Manchester Valley High School 

Mr. Thomas Clowes, Principal Manchester Valley High School. Because of your leadership, two like-minded Maryland Green Schools came together as one.  Thank-you for letting our students  live our green dream.

Ms. Gina Felter, Principal of the Outdoor School Carroll County Public School and former Vice Principal to both Manchester Valley High School and North Carroll High School.  You knew us both before we were green.  Without your continued guidance and infectious love of all things green, we could not have done this for so long without you. 

Mr. Joe Guerra, Inerim Principal and Vice Principal of Manchester Valley High School.  Thank-you for  keeping us on the green path and encouraging us us to try new green things.   

Mr. Jim Peters, Supervisor of Science, Carroll County Public Schools. Without you, our funding and vision for all things Aquaponic would have not come to fruition.  Your belief and practice of all things green has seen us through many black times.  A very special thanks to you. 

Ms. Kim Dolch, Director of Secondary Schools and former Prinicipal of North Carroll High School. Thank-you for revitalizing the Science Research Program and allowing collaboration with the Ag Science Program. Time and time again, our students have succeeded where most would fail if not for your leadership.

Mr. Rick Eckhart, Building Supervisor, Manchester Valley High School. Thank-you for all of the geothermal tours you provide for the staff and students.  Your knowledge and obvious interest in sustained energy is contagious. 

Mr. Harold Leese, former Building Supervisor, North Carroll High School. Thank-you for ensuring our students had every opportunity to participate in all the green activities possible. We know that it made much more work for you but you would do it for the kids.  Thank-you for keeping us safe.  You are and will always be our hero.    

Mr. Joe Ditzel, former North Carroll High School Maintence and Current Manchester Valley Maintenance – You have solved every leak and broken thing from the Ag Science blue bird house project to the Science Research aquaponics mishaps with a smile and a kind word.   

Ms. Stacy Mann, Instructional Leader for the Science Department.  You include green in almost everything you do.  What an inspiration to both the science teachers and your student. You are one mean green machine.

Mr. Ted McNett, Assistant Supervisor Career and Technology Education, Carroll County Public Schools.  Thank-you for your collaboration efforts with the Ag Science Teachers and the Science Research teachers, especially in your organizational efforts with the Envirothon. All students have benefited and will continue to benefit from your vision.

Mr. Jim MacDonald, Business Teacher Manchester Valley High School.  Thank-you for providing our students with green websites such as the Eagle Cams and crabs and oysters for our Chesapeake Bay Research Projects.

Carroll County Soil Conservation Service – Each year you provide our students the ultimate in environmental awareness through your Envirothon Sponsorship.  Thank-you for helping our students understand the environment in a most fun way.

Mr. Brad Yohe, former Science Supervisor Carroll County Public Schools. Thank-you for being a continued champion for the American Chestnut. For yours, our students have gained valuable knowledge about environmental stewardship one seed at a time.

Adam Frederick, Maryland Sea Grant (NOAA), Thank-you for the continued vision of our beloved Chesapeake Bay.  Your vision help our students with the water quality software grant made all the difference with our students both in 2015 and way be yound.   

Aquarium Club of Lancaster County, you saw our green vision and raised us a more global awareness of water quality and endangered species.  Thank-you for understanding our passion for good water for fish…and we guess for humans too.

Angie Kays and Jenn Wennell - thank-you for the consistent inspiration of attending MAEOE conferences, spolar panels, and Sensory Gardens for our students. You make green fun for our students.

Dr. Susan Getty, Career Coordinator, MVHS and former NCHS - You go our of your way to provide our students green employment and internship opportunities.

Nathan Glass, National Honor Society Advisor at MVHS- Thank-you for your willingness to have NHS students lead the way in volunteer efforts to maintain our native gardens.

Tina Thomen, English Instructional Leader for MVHS - Your innovative Advanced Placement lessons uniquely wove environmental literacy with relevant and rigorous literary analysis. 

Chesapeake Bay Trust - Thank-you for generous donation of water quality equipment to test our streams. The students have a better understanding of how their actions directly affects the Bay. 

Trout Unlimited- Your Trout in the Classroom program changed lives! The number of at risk students who came to school just to feed their fish made all the difference in how they view the value of education.

National Forestry Board - Thank-you for providing the shovels, gloves and all things needed to maintain our beloved American Chestnut Orchard. 

The American Chestnut Foundation- Thank you for helping us establish our Chestnut groves.

The Town of Manchester- Thank you for showing us your water resource facilities.

Coastal Conservation Association- Thank you for your knowledge and support. We are looking forward to oysters this spring.