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The Sower, 2022, no. 185, Winter

Greek summer 50th reunion at the New York Athletic Club (photos: Frances Manthos, Patti Chamberlin, Vicki Kyriakos, David Lansdale, Michael Lansdale, Matina Marks, Christine Willis, Phil Foote - Honorary Trustee)

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The Sower, 2023, no. 186, Summer

Building bridges, Inauguration of the Pantelis Panteliadis High School (photos: Stefanos Panteliadis, Aristotelis Panteliadis, Ourania Panteliadi, Dr. Jeff Lansdale, Theodora Valentis, Konstantinos Kravvas, Petros Levis, Barbara Heming, Dan Morgan, Frances Manthos), Official inauguration of the Vasilios S. and Aphrodite B. Haseotes Middle School (Anastasia Marty, Zacharie Vinios, Louis Vinios, Jean-Catherine Vinios, Athena Haseotes, Angelica Iannone, Isabella Branham, Harry Murhpy, Lily Murphy - photos included), His All-Holiness Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew Addresses Keynote speech at AFS Graduation (His All-Holiness was given a tour of of the newly established exhibition "Tools of Tradition : the Collection of Pavlos Condellis", by donor Ariane Condellis), Perrotis College Accredited by NECHE, Accreditation of Perrotis College by NECHE, Perrotis College expands its Study Abroad Program (Perrotis College welcomed more than 70 students from various U.S universities). AFS and One Drop Foundation at the United Nations Water Conference, AFS Graduates Receive Scholarships to Study in the U.S. (Students : Vassiliki Ioannidi, Kostas Ioannou, Despina Katsiokali, Noah Kourtzidis, Odysseus Koutrolikos, Stavros Poggas, Thanassis Rakopoulos), Haseotes Middle School Students Win First Place at the European Statistics Competition (Students : Polykarpos-Aris Kalaitzidis, Dimitrios Paroutis, Maria-Anastassia Trevla), AFS Welcome Founder's Descendants (Photo : Dr. John C. House III with his wife Cynthia, John S. House with his wife Eva) , Inauguration of the new AFS Beekeeping Center, Trustees, AFS graduates and friends attended Katherine Kaye's "Sailing with the Wind of Freedom: Lascarina Bouboulis and the War for Greek Independence", book presentation at the New York Society Library in early May (a percentage of the proceeds from the sale of the book go to the American Farm School), Trustees : Joannie Danielides (photo included), AFS benefit dinner featuring products from its Educational Farm at the Avli on the Park restaurant in Chicago on May 19, Greek Summer 2023 (Counselors : Charlie Marks and Chloe Frelinghuysen)

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The Sower, 2023, no. 187, Winter

Perrotis Day 2023 commemorating the 27th anniversary of the founding of the College (photos : Mrs Theodora Valentis with students Teona Damovska, Evangelos Tsaoulis, Alfred Ezeonu and Peace Uboh), Golf Tournament in Chicago in Support of the School organized by major donor Dr. Alex Doolas (photos: Dr. Alexander Doolas, Mr. Dimitri Stathopoulos, Mr. Nico Stathopoulos, Dr. Jeff Lansdale, along with a brief biographical note on Mr. Doolas), AFS Reception at the Consulate General of Greece in Boston on October 27th (photos: Dr. Jeff Lansdale, the Consul General Mr. Simos Tegos, Mr. Demetri Chriss, Mrs. Marjorie Mayr-Lansdale, Mr. George Sakellaris), Annual Benefit Dinner held on October 19 at the Union League in New York City (photos Dr. Jeff Lansdale, Mr. Demetris Vlachos, Dr. Stelios Papadopoulos, Mrs. Joannie Danielides, Mr. Stefanos Panteliadis, Mrs. Melina Grigoraki-Panteliadis, Mr. Bill Richter, Ms. Frances Manthos, Mr. Dan Morgan, Dr. David Acker, Ms. Barbara Heming, Mr. Robert Gordon), The Revitalization of the Educational Farm is moving forward by developing a state-of-the-art Horticulture and Greenhouse Center thanks to the generosity of Dr. George Gavalas and Bill Bennington, U.S. Consul General Jerry Ismail Visit to Campus (photos: Mr. Thymis Efthymiadis, Mr. Jerry Ismail, Dr. Jeff Lansdale) AFS Representatives Meet with Ecumenical Patriarch in Istanbul on July 26th and 27th (photos: Dr. Konstantinos Rotsios, Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew, Dr Jeff Lansdale), AFS Hosts First International Lacrosse Tournament with participating countries : Greece, Serbia, Bulgaria, the Netherlands, Israel, Turkey (photo: Mr Anthony Katagas, Greek-American and Oscar winning producer), AFS donors Lena Abadzi and Thodoros Vakrinos revive interest in Agriculture in the Region of Arcadia through an exchange program, Arcadia Program Professionals Visit Schools in Washington D.C., New York and Connecticut in the U.S. (photo: Ms. Deborah Androus, Mr. Theodosis Tasios, Ms. Katerina Stamatika)

