Woodland Hills Students Continue Their Excellence in the Fairchild Challenge
By Cathie Pearson
The 2016-2017 School Year marks the sixth year that Woodland Hills sixth , seventh , and eighth grade students have been competing in the Fairchild Challenge at Phipps Conservatory . The competition included schools from all around the Pittsburgh area , with over 1,500 students participating . They will participate in five different environmental challenges over the course of the school year . To date , two of the challenges have been completed . The first challenge asked students to complete a nature journal that included 20 pictures and descriptions of plants that grow in Western Pennsylvania . Woodland Hills Academy students won first place and Woodland Hills Intermediate students won third place in Fairchild Challenge One . The judges were extremely
Fairchild Challenge 1-Woodland Hills Academy : Row 1 : Frank Mileto , Hailey Woods , Pauline Gawn , Carson Hertrick Row 2 : Ryan Powers , Ethan DeCrosta , Mia Carter , Angela Zhang Row 3 : Tommy Kristian , Annelise Hanson , Sofie Nestico , Yves Agbodoh , Jack Rattigan Row 4 : Jayla Davis , Tommy Bellows , Ella Conti , McKenzie Carroll , Zoe Freddo , Gianna Pasqualino
impressed by the artistically stunning and well-researched pieces our students created ! The second project challenged students to create an app for their phones that encouraged people to learn about nature , environmental issues , or healthy living . The Woodland Hills Academy won first place in Challenge Two for the app they created called Go Eco . It was designed to teach people about environmental issues and encourage them to engage in environmental actions by offering incentives for uploading videos of positive environmental actions . Congratulations to all of our students for an exemplary performance in the Fairchild Challenge and best of luck with the final three projects !
Fairchild Challenge 1-Woodland Hills Academy : “ Visions of Nature ” ( Cover art by : Caden Ferita )
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Fairchild Challenge 1-Woodland Hills Intermediate : “ Nature Journal ”
Fairchild Challenge 2-Woodland Hills Academy : Jack Rattigan , Caden Ferita , Tommy Kristian , Jayla Davis , Ryan Powers
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