A26-Lancaster Farming, Saturday, June 19, 1993 Tech Students See Horticulture Des ANDY ANDREWS Lancaster Farming Staff FAIRLESS HILLS (Bucks Co.) In computer publishing lingo, it’s called WYSIWYG (pro nounced “wisseewig”) What You See Is What You Get. And WYSIWYG is used full force by members of the special horticulture program at the Bucks County Agricultural-Vocational Technical School. There, students have a chance to take any photograph or videotape of a structure and convert it to a computer image, using Image Design Software, and put in land scape designs of any sort, includ ing flowers, trees, or shrubs, and produce a picture of exactly what the design, when complete, will look like. The new system impressed the board members of the local Scotts ville Methodist Church so much that they recently awarded savings bonds totalling $3OO to two stu dents of the program who designed landscaping for the church. Many times, students have to draw out a landscape visualization design using geometrical shapes, and often cannot readily see their mistakes, especially in color use, balance, and other elements a drawing sometimes doesn’t cap ture, according to Carl Vivaldi, horticulture instructor at the school. The special “what you see is what you get system” shows exactly what the landscape design will look like, including place ment, color, and other elements. Vivaldi remembers seeing the same type of system in use during a tour at Delaware Valley College. He said it impressed him so much he decided to see if he could obtain it for his students. “We obtained the funding through a Carl Perkin’s grant,” said Vivaldi. After seeing the col lege demonstration, and obtaining more information from a maga zine, he requested and obtained a videotape about the system. The process of applying for grants and gelling approval look two years. So far, about six students have had experience with the computer, including the two that were awarded for their designs. One stu dent, Elizabeth Viviano, who will be a senior next school year, was awarded a first-place $250 savings bond. Her design, together with elements from Ed Large’s second place design (who received a $5O savings bond), will be imple mented by the church next fall. All the students will obtain the necessary material and will install all the landscaping at the church, according to Vivaldi. Much of the impetus for the spe cial program came from Vivaldi’s own experiences as an FFA mem ber at the Delcrofl FFA Chapter in Delaware County. “I used all the experiences with my involvement in FFA and passed diem on to my students,’’ he said. Vivaldi said that the program at the Bucks County Technical School has garnered several state and national winners, including involvement in the floricultural regional contests two years in a row and two national gold medal winners in landscaping two years in a row. The Bucks Technical School includes students from six districts and three private schools. There, students attend the programs, including carpentry, masonry, auto mechanics, restaurant and hotel management, computers, photo graphy, and many others for a two week program every other two weeks. In all, about 42 students are involved in three different project areas, including greenhouse man agement, floriculture, and land scape design. AG Rl-1 NO. The Construction Professionals Carl Vivaldi, Bucks Tech horticulture instructor, far right, poses with students at the entrance to the recent Philadelphia Fair. The students designed and constructed the special display at the fair. Espy Appoints Noss To National Board SOUTHAMPTON (Bucks Co.) Atlantic Dairy Cooperative member and director David N. Noss, of Port Royal, was recently appointed by U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Mike Espy to the National Dairy Promotion and Research Board. Noss was among nine new members and three incumbents appointed to the board. He is to serve a three-year term as the Reg ion 11 representative. He also has been assigned to serve on the Board’s Public Relations and Mr. & • Show-Ease Galvanized Auto Release/Self Locking • Show-Ease Galvanized Gates and Fencing • Center Drive-Through Feeding • Loading Chute With Group Positioning Gate • Curtains and Overhead Doors to Provide All Season Comfort • Built-In Restraint In Maternity Pens 151 E. 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