For the Marine Academy of Technology and Environmental Science, the 2026 New Jersey Envirothon was a full-circle moment nearly 20 years in the making.
The event was held in early May at the Lighthouse Center for Natural Resource Education in Waretown, which had last hosted the contest in 2007. That year, MATES earned second place. Almost two decades later, a new generation of MATES students returned to the Lighthouse Center and brought home the state championship.
In addition to MATES Team #1 taking first place overall in the statewide environmental competition, MATES Team #2…
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