Mr. SWICK
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Mr. Swick's Education Awards
Farmers Insurance Group, Peggy Notebaert Nature Museum Environmental Science Teaching Award, 2004
President's Council on Environmental Quality and National Environmental Education & Training Foundation's Professional Development Award, 2000
American Councils Excellence in Teaching International Award, 2000
Milken National Educator Award, 1999
Christa McAuliffe Fellowship, 1999
Illinois State Board of Education Those Who Excel, 1998
Kane County Distinguished Educator of the Year, 1998
High School Teacher of the Year
Kane - DuPage County Soil and Water Conservation District, 1998
Conservation Teacher of the Year
Readers Digest Hero in Education Nominee, 1997
Walmart Teacher of the Year, 1996
Kane County Educator of the Year Nominee, 1989
K-D SWCD Conservation Teacher of the Year, 1984
Who's Who in American Education
Qualifying Candidate for the Teacher in Space Program
Distinguished Teaching Awards, 1978 and 1979


Awards Mr. Swick's Programs have Received
National
American Water Works Foundation, Making Waves Award, 2000
Best Practice Award from the U.S. Department of Agriculture
Take Pride in America U.S. Department of the Interior
President's Award from President George Bush
President's Award from President Bill Clinton
Soil and Water Conservation Society
Renewable Natural Resources Foundation
Chevron Award

State
Illinois Environmental Protection Agency Director's Green Youth Award, 2003
Illinois Recycling Association, Outstanding High School Environmental Club, 2003
Envirothon 2000, 3rd Place
Take Pride in America Illinois Department of Conservation
Illinois Energy Education Development Project Illinois Department of Energy and Natural Resources
Connections 2000 Illinois State Board of Education

Local
Envirothon 2000, Top Score in Northern Illinois Region
Envirothon 1999, Top Score in Kane County
Envirothon 1998, Top Score in Kane County
Kane County Outstanding Recycling School Award
Outstanding Recycler Award, DCHS Staff, Kane County Department of Environmental Management
Byways for Wildlife Award Conservation Land Foundation
Walmart Recycling Award
Best Program Award Friends of the Fox River


Environmental Science Courses Taught
Dundee-Crown High School
Environmental Science I - Applied Ecology
Environmental Science II - Community Projects
Field Research - Fall : ForestWatch, PrairieWatch, WetlandWatch*
Field Research - Spring: ForestWatch, RiverWatch*
Raceway Woods - SoilWatch
Advanced Placement Environmental Science - College Credit*
Arboriculture
Community Science
        *Course where PLAN-IT EARTH materials form the foundation of the class