Five students from Middleton are spending part of their summer preparing for the North American Canon Envirothon after winning the Wisconsin event earlier this year.
The students will head to Asheville, N.C., to compete in the event Aug. 2-8.
This is the second year in a row the high school has won the Wisconsin Envirothon.
The Envirothon is a North American competition that provides an opportunity for students to show their knowledge of topics such as forestry, wildlife, aquatic resources and soil resources, according to Kirsten Moore, coordinator for the Wisconsin Envirothon and office manager of the Wisconsin Land and Water Conservation Association.
This year the Envirothons are focused on "Biodiversity in a Changing World."
In addition to taking written tests at the event in August, the students will be sequestered in a room for a day and expected to prepare an oral presentation using notes from review sessions during the week.
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