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The Sower, 2024, no. 188, Summer

New Perrotis College Scientific Labs funded by USAID/ASHA: one laboratory of new foods products, and the other specializes in soil analysis (photos: Mr. Jerry Ismail, Mr. Stefanos Panteliadis, Dr. Jeff Lansdale, Ms. Barbara Heming, Dr. Christos Vasilikiotis, Ms. Theodora Valenti, Dr. David Acker, Ms. Vicky Kiriakos, Mrs Sharon Vaino, Dr. Kim Dooley, Ms. Frances Manthos, Mr. Constantinos Hadjiyannakis, Ms. Joannie Danielides, Mr. William Richter, Ms. Olia Avdis), Commencement Ceremonies 2024 for Kindergarten, Elementary, Middle School, High School, and Perrotis College (photos: Mr. Pantelis Chatzaras, Dr. Jeff Lansdale, Dr. Christos Kissoudis, Dr. Athanasios Gertsis, Dr. Tryfon Adamidis, Dr. Sofia Lalou, Dr. Kyriaki Zinoviadou, Mr. Andrew Faas, Dr. Christos Vasilikiotis, Dr. Konstantinos Rotsios, Mr. Theocharis Spyropoulos, Dr. Dimitris Dermatas). From Honduras to AFS : Intern Spotlight Victoria Zavala, AFS Hosts International Poultry Symposium, Empowering Ghanaian Agriculture through Sustainable Training, by the Erasmus+ program "VET-Ghana", Ohio 4-H Global Immersion in Greece, hosted 13 teens from the U.S., AFS Partners with Future Farmers of America (FFA) in collaboration with Clarksville Christian School in Tennessee (photos: Dr. Evangelos Vergos, Dr. Apostolos Vourkoudis). Celebrating 120 years of AFS hosted by Greek Consulates General in New York, Atlanta, and Houston (photos: Mr. George J. Tsunis, Ms. Athina Peristeropoulou, Dr. Jeff Lansdale, Vicki Kyriakos, ambassador Dinos Konstantinou, Theodoros Dimopoulos, Labros Kakkisis). "Farm to Fork" benefit event in Chicago in support of the Scholarship program. "A taste of AFS" benefit dinner organized by the Greenwich Committee, to raise support for the School. U.S. Ambassador Tsunis: "Continuing this partnership for the next 120 years!". Haseotes Middle School : Statistics Champion, our Middle School has claimed the top spot at the 7th European statistics competition among more than 22,000 students. (photos : students Dimitrios-Fanourios Georgiou, Maria Andra, Anna Tziridou and their teacher Olga Grigoriadou). AFS graduates preparing for their Transatlantic studies, eight students from the AFS High Schools have been accepted to prestigious U.S. institutions to continue their educational journey (photos : Angelina Jarmeniti-Hanjara, Eleana Giannoula, Panos Dimtsoudis, Valia Itsiopoulou, Katerina Achliopa, Fotis Kouziortis, Vasiliki Tassiou, Nikolaos Katsaros). Greek Summer 2024 : A journey to remember.

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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).

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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.

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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).