2012-2013 Trout in the Classroom
The 2012-2013 Trout in the Classroom school year is up and running with yet another school added. Jan Abernethy and Mike Lasko of East Middle School, in the Greenville school district, have their aquarium up and running and are waiting for their eggs to arrive, which by the time you read this will have hatched.
Along with Rick Stephens at the Delahunty Middle School in Hermitage and Luke Rust at the Mercer Area High School, this will make three school systems that we at Neshannock Chapter of TU have sponsored for this program. But it doesn’t stop there. There are also two more schools in the Farrell school district that have started a TIC program this year. They are being sponsored by the Shenango River Watchers, with donations made by Joy Cone Inc.
Started in 2006, this has been one of the most successful youth orientated programs to be implemented by a joint venture between PA Trout Unlimited and Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission with almost 200 programs up and running in Pennsylvania alone.
But this is a worldwide program; Trout in the Classroom has been successfully implemented across the United States, Canada, and the United Kingdom for more than 20 years through partnerships with Trout Unlimited groups, government agencies, and other conservation oriented organizations. That gets to be a lot of trout reared by a lot of students and a lot of conservation lessons learned. And that is a good thing.
Along with Rick Stephens at the Delahunty Middle School in Hermitage and Luke Rust at the Mercer Area High School, this will make three school systems that we at Neshannock Chapter of TU have sponsored for this program. But it doesn’t stop there. There are also two more schools in the Farrell school district that have started a TIC program this year. They are being sponsored by the Shenango River Watchers, with donations made by Joy Cone Inc.
Started in 2006, this has been one of the most successful youth orientated programs to be implemented by a joint venture between PA Trout Unlimited and Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission with almost 200 programs up and running in Pennsylvania alone.
But this is a worldwide program; Trout in the Classroom has been successfully implemented across the United States, Canada, and the United Kingdom for more than 20 years through partnerships with Trout Unlimited groups, government agencies, and other conservation oriented organizations. That gets to be a lot of trout reared by a lot of students and a lot of conservation lessons learned. And that is a good thing.