Fifty-nine 5th-12th-grade students were awarded cash and in-kind prizes worth $10,000
On May 31, 2018 during the EECCOA Challenge 2018 Awards Ceremony at Museum of Ventura County. The students were awarded for their proposals that demonstrated critical thinking and problem-solving skills needed to find sustainable solutions for our pressing environmental issues. Students presented their proposals in a science-fair type of format while volunteer judges made questions and scores based on a rubric. Projects focused on energy efficiency, water conservation, and re