GBCC offers vet technician national exam prep course
PORTSMOUTH — Great Bay Community College is offering a new course to help prepare experienced veterinary technicians who lack educational credentials for a mandatory national exam.
In spring 2023, the New Hampshire Board of Veterinary Medicine adopted a new set of administrative rules outlining tasks allowed to be performed by veterinary technicians and veterinary assistants. These rules also included a clause allowing individuals meeting specific requirements who have not graduated from an American Veterinary Medical Association-accredited veterinary technology program to take the Veterinary Technician National Exam (VTNE) until May 1, 2026, to become credentialed.
Under the new rules, credentialed vet techs carry more responsibility and can perform more tasks than a non-credentialed vet tech or vet assistant. In some instances, this changed what non-credentialed technicians are allowed to do in practice. While the new rules align New Hampshire with common standards across New England and across the country, they have disrupted the routines of many veterinary practices across the state, said Deb Discher, Veterinary Technology program director and department chair.
The Great Bay course, which will be offered for the first time in the fall semester and repeat in spring and summer 2025, will prepare vet techs for the national exam, which has a reputation for being “notoriously difficult.”
To make the course convenient and widely accessible, it will be offered weekly on Tuesday evenings from Aug. 27 to Dec. 10 in a hybrid format, on Zoom.
Racial Unity Team Art & Poetry Challenge is now open
EXETER — Racial Unity Team’s annual Arts & Poetry Challenge invites New Hampshire residents to submit art, poetry, or sculpture based on a unifying theme.
This year’s theme is belonging. Please explore and express what it means to belong, or not belong, through original art or poetry. Compete for cash prizes for first, second, and third place in five age categories, kindergarten students through adults.
The deadline for submissions is August 31, 2024. After an opening exhibit and award ceremony at the Currier Museum in Manchester, the exhibit will be displayed throughout the state in local libraries, art galleries and on the Racial Unity Team website.
For challenge rules and resources visit the Racial Unity Team website at https://racialunityteam.com/art-and-poetry-challenge.
This challenge is made possible by sponsors Kennebunk Savings and Granite United Way. For further information, please call 603-263-6511.
Exeter High grad awarded scholarship by Rockingham Choral Society
EXETER — The Rockingham Choral Society has selected recent Exeter High School grad Ann Gorman as the first recipient of the Dr. Henry Wing Memorial Music Scholarship.
The $1,000 scholarship is named in honor of former music director Dr. Henry Wing, who served as the artistic director and conductor of the organization for 30 years. Among his many achievements, he instituted a policy of choosing the vocal soloists from the membership and hiring the best orchestral players from Massachusetts, New Hampshire and Maine, including faculty and students from the UNH Music Department.
Gorman, of Stratham, has participated in music in a variety of ways throughout her youth. For the past seven years, she has been a member of the school choir, including Exeter High School’s audition-based vocal ensemble for the last three years. The vocal ensemble performed an original song composed and arranged by Gorman during the June 8 Exeter High School graduation ceremony.
Gorman is also a member of the Tri-M Honors Music Society and a vocalist in the Tri-M Jazz Band. In addition to her chorus membership, Gorman has been actively involved in musical theater, particularly through the Pine Street Players, where she is a member of the vocal ensemble and serves on their student working advisory group.
“My participation in music programs has completely changed my life,” said Gorman. “Being a participant in the community of musicians in my area has impacted me more than the music itself ever could. I love singing in choirs so much because when the voices all come together, it creates a cohesive sound that can only be caused by people uniting through music, instead of attempting to outshine others. This is something that fuels my desire to attend school for music.”
Each year, Gorman sings the American and Korean National Anthems for the Korean Society of New Hampshire’s Korean War memorial ceremony. This past October, she performed the anthems for the Korean Consulate of Boston at Boston University, celebrating Armistice Day.
Gorman has also received accolades for her songwriting, which will be her focus in college. Her original song, “Master of Disguise,” a collaboration with the Racial Unity Team that advocated for mental health, was recognized in a variety of ways, including being featured on a Creative Mornings event showcasing students using art to speak about social issues.
Gorman plans to attend the State University of New York at Purchase in the fall to pursue Studio Composition.
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