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Student Career dayS SeeS
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Approximately 800 students attended
the 38th annual PLANET Student
Career Days (SCD) — The National
Collegiate Landscape Competition —
in March at Colorado State University
in Fort Collins, Colo.
Sixty-five teams, including two FFA
high school teams, participated in 28
individual and team competitions. Tree
climbing, hardscape installation, wood
construction, plant identification, sales
presentation, exterior/interior design,
irrigation troubleshooting, skid-steer,
3D exterior landscape design, personnel
management, and small engine repair
were just a few of the events.
Awards were given to the top-
placing students, called "Superstars,"
as well as to the winning teams. The
individual winners were: in first
place, Hayden Angelotta, Cuyahoga
Community College (Highland Hills,
Ohio); in second place, Matt Case
of Alamance Community College
(Graham, N.C.); and, in third place, Jeff
Elshoff of Michigan State University
(Lansing, Mich.). The top three
Superstars received scholarship money
from PLANET Academic Excellence
Foundation (AEF).
Brigham Young University - Provo
took first place in the overall com-
petitive events, followed by Brigham
Young University - Idaho in second
place, and Michigan State University in
third. BYU - Provo took home $5,000
from Stihl for winning first place.
For a complete list of winners, visit
www.StudentCareerDays.org.
In addition to the competitive
events, students met with company
recruiters at the SCD Career Fair,
interacted with supplier companies, and
got to test drive industry equipment
throughout the event.
The number of companies that partic-
ipated in the SCD Career Fair increased
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Photos by Philippe Nobile Photography / PLANET
