Students and teachers, grades 9-12, participated in the 17th annual High School Conference on
the Environment. The
Wisconsin Center for Environmental Education at
UW-Stevens Point is proud to host this leadership
skill-building opportunity yearly.
Each school could send
up to eight
students to the conference. Participants served as
"ambassadors" from their school and were expected to
bring a poster exhibit to share. Teachers were encouraged
to recruit students who have an active interest in the
environment and who show leadership potential.
Individual students or non school-based groups were also
encouraged to participate.
All participating groups
were expected to meet the
Conference Preparation Requirements which included
completing a pre-assignment and creating a poster to
bring to the event.
The cost of the conference, which
included lunch, was $15 per person if postmarked on or
before October 1, 2008 and $20 per person if postmarked
after October 1, 2008. This year's event filled by the
early registration deadline and 12 groups had to be
turned away.
To help offset the cost
of transportation and substitute fees related to
participation in the conference, stipends (up to
$300 total) were offered to schools and student
groups. We thank our generous sponsors for providing
these funds: Wisconsin Environmental Education Board,
Midwest Renewable Energy Association, Focus on Energy,
We Energies, Alliant Energy, Excel Energy.
