Habitat Restoration

Habitat restoration is important for understanding the cause and effect of environmental changes. Dunes erode if sea oats are removed. Plant and animal life are affected when an ecosystem is changed, as when Brazilian peppers overcome native plant species.

To begin their quest to restore the local environment on our Knowlton Campus, students harvested saltmarsh grass from a donor site, then planted the grass along the creek bed intersecting the campus. This grass will help stabilize the shoreline, filter storm water runoff and provide habitat for juvenile fish and other creatures. In the future, students will create a nursery from which they will transplant saltmarsh grass to other sites throughout Tampa Bay.

Canterbury has received grants from the Tampa Bay Estuary Program, Southwest Florida Water Management, and Suncoast Earth Force-TECO that have allowed students to create a garden of native, drought-resistant vegetation. The garden provides a habitat for wildlife and functions as an outdoor classroom. A native plant and butterfly garden is visible on the north end of the main campus building.

Younger students have a water habitat in the courtyard of the Hough Campus, as well as a butterfly garden in the corner of the playground. Both of these projects introduce the concepts of habitats and ecosystems to our smallest scientists.

Habitat restoration will continue this year on the Knowlton campus along our tidal creek, which leads to Tampa Bay. We have had many invasive species removed along the creek and will replace them with native plants. Justin Camejo, a Canterbury senior, is going to install an outdoor classroom in the area as part of his Eagle Scout project. The classroom will accommodate classes of twenty students using benches and picnic tables.

Canterbury Wins Environmental Award

Canterbury has been selected by the Tampa Bay Estuary Program as the winner of the first "Golden Mangrove Award" for our native garden project on the Knowlton Campus. Click here to view the PowerPoint presentation about this student environmental project.

The award was created to honor the best Bay Mini-Grant project in Tampa Bay. In 2008, the Tampa Bay Estuary Program awarded $160,000 to a total of 25 projects in Hillsborough, Pinellas and Manatee counties.

Of the 25 funded projects, Canterbury’s habitat restoration project was voted the best. Canterbury was given $6,576.61 in December of 2006 to create a salt marsh along our creek and a Florida native plant garden north of the main academic building. Both of these areas have been successfully restored and we are honored to accept this award.

September 06, 2010
- NO SCHOOL, Labor Day
September 07, 2010
- Volleyball - Girls Middle School vs. St. Petersburg Christian (Home) 4:30 PM
- Volleyball - Girls Junior Varsity vs. St. Petersburg Catholic (Home) 5:30 PM
- Volleyball - Girls Varsity vs. St. Petersburg Catholic (Home) 6:30 PM
September 08, 2010
- Knowlton Campus Yearbook photos

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CONGRATULATIONS ARE IN ORDER!
NATIONAL MERIT SCHOLARS & NATIONAL HISPANIC RECOGNITION PROGRAM SCHOLAR
Congratulations to our 2010 National Merit Scholar and our two National Merit Commended Scholars.

Congratulations also to our National Hispanic Recognition Program Scholar.

Our 2010 National Merit Scholar with her parents.

AP SCHOLARS
We are so proud of all our AP Scholars! AP Scholar designation is granted to students who receive grades of 3 (5 is the highest score) or higher on three or more AP Exams. This year we had three AP Scholars in the Class of 2009, four AP Scholars in the Class of 2010, and three AP Scholars in the Class of 2011.

AP SCHOLARS WITH HONOR
The AP Scholar with Honor distinction is granted to students who receive an average grade of at least 3.25 on all AP Exams taken, and grades of 3 or higher on four or more of these exams. This year we had one AP Scholar with Honor in the Class of 2009 and two AP Scholars with Honor in the Class of 2010.

AP SCHOLARS WITH DISTINCTION
The AP Scholar with Distinction designation is granted to students who receive an average grade of at least 3.5 on all AP Exams taken, and grades of 3 or higher on five or more of these exams. This year we congratulate two AP Scholars with Distinction in the Class of 2009 and three AP Scholars with Distinction in the Class of 2010.