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The Sower, 2025, no. 190, Summer
AFS students head to Singapore for STEM racing world finals: AFS High School Okis Racing team came first at the 13th Greek National F1 in Schools competition (photo: team members Giorgos Katsaros, Katerina Vasilaki, Aristeidis Moschopoulos, Giannis Sinakos, Dimitris Fekas, Stylianos Chatzifotiou, Foivos Tarasidis, Ina Dakare, Evelina Kaso, Elena Gouzgouni, Marios Tsourekas, Dimitris Theopidis, Iason Poultsidis, Sissy Chatzi, Katerina Boudouri, Christos Chatzisavvas, Dimitris Papadopoulos, Aimilia Manousi, Dimitris Tsimpouslis, and Panagiotis Dimtsoudis along with their Physics teacher Nikos Pegiopoulos), Classes of 2025 graduation ceremonies: General and Vocational High School, Perrotis College and Junior College - invited guests: Barba Stathis vice president and CEO Nikitas Pothoulakis as keynote speaker for the High Schools' graduation - Charge d'Affaires at the US Embassy in Greece Maria Olson as keynote speaker for the Perrotis College graduation - CEO of Pavlos I. Kontellis S.A. Yiannis Kontellis as keynote speaker for the Junior College (ISAEK) graduation - AFS Trustee Theodora Valenti receives a Perrotis College honorary degree on behalf of her grandmother and AFS Benefactress Aliki Perroti from VP for Academic Affairs Dr. Christos Ritzoulis (photos of the graduations, trustee Theodora Valenti, Petros Levis, and David Acker, Jeff Lansdale, Maria Olson, Christos Ritzoulis), Smart and digital greenhouse: innovation in agri-tech education - the greenhouse was developed by the AFS in partnership with Cisco Hellas, Green Projects, and Dataways, funded by AFS major donor Dr. George Gavalas - Greek Minister of Rural Development and Food Kostas Tsiaras attended the event (photos), Perrotis College joins European effort to promote carbon farming: professors Dr. Christos Vassilikiotis and Kostas Zoukidis participated in the launch of the Greek Carbon Farming Living Lab (GRECFL2 - part of the LILAS4SOILS project) hosted at the Agricultural University of Athens, AFS graduates receive scholarships to study in the United States (photos: students Myrto Beligianni, Sofilia Apostolidi, Kyriaki Sofi, Elena Gouzgouni, Achilleas Katranas, Vivi Kongoli, Malou Alexiadou), A Memorandum of Understanding was signed between the AFS and the Cal Poly (California Polytechnic State University) in February 2025 (photo: Jeffrey Lansdale and Jeffrey Armstrong of Cal Poly), Reception was hosted by the Ambassador of Greece to US Ekaterini Nassika in DC in February - AFS alumni Konstantinos Markopoulos attended the event (photos: Ekaterini Nassika, Petros Levis, Jeff Lansdale, Nick and Vicky Kyriakos), Alumni Spotlight: Odysseas Koufos, class of 2021, receives a $25,000 award for his "Bizcards" project, a digital key card system that enables hotel guests to access their rooms using Apple or Google Wallet (photo), AFS Brews its first beer called St. Nicholas Beer with support from Macedonian Thrace Brewery and its director Christos Dimtsoudis (photo of the beer), Night Under the Stars event (photos: Demetri Vlachos, Frances Manthos, Petros Levis, Annie Levi, Ann McCalley, students dancing). -
The Sower, 2025, no. 191, Winter
"Joannie and Nicholas Danielides Wing" inauguration at the Aliki Perrotis Educational Center building: a new era of education and nutrition (photos : Jeff Lansdale, trustees: Joannie Danielides, Nicholas Danielides, David Acker, Theodora Valentis, Petros Levis, Constantinos Hadjiyannakis, Peter Schube, Vicky Kyriakos, Stefanos Panteliades, Barbara Heming, Frances Manthos, Sharon Vaino, Sophia Hartch, Robert J. Uek, Panayiotis Yatagantzidis and the Charge d'Affaires at the US Embassy in Greece Maria Olson), AFS shines at Aramco STEM racing (formerly F1 in Schools) 2025 world finals held in Singapore earning a top-three spot in the Innovative thinking Award ceremony with their team Velkoi Racing guided by their Physics teacher Nikos Pegiopoulos (photo: students Katerina Vasilaki, Giorgos Katsaros and Aristeidis Moschopoulos), Professional development for faculty by Dr. Andrew Baker (photo) with the active support of AFS Trustee Deborah Androus, Two AFS students made global achievements: Alexandros Tzioras (photo) representing Greece (one of only three students selected nationwide to compete) at the 36th European Union Contest for Young Scientists in Riga, Latvia, and Alexandros Papathanasiou earned a bronze medal from the International Olympiad on Astronomy and Astrophysics for Juniors held in Romania (photo), Two students from Gilbert School in Iowa and four students from Iowa State University accompanied by faculty recently visited the AFS campus through our collaboration with the Future Farmers of America (F.F.A.) (photos), A Digital Shield for olive trees through a pioneering school