CarolinaNorth DakotaNorthern Mariana IslandsOhioOklahomaOregonPennsylvaniaPuerto RicoRhode IslandSouth CarolinaSouth DakotaTennesseeTexasUtahU.S. Virgin IslandsVermontVirginiaWashingtonWest VirginiaWisconsinWyomingArmed Forces AmericasArmed Forces EuropeArmed Forces Pacific State ZIP Code Team Member 4 - Dietary Options(Required) Regular Meals Vegetarian Meals Other Team Member 4 - Please list special dietary restrictions / food allergies.Team Member 5 - First Name(Required) Team Member 5 - Last Name(Required) Team Member 5 - Email Address(Required) Team Member 5 - Gender(Required) Male Female Prefer to self identify Team Member 5 - Grade(Required) 12 11 10 9 Team Member 5 - Mailing Address(Required) Street Address Address Line 2 City AlabamaAlaskaAmerican SamoaArizonaArkansasCaliforniaColoradoConnecticutDelawareDistrict of ColumbiaFloridaGeorgiaGuamHawaiiIdahoIllinoisIndianaIowaKansasKentuckyLouisianaMaineMarylandMassachusettsMichiganMinnesotaMississippiMissouriMontanaNebraskaNevadaNew HampshireNew JerseyNew MexicoNew YorkNorth CarolinaNorth DakotaNorthern Mariana IslandsOhioOklahomaOregonPennsylvaniaPuerto RicoRhode IslandSouth CarolinaSouth DakotaTennesseeTexasUtahU.S. Virgin IslandsVermontVirginiaWashingtonWest VirginiaWisconsinWyomingArmed Forces AmericasArmed Forces EuropeArmed Forces Pacific State ZIP Code Team Member 5 - Dietary Options(Required) Regular Meals Vegetarian Meals Other Team Member 5 - Please list special dietary restrictions / food allergies.Does your school have a bus driver?(Required) Yes No Bus Driver - First Name Bus Driver - Last Name Bus Driver - Dietary Options(Required) Regular Meals Vegetarian Meals Other Bus Driver - Please list special dietary restrictions / food allergies.We have read and clearly understand the Pennsylvania Envirothon Rules and Regulations regarding the 2023 Competition.(Required)RULES and REGULATIONS REVISED - September 20, 2022 Eligibility Requirements 1. Team members must be enrolled in grade levels nine (9) through twelve (12) or in an equivalent non-traditional school program ranking. Students can only participate in a maximum of four high school state Envirothon events. 2. Each team or team member shall participate in only one county event per school year. 3. All members on a team must represent the same educational unit (public, private, parochial, non-traditional school). Team Requirements 4. County conservation districts, or the PA Envirothon Board-approved sponsoring organization, must register a team of exactly five (5) members and one (1) to two (2) advisors/chaperones (non-student adult, 20 years or older) in order to compete in the state level event. Each team is encouraged to arrange for a male to advise/chaperone male team members and a female to advise/chaperone female team members. For the purpose of housing, male and female team members may be assigned to different floors and/or buildings. 5. Each team must start the state competition with five (5) team members. The team can finish with four (4) but no fewer than four (4) members. The start of the state competition is defined as the completion of the team’s official onsite registration. 6. Substitution requirements: a. Absolutely no substitutions can be made after the start of the state competition. b. In the event that a team chosen to attend the Pennsylvania State Envirothon cannot send five (5) original team members that competed together at the county level, the advisor, with approval of the county conservation district or the PA Envirothon Board-approved sponsoring organization, is permitted to make substitutions for one (1) or two (2) of the original five (5) team members only. Each team must be made up of at least three (3) members of the original team and no more than five (5) total members. All members and substitutions must represent the same educational unit and have competed in the same county event. c. In the event that no substitutes can be found, a team may start and participate with four (4) members as exhibition only. Teams competing as exhibition only will not be eligible for ranking or prizes. d. In the event a county’s winning team cannot attend the state event, the next highest scoring county team may be sent in its place so long as the Pennsylvania Rules are met, and that team meets the requirements of the county conservation district or the PA Envirothon Board-approved sponsoring organization. The county conservation district’s or a PA Envirothon Board-approved sponsoring organization’s decision is final. 7. Non-traditional schools (home, cyber, and charter schools) may form their own team specifically for participation in the Pennsylvania Envirothon, and they must petition a county conservation district or a PA Envirothon Board-approved sponsoring organization for recognition to participate in an Envirothon event. All team members must participate in the same county event in order to participate at the state level. How non-traditional school teams are organized to participate in a county Envirothon event is at the discretion of a county conservation district or a PA Envirothon Board-approved sponsoring organization. Competition Regulations 8. For liability reasons only registered participants (team members and advisors/chaperones) are permitted on the competition/event site. 9. Each county team will rotate AS A TEAM through the testing stations (Aquatic Ecology, Forestry, Soil and Land Use, Wildlife, Current Issue, and Discovering Energy [non-testing station]). 10. Advisors/chaperones are not permitted on or near the testing circuit during the event. Advisors/chaperones will be given an opportunity to tour the testing stations during the official advisor tour. 11. Any team, team member, team advisor, or team chaperone discovered on, near, or around the testing circuit before the competition begins shall be subject to disqualification. 