FORESTHILL STUDENTS CONTINUE TO THRIVE IN FORESTRY
STUDENTS FROM FORESTHILL HIGH SCHOOL PARTICIPATE IN THE 2024 EL DORADO FORESTRY CHALLENGE
Grizzly Flats, CA — Eight students from Foresthill High School participated in the 2024 El Dorado Forestry Challenge. They were one group of a total of 139 high school students from 17 schools from Sacramento and the Sierra Nevada foothills. The event was held from October 23 to 26 at Leoni Meadows Camp near Grizzly Flats, California. One of the highlights for the students this year was the opportunity to collect data at the American River Conservancy’s Wells Preserve near Somerset to assess its health and recommend actions to restore its ecological function to contribute to the health of the Cosumnes River watershed. During the Challenge, teams of students also completed a field test to assess their technical forestry knowledge and data-collecting skills. “We had a great time at the Forestry Challenge this year. This was the first time attending for many of my students and it was exciting to expose them to the field of forestry,” said Foresthill High School teacher Katie Gengler. Cayden Deal, a junior at Foresthill, summed it up as follows: “It was really fun attending the Forestry Challenge. I did not know that I could have that much fun studying and learning for 3 days straight!” Foresthill's team had the highest score of any team in all 5 Fall events! There were 141 teams in all! They are invited to the State finals in April in Pinecrest.
Front row, left to right: Noah Mendez, Olivia Larson, Lilah Mendez, Taylor Gossic, Mailey Ordway Back row, left to right: Cayden Deal, Peyton Koulos, Zoe Ordway, and Teacher Katie Gengler
Foresthill High School student Taylor Gossic uses an angle gauge to determine the forest density, one of the many skills learned at the 2024 El Dorado Forestry Challenge. Thank you Ms. Gengler for your efforts in fostering this amazing program at FHS!!! PUHSD Proud!!
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