project by the AFS's Innovation Hub called OPTIMA, Camelina Cultivation as a sustainability practice in partnership with Verd S.A. of the Motor Oil Group and Bios Agrosystems of the "Redestos" Efthymiadis Agrotechnology Group - the School plans to repeat the cultivation in 2026 - (photo of the camelina field), AFS benefit cocktail at Project Farmhouse in Manhattan NY supporting the historic Scholarship Program (photos: Jeff Lansdale, trustees: Petros Levis, Dean Dakolias, Joannie Danielides, Frances Manthos, Robert J. Uek, Deborah Androus, Barbara Heming, David Acker, Stefanos Panteliades, William Richter, alumni: Panagiotis Dimtsoudis - Maria-Louisa Dimtsoudis and Nikos Katsaros), Visit to City College New York to participate at a public lecture hosted by the City College New York and the Charles B. Rangel Infrastructure Workforce Initiative (photo: Jeff Lansdale, trustee Angelo Lampousis, Vincent Boudreau, Kyle McDonald, Kevin Foster and Juan Mercado, Vicky Kyriakos and Athena Peristeropoulou) and Maria Tzortziou (faculty member of City College NY), Feast (panigyri) for the celebration of the AFS's patron saint St. John Chrysostomos with the spiritual leadership of the AFS's new priest Father Chrysostomos (photo of students and faculty dressed in traditional costumes), Planned giving. -
The Sower, 2024, no. 189, Winter
Ariane Condellis makes a generous donation towards the renovation of the Agricultural Machinery Center to be named the "Pavlos Condellis Vocational Center" (photos), Student-Faculty-Alumni achievements: High School professor Mrs. Yiota Hatzopoulou was awarded 3rd place in Europe at the 2024 Junior Achievement Europe Teacher of the Year Competition (photo with the Minister of Education Mr. Pierrakakis), former Perrotis College graduate Savvas Kilatzidis (class of 2012) was awarded Farmer of the Year, Elementary - Middle School and High School students were awarded in various competitions (photo), Dr. Drew Baker - education specialist (photo) - trained AFS & Perrotis College teachers and faculty (thanks to the support of trustee Deborah Androus), Alumni spotlight: Stella Sapantzi (class of 2020, photo) joined the Harvard Medical School Shu Lab as a Research Technician, 120 years of AFS celebrated in Thessaloniki at the Thessaloniki Concert Hall - major donors were recognized for their generosity: Dimitris Zannas (in memoriam), Association of Friends of AFS, Dean Dakolias, Alpha Bank, A.G. Leventis Foundation, Seth Frank, Ariane Condellis, Vasilios S. and Aphrodite B. Haseotes Family Foundation, Bodossaki Foundation, Stavros Niarchos Foundation, Panteliadis Family, Athanassios Martinos, and benefactress Aliki Perroti (photos of Theodora Valentis, Jeff Lansdale, Annie Levis and George Milonas), Annual benefit dinner in New York City (photos: Anastasia Marty, Jeff Lansdale, Maria Ognjanovich, Frances Manthos, Peter Schube, Dan Morgan, Chrissy Sayare, Eleni N. Gage, Joannie Danielides, Fotis Kourziotis, Barbara Heming), Planned giving, the "Anna Rotsios Sustainable Agriculture Lab" funded by trustee Barbara Heming in loving memory of Anna Rotsios - mother of the former Perrotis College Dean Dr. Kostas Rotsios (photos), Regenerative Agriculture Workshop at Perrotis College with the support of the European Union and the EIT Food network, International Olive Sustainability conference: lecture by Perrotis College Dean Dr. Kiki Zinoviadou at the University of California Davis Olive Center (5-7 September 2024, photos), AFS Awarded by the Hellenic Foundation in Chicago in recognition of the Greek Summer Program and its role in preserving Greek culture (AFS trustee Keith Dronen received the award - photo). -
Newsletter, 1958, November
Graduation day, Graduate student: Chrysostomos Papadopoulos, Village Development Confrerences, Three Greek American societes have donated Scholarship assistance, Student Anastasios Koutsomitopouls speaks about AFS, Assistant secretary of Agriculture Don Paarlberg visited AFS, -
The Sower, 1961, vol. XI, no. 1, Winter, Newsletter
U.S. tourists to Greece expected to exceed 100,000 - some will also arrive to the American Farm School for a visit, Information on travel in Greece for the American tourists (photos of Pella, Thessaloniki, Kastoria, Corfu, Ioannina, Delphi, Olympia, Mt. Olympus, American Farm School, Kavala, Athos, Meteora, Athens, Acropolis, Mikonos), Map of Greece, AFS Graduate Follow-up Program's Loan Fund to assist a former AFS graduate to build a poultry house, George V. Allen accepts service as trustee, Excerpt from the Houses' diary and letters, Charles and Ann House returned to Greece and the School in mid-October 1960 (photo of Charlie and Ann House), Mention of the School's chapel. -
Thanksgiving Day, 1931 at the American Farm School, Newsletter
Thanksgiving day at AFS, Tributes to Dr. House, Mrs. House and Miss Ruth House by Mr. Theocarides. -
