Education + Outreach
Species on the Edge 2.0
Conservation Challenge
We invite high school students to create a multimedia video presentation about a threatened or endangered species native to New Jersey. Students will work in teams and choose a scenario on which to focus their video. Scenarios are detailed in the contest kit.
Each student team will select a facilitator or mentor to help guide them in their project. This facilitator may be a teacher, parent, business leader or another trusted adult in the team’s community. The facilitator is not a team member. The Species on the Edge 2.0 Conservation Challenge is a student-led challenge.
First, second, and third place teams win a cash prize! Team facilitators also receive a cash prize.
Congratulations to all the 2024 Species on the Edge 2.0 Conservation Challenge winners! Please check back for details on the 2025 contest.
2024 Species on the Edge 2.0 Conservation Challenge Winners
First place
School: Hawthorne High School
Team Name: Hawthorne Bears
Species: Black Skimmer
Facilitator: Scott Crimmel
Student’s names:
Benedetto Russo
Logan Sakir
Brianna Counsellor
David Salazar
Second place
School: Science Park High School, Newark
Team name: The Knotters
Species: Red Knot
Facilitator: Andre Bridgett
Student’s names:
Ronel Acolaste
Valerie Frempong
Leslie Gonzales-Santiago
Thandiwe Hintze
Third place
School: Science Park High School, Newark
Team Name: Apple Juice
Species: Fowler’s toad
Teacher: Sunbel Khurshid
Student’s names:
Andy Remache
Joselybeth Fernandez Maldonado