Adults showed off their veget
able gardening skills, too. Marcia
Woodward of Blue Bell was
selected grand champion and Mar
ianne McKenna of Collegeville
was reserve champion.
In the youth flower category,
Karin Ruch of Green Lane was
named best in class, while in the
adult category, reserve champion
was held by Sheila Sykora of Col
legeville. Sheila also won the
largest zucchini contest. Grand
champion was won by the Family
Resource Center at Graterford
Prison. Carol Fcelcy of Chelten
ham won the largest tomato con
test and Kelli Augustine of Skip
pack won the largest sunflower
contest.
In other competition, the best
educational club display award
went to three clubs: The Green
Pastures Sheep Club had the best
outdoor display. An exhibit built
jointly by the Green Thumbers
and the Salford-Trappe Club won
the best in class for indoor exhi
bits. The best club scrapbook was
won by the Seeing Eye Puppy
Club.
Top ceramic awards went to
Erica Dillon of North Wales, who
was named grand champion and
Kristin Satko of Cheltenham, who
earned reserve champion honors.
Among the many horse art pro
jects on display were those of Jen-
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ny Connor of Schwenksville,
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House plants were in abun
dance exhibited by young people
who grew them at River Crest
The grand champion ribbon was
awarded to Gary Wimmer.
Berks 4-H Horse Club
Members Win Blue Ribbons
Seven Berks County 4-H Horse
Club members exhibited their 4-H
horse production projects at the
Eastern Pennsylvania 4-H Horse
Production Show held recently at
the Montgomery County 4-H
Center.
Blue ribbon winners will be
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tion Show in the Farm Show
Complex in Harrisburg. The State
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As Adams County’s International Four-H Youth
Exchangee to Sweden. I would like to share some of the daily
life of Sweden with you.
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The results of the show are as
follows:
Paint- Filly of this Yaar- Blue Ribbon-1.
Rad Sonny Suprlza, Corrlna Stona,
Boyartown.
Pinto- Yaartlng Filly- Blua Ribbon- 1.
Sandy Pipar, Lindsay Buhlsr, Blrdsboro.
PDA- Yaartlng OaMlng- Blua Ribbon-1.
Royal Bluat, Jannlfar Connolly, Mohrtville.
Quartar Hoiao- Filly ol thla Yaar- Blua
Ribbon- 1. Horso's Namo Ponding, Staci
RakowiacM, Kutztown.
Quartar Heraa- Filly of thla Yaar- Rad
Ribbon- 1. Horse's Name Pending, Kelly
Kalamon, Pottstown.’
Quarter Horae- Yearling Filly- Rad
Ribbon- 1. Lopin Lightly, Tracy Kalamon,
Pottstown.
English Plsasure- 3 Yaar Old- Blua
Ribbon- 1. Steel Dancer Goliath, Annie
Wertz, Robesonla.
North Mountain 4-H
The North Mountain 4-H Com
munity Club is sponsoring the first
annual gingerbread house
competition,
The profits from this year’s 4-H
entries will go into the educational
computer fund to benefit a girl in
the club who has Leukemia and
will have a hard time attending
school this fall. This year’s reci
pient of the profits in all the other
categories will be the Four Dia-
4-H Youth Exchange
Jack! Sterner
IFYE To Sweden
SMITH’S WINELAND
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Marceraburg, PA Martlnaburg, PA
717.326.2244 814-793-2109
S.P.E., INC.
Rd. 1, Box 157
Towinda, PA
717-265-4440
TOBIAS WALTEMYER'S
EQUIPMENT CO., INC. SALES & SERVICE
Halifax, PA Lion, PA
717-362-3132 717-244-4168
monds Program of the Leukemia For more information, contact
Society. Fran Bushong at (717) 865-6270
The event will take place at the or Grace Morrissey at (717)
Quality Inn on Rt. 72 South on 865-2310 * y >
Nov. 18-19. '
M.S. YEARSLEY
& SONS
Waat Chaatar, PA
610-696-2990
Lancaster Farming, Saturday, September 24,1M4-827
School days have started again, even in Sweden. I will try
to describe the Swedish system as seen in the town where I
am cuirently living, Alvsbyn; population 10,000, located 60
miles south of the Arctic Circle.
Children begin with Lekaskola or nursery school at die age
of 6 or 7. They then move into Lekenskolan or play school,
which is the name of the school here in Alvsbyn. Children
attend this school for first to third grade. They may also go to
the Paikskolan, which has grades one through six. During
these first six years, children learn to work with each other
and leant such subjects as Swedish (language and literature),
mathematics, geography, and history. In the fourth grade, stu
dents begin learning the English language and grammar. The
student remains in the same room and has the same teacher
for all subjects.
Next comes Alvakraskolan for grades 7 to 9. Students
begin to change classrooms for each subject and receive
points (grades) for their work. The point system goes from 5
to 1, with S being the best Surprisingly, even with a 1, you
may continue onto the next grade. Children are only ‘held
back’ in the first or second grade if needed. Students take the
same subjects as before, plus physics, chemistry, biology,
sociology, religion, and world history. After completing the
9th grade, around the age of 16, students may quit or they may
continue in the gymnasium (high school).
Alvsbyn is too small to have a gymnasium, so students
must travel 1 hour by bus to Pitea or find an apartment there.
Each gymnasium is different, but there are 12 to IS different
areas a student may study. They fall under three main prog
rams: theoretical, which includes economics, education,
hotel/restaurant management, and languages: practical - car
pentry and mechanics; and technical - computer and mathe
matics. Students study all of the previous subjects, plus one of
these areas listed. They attend the gymnasium for three years
and the third year is very centered on their own area of study.
After completing this last class, at age 18 to 21 or older, stu
dents graduate. They wear a student massa (a sailor’s hat) and
may find a job, if there are any.
Because jobs are limited, many continue to the University
or Hagskolan, (translated meaning “high school”, but equiva
lent to our colleges). Each Hagskolan is centered on one area
of study. The university has many areas of study, depending
on the area where it is located. To complete a course of study
usually takes 3 to 4 1/2 years. A student must have good
points to get into their desired program.
Swedish education is free up through the gymnasium.
Parent do pay a tax on their income tax which is used for edu
cation. Lunches and books are Bee too until the gymnasium.
Each child, age 0 to 20, receives a “welfare check” each
month. It is equivalent to $lOO for each child; if they have
three children, they receive $5O extra. It is used to cover some
expenses for going to school. If a student has to travel by bus
to school, the community and county pays the fee. If they
have to rent an apartment so they will be closer, the student
receives about S3SO/month to cover part of the rent
Most of these things I found similar to our system, except
for lunches and the buses. Students ride a public bus which is
usually a very nice coach bus. If a student lives 1.2 miles
away from the school, they ride the bus free no matter if it's a
dirt road or not
Another point to note, classes 1 to 3 only go from 8 to 11:30
a.m. The other students go from 8 to 2:30 or 3:30. In the gym
nasium, though, students have a very mixed schedule; some
days 8 to 4, others 10 to 2 or 3.
The sports program is very “low-key,” with competitions
only held between different classes, not schools. You can
decide whether you want to continue to go to school in the
U.S.A. or move to Sweden.
My host brother (who is in Greensburg, Pa. for the next
school year) likes it better in Sweden. He says,” The teachers
aren’t as strict as in the U.S.” I have never met him and he has
only attended three days of “American School,” so that
thought may change.
Good luck to all of the students, and study hard. Until next
time, Jacki.