Nicholas Scheman

Scheman's "RMA Environmental Group" is a hands-on, inquiry-based project that increases student awareness of the diversity and fragility of ecosystems. Students put chemistry and biology knowledge to use as they study a stream flowing through town and explore why the stream is healthy while a nearby lake is in distress. Students also create and manage a bog of endangered plants. The ultimate goal is an outdoor educational facility designed to share important environmental information with other RMA students and the community as a whole.