12. All oral component and test scores are final. Tests and scoring materials will remain the property of the Pennsylvania Envirothon Board of Directors. 13. Envirothon members shall only use reference and resource materials provided by agency or Envirothon representatives at the stations. No personal reference or resource materials are allowed on the testing circuit. 14. All team members and advisors/chaperones must wear Envirothon provided identification tags at all times during the event. 15. No electronic or battery-operated devices (i.e., ipods, cell phones, pagers, calculators, computers, camcorders, cameras, or taping devices, etc.) are allowed during the oral component preparation and presentations or on the testing circuit. Media personnel (press, camera crew, and agency personnel) will be provided, in advance, with an identification badge. 16. No backpacks or similar cases shall be taken to the oral component preparation and presentation or on the testing circuit. A small container for carrying personal items, (i.e. lip balm, medications, sunscreen, etc.) is allowed. 17. The winning team at the Pennsylvania Envirothon is the team with the highest cumulative score, which includes scores from the five testing stations and the oral component. The oral component will be one-sixth of the total score. a. Station tiebreakers – In the event of a tie at any given station, predetermined tie breaking question(s) will determine the winner of that station. b. Overall Score tiebreakers – In the case of an overall tie, the Forestry test score will determine the placement for the final scores in the Envirothon. 18. English shall be designated the official language of the Pennsylvania Envirothon. All written (field) tests and oral presentation scenarios shall be in English. 19. No pets of any kind may be brought on the site of the Pennsylvania Envirothon. Oral Presentation Component The problem-solving oral presentation component is conducted as follows: 20. The scenario for the oral presentation is posted to the Pennsylvania Envirothon website two Fridays prior to the oral component due date. It is also emailed to all county Envirothon coordinators on this day. 21. Teachers/coaches shall NOT prepare their team’s presentation, but may provide general guidance, such as review the rubric and clarify the scenario. Questions about the content of the scenario will not be answered by representatives of the Pennsylvania Envirothon (i.e., interpret the scenario on your own). 22. The oral presentation component takes place the week prior to station testing day, a schedule of exact date and times will be given to each registered school when the scenario is released 23. Teams will be expected to be ready at their scheduled time for the watching review of their submitted oral component video, and the following question and answer period. 24. Each team has until the Monday prior to the virtual OC to record and submit their oral component video.. Teams are expected to record their video as if presenting in person to a panel of judges. Videos should have all members of the team present and on screen while using their prepared powerpoint program as a visual aid. 25. Each team has 12 minutes for its presentation before a panel of five – seven judges. The judges then have up to 8 minutes to ask questions. Presentations must be at least five (5) minutes long but no longer than 10 minutes. 26. Team members are required to wear appropriate clothing that does NOT identify the origin of their school or county. Pennsylvania’s Representative to the NCF- Envirothon regulations 27. In the event Pennsylvania’s winning team from the state level competition cannot attend the NCF-Envirothon, the next highest scoring team may be sent in its place. 28. The Pennsylvania Envirothon must register a team of five (5) members and one (1) or two (2) advisors/chaperones to compete in the NCF-Envirothon. The NCF-Envirothon rules require a mixed gender team to have a male and a female advisor/chaperone, no exception. Concluding Rules and Regulations 29. Any team involved with any infraction of the rules or inconsistencies shall be subject to disqualification. If any rule is suspected of being violated, the infraction shall be reported to the Pennsylvania Envirothon Board of Directors for action. 30. The Pennsylvania Envirothon Rules are subject to change by the Pennsylvania Envirothon Board of Directors. Any and all changes will be announced before the competition begins. 31. Any exception must be considered by the Pennsylvania Envirothon Board of Directors, and all decisions made by the Pennsylvania Envirothon Board of Directors are final. Yes, I agree to the Pennsylvania Envirothon Rules and RegulationsWe hereby grant permission to PA Envirothon to use names, photographs, and/or videos of team members produced during 2023 PA Envirothon State Competition in publications, news releases, online, social media, and in the communications related to the mission of PA Envirothon.(Required) Yes, we grant permission No, we do not grant permission I understand that each team member and advisor must bring a release form and medical form to the Envirothon competition on May 24. Advisors will be contacted for student medical and emerency contact information in the event of an emergency(Required) Yes, I agree to bring team medical formsBy signing below, I acknowledge that all information provided is true and correct. I agree to follow PA Envirothon Inc Rules & Regulations. My Signature indictates agreement to the 2023 change that advisors are responsible for team medical forms.(Required)Date(Required) MM slash DD slash YYYY CAPTCHA