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Yankee
District Judges
For more information on
horticultural judges in the Yankee District,
contact Craig Dorschel,
District Chair of Judges
The new "Guidelines for Judging
Roses" is now available through the ARS and
should be purchased by all judges due to significant changes.
JUDGING SCHOOL
The Yankee District will be holding a Judging School in September 2008.
It's great fun to be a judge and we also are in definite need for more judges in
the area. See the requirements below. Start clerking and exhibiting.
Make sure you keep up your membership in the ARS as well.
Judging School Scheduled
The Yankee District will be holding a Horticultural Judging School on
September 5 and 6, 2008 (Friday and Saturday), at the Harwich Community
Center in Harwich (Cape Cod) Massachusetts. The classroom portion of the
school will be conducted on Friday afternoon, with the practical examination
being held following the Yankee District show on Saturday.
All who wish to become a horticultural must meet the prerequisites for the
school and send a completed application to me no later than July 18, 2008,
to allow sufficient time for the ARS to process the applications prior to
the school. A fee is payable at the time of the school. Applications and
lists of qualifications are available from your society president or from
me.
Current judges should attend the Friday session if at all possible, to
fulfill the requirement to audit a school at least every four years.
Exhibitors and anyone else interested but not wishing to become a judge at
this time is welcome to audit the Friday session.
District Show weekend on the Cape is always a fun time, culminating in the
Lobsterfest. Do plan to come - more information on the other events of the
weekend will come later in 2008.
Craig Dorschel (District Chairman, Horticulture Judges)
13 Dodge Ave.
Worcester, MA 01606
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Requirements to become an ARS horticultural judge
The (abridged)
requirements are as follows:
1) Member of the ARS for 3 consecutive years (and then continuously)
2) Personally grow roses
3) Must know characteristics and variability of at least 100 varieties and
be able to verify labeling
4) Successfully exhibited by winning more than 5 blue ribbons for at least
3 years in 5 different shows
5) Worked as a clerk in at least 3 rose shows
6) Successfully complete an accredited judging school
7) Serve a judging apprenticeship by helping judge at least 5 shows in a
period of not more than 3 years
8) Be approved after apprenticeship with the recommendations of judges you
have worked with
9) Follow ARS rules in judging, be observant, of high integrity,
able to substantiate decisions, diplomatic, constructive and assertive.
The ARS puts out a booklet called
"Guidelines for Judging Roses" which has the details on judging
various classes of roses and the particulars of becoming a horticultural
or arrangement judge.
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