G. Ray Bodley Students Win at ESF Environmental Summit

SYTACUSE, NY– G. Ray Bodley students win awards at the 2019 Environmental Summit at SUNY ESF.

Students in teacher Dan Mainville’s dual enrollment Global Environment course at G. Ray Bodley High School, Fulton, participated in the June 5, Environmental Summit at SUNY ESF as part of their ESF in the High School college credit course.

Rebecca Bailey and Macy Middleton presented a poster entitled Making the Most of Compost.

In response to noticing that almost all organic waste at the G. Ray Bodley High School was being thrown away in the trash the students developed a research project to determine if incorporating some sort of composting method in the school would be possible and/or beneficial and which type of composting would best fit. They compared two methods of composting-vermin (using earthworms) and natural.

Their conclusion was that there was not much difference between the nutrient content of the two, but if composting were to be adopted at the high school that they would recommend natural composting as it is less expensive.

The students received the highest score for their poster presentation as awarded by ESF faculty and graduate students.

Anna Samson, Kira Whitehead and Hayden Williamson presented a poster entitled Digging Deep. Their research focused on Lake Neetahwanta in the Town of Granby, NY which is currently undergoing the process of dredging in order to restore its health. They wanted to analyze the effects of dredging on the fish species in the lake. They also examined the effects of blue-green algae in other states and the impact it has on aquatic life.

The overall focus of the project was to compare the consequences of dredging with the consequences of the algae to determine the best options for the lake and its species.

The students received the highest score for their poster presentation as awarded by their peers, who were other students participating in the symposium.

The Environmental Summit is a research symposium designed to bring together a community of high school aged scientists to present and discuss their original research to their peers, high school and college science faculty, graduate and undergraduate students. The research is conducted as part of the Global Environment course curriculum, enabling high school students to engage not only in the knowledge but process of science.

ESF in the High School is collaboration between ESF and partner urban, rural and suburban school districts. ESF in the High School enables qualified high school students to take college credit while in high school and to provide high school teachers an opportunity to teach at a higher level as adjunct faculty to the college.

www.esf.edu/outreach/esfhs/summit

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Teacher Dan Mainville, Rebecca Bailey, Macy Middleton and Director of ESF in the High School, Ann Moore.

Teacher Dan Mainville, Kira Whitehead, Anna Samson, Hayden Williamson and Director of ESF in the High School Ann Moore.

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