WICOMICO COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS

ABOUT US…… CAREER & A+ Centre at Parkside High School is a com- TECHNOLOGY munity supported and student operated career and technology education (CTE) program. This three- EDUCATION year program offers students involvement in practi- cal business applications, organization, and crop production.

Students grow and sell a variety of bedding and nursery stock. During each year, we grow over 100,000 plants, including vegetables. Students re- search and apply the latest methods in greenhouse production and cultural requirements. Horticulture The Horticulture Production Management and the Production Management A+ Garden Centre are supported by numerous Product/Service Information community partners that lead and inspire our stu- Garden dents. Centre

Career and Technology Education

Parkside High School 1015 Beaglin Park Drive Salisbury, MD 21804

Phone 410.677.5144 Fax 410.677.5105 www.wcboe.org

The A+ Garden Centre located at Parkside High Notice of Nondiscrimination The Wicomico County Board of Education does not discriminate in admis- School is honored to be designated as an All- sions, access, treatment, or employment in its programs and activities on American Selections® (AAS) Display Garden. the basis of race, sex, sexual orientation, marital status, color, gender identity and expression, national origin, creed, religion, age, ancestry, Your business tag line here. genetic information, or physical or mental disability.

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independent, non-profit organization Centre that tests new, never-before-sold crop Seasonal Selections varieties, and then introduces only the Fall: Pansies, Chrysanthemums, Perennials best garden performers as AAS win- COURSE DESCRIPTION ners. Winter: Poinsettias Horticulture Production Management I Judges look for significantly improved Spring: Herbs, Vegetables, Annuals, Perennials This course deals with the horticultural qualities such as earliness to bloom or areas of greenhouse management, crop harvest, disease or pest tolerance, nov- production, and landscape design and maintenance. Students grow garden mums, el colors or flavors, novel flower forms, geraniums, flowering cabbage/kale, total yield, length of flowering or har- poinsettias, and a variety of bedding plants vest, and overall performance. in a greenhouse/garden center setting. The propagation and production of nursery Look for AAS Winners identified by the stock and turfgrass management, principles red, white and blue logo on pack- of landscaping design, safe operation, and maintenance of landscaping equipment are ets or plant labels in garden centers or also included in the course. retail stores. How do I take CTE?

CTE courses are taught at Parkside High School. Students For more details about the AAS trialing Horticulture Production Management II begin their CTE experience in most programs by enrolling in program, please see their web site: the ATEX (Applied Technology Exploration) introductory This is a continuation of the Level I course. www.all-americaselections.org course to find out more about the Maryland CTE State Ap- This course deals with advanced topics in proved Programs of Study that are offered. Students in grades horticulture, greenhouse management, crop 9 or 10 may enroll in an ATEX course to find out more about production, garden center operation and the opportunities that CTE courses may offer. If you need management, landscape design. During the At the A+ Garden Centre, we additional information, please call the Parkside CTE office at second semester students may receive “on have a variety of AAS Selections the job training” at a selected site in 410.677.5144. Wicomico County. on display. Caption describing picture or graphic www.aplusgardencentre.weebly.com

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