NEW HAMPSHIRE NEWS 



A Vigorous Turnout 



The Spring UNH-FFA Interscho- 

 lastic Career Development Events 

 were held at UNH Thompson School 

 an April third. It was good to see a 

 very large and vigorous turnout. 



In the nursery/landscape event, 

 Pinkerton Academy (Derry) earned 

 the largest number of points; Coe- 

 Brown Academy (North-wood), the 

 second largest; and Seacoast School 

 of Technology (Exeter), the third. 

 Individual high scorers were Brad 

 Briggs (Pinker-ton), Sam Barnes 

 (Coe-Brown), and Josh Knowles 

 (Coe-Brown), respectively. Students 

 from five schools tested their skills. 



Seven schools were involved in 

 the floriculture event. Here, Alvime 

 (Hudson), Dover, and Pinkerton 

 earned the largest numbers of 

 points. Individual high-scorers 

 were Tracey Ross (Alvirne), Becky 



Moore (Dover), and Kim Smith and 

 Katie Descoteaux (both Alvirne). 



Once again, many people — from 

 UNH, from FFA, from private in- 

 dustry — involved in organizing this 

 event are to be thanked. Agricul- 

 ture — continually evolving — is still 

 an important part of New Hamp- 

 shire's landscape and encouraging 

 students to enter its various aspects 

 is a worthwhile endeavor. 



Director Named 



John E. Pike has been named Dean 

 and Director of the University of 

 New Hampshire Cooperative Ex- 

 tension. The appointment was made 

 by UNH President Joan Leitzel and 

 Vice-president for Research and 

 Public Service Donald Sundberg 

 following a nationwide search. Pike 

 has served as associate director 

 since 1986. 



Orchids Honored 



It was "a nice show; a nice turn- 

 out. People are beginning to expect 

 us here around this time of year." 

 This described the seventh annual 

 New Hampshire Orchid Society 

 Show held at the Nashua Armory 

 during the last weekend of April. 



The trophy sponsored by the 

 New Hampshire Plant Growers' 

 Association was given for the "Best 

 Artistic Display (Members' Choice)" 

 and went to Bob Barth and Marty 

 Epstein for their "The World Ac- 

 cording to Orchid Species" — a globe 

 six feet in diameter, geographically 

 accurate, with over 100 orchid spe- 

 cies placed in the correct locations. 



Winners included an Aticellia 

 africana grown by Bert Consentino, 

 Manchester, NH; a Lycaste 'Pixie' 

 (brilliant yellow flowers; strong 

 fragrance) grown by Dr. Wilford 



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