Newsletter, 1970, March
The middle gate is now open from 6 a.m to 6 p.m. thanks to Esso Pappas for donating the asphalt and to an anonymous donor for matching funds, A new calf was born, Mrs. Loch is now holding forth in her towel in Ouranoupolis after two months in Cyprus, Mr. Lansdale returns at AFS for about 10 days, Renowned pianist Gina Bachauer will do a concert to benefit Girl's school. -
Newsletter, 1970, January
New year's eve pie was cut for students at Assembly Hall, Two new courses "Farm management" and "Village Foultry", Students will offer a program and in Assembly Hall and a reception at Cincinnati Hall for Mrs. William Hamilton the "Day of the Three Hierarch", A new ice-cream machine being perchased from Cornell University, Mrs. Reed goes to New York with Family, Mrs. Loch goes to Kyrenia Cyprus, Theodoros Litsas goes to Cincinnati Ohio, -
Newsletter, 1959, July
Graduation day, Graduate student: Nicolas Papaconstantinou, Christos Loussas wins the award of Consul General and Mrs. Robert S. Folsom and poses with his prize- a Guernsey calf, Teacher John Bodouroglou retires, Trustee McGhee revisits Greece, Robert H. Thayer writes about AFS. -
Newsletter, 1959, December
AFS leads in bringing feed grain program to Greece, A historic meeting by Bruce Lansdale, Village people hosts to world counsil of Churches. -
Newsletter, 1959, April
Charles Lucius House received the Woodrow Wilson award, Queen Frederika visits AFS, Mr. House is Thrice honored by Greece, New AFS Trustees: Mrs. Alfred C. Clapp, Peter G.Levathes, Lansdale's thirty-seven day tour, Mayor George Christopher welcomed Mr. Lansdale in San Francisco, Lansdale held a meeting at Washington, Visitors to Greece increasing. -
Newsletter, 1958, June
A bullcalf and three heifers were the gift of The Association of the Aberdeen Angus Breeders of America to AFS, Ambassador George V. Mellas speaks about AFS, Student of AFS: Charalampos Matsoukatides, Bruce Lansdale returns back home after a two-month trip. -
Newsletter, 1957, June
Queen Frederika of Greece presents a model despecting 50 years growth of AFS, Charles Lucius House and Ann House return to AFS, Howard S. Tyler, The Lansdales travel from New York to Olympia and are welcomed back home by Theodoros Litsas, New trustee: Nicholas Culolias. -
Newsletter, 1956, October
Financial problems and solutions of AFS, New trustees have joined the group of AFS: Mr. John B. Lewis and Andrew G. Carey, Van Wynen Ramsey. -
Newsletter, 1956, May
A cold winter hit Nothern Greece, The severe cold in Mediterranean area caused a huge olive damage, Heifer project, Horses to be shipped from Germany as a gift for AFS, A letter from Bruce Lansdale, Montgomery Blair high school supports AFS, A friend of AFS Clarence C. Abbott visits Greece and School, Making and producing milk at AFS, 32 students from Cornell University visit AFS for a summer project, New director of instruction of AFS Demeter Hadjis, Theodoros Litsas teaches some courses and he is in charge of administrative and recreational programs of AFS. -
Newsletter, 1956, March
An open letter from Charles L. House and Ann House, Bruce Lansdale's career at AFS, Nick Hadjimarkos, Mr. Henry Hope Reed returns to USA for a visit, Friends and Trustees of AFS. -
Newsletter, 1955, November
The departure of the Houses (photo of the departure),The completion of new church (photo of the church), The School's participation in the American Pavilion of the Salonica Fair, Arrival of new students, Visitors came to the AFS, A survey of accomplishments of the AFS, Urgent needs of School, The story of a boy, Constantine Karanicholas. -
Newsletter, 1955, May
The 50th Anniversary celebration (photo of House Family), Charles L. House retiring as director, Bruce M. Lansdale appointed successor, The King and Queen of Greece attend the anniversary, Fred D. Thompson as Executive Vice President, Olive L. Sawyer has resigned, Report for Rochester readers, Golden anniversary fund in Athens, A mother writes to Mr. Litsas about her son's absence, Photo of six students. -
Newsletter, 1955, August
50th anniversary of AFS, Mr. Craig R. Smith celebrates the 50th anniversary at AFS, The highest royal award has given to Mr. House by King Paul I.,Bruce McKay Lansdale becomes the new director of AFS, The Houses, Lansdales and Mr. Craig welcome King Paul, the Queen and the crown Prince at AFS and esorted them to their seats for the anniversary event, Local newspapers carried detailed accounts of the celebration, A gift from Olin Foundation. -
Newsletter, 1954, May
Obligations satisfactorily discharged, Friends of AFS has organized comittees at Rochester N.Y and Cincinatti for AFS, Trustees of American Farm School: Arthur L. Lanckton, Herbert P. Lansdale Jr., George C. McGhee, Charles H. Morgan, Mrs. Henry Hope Reed.