One of the newest 山西太原师范学院高婧瑜 campuses in the Rio Grande Valley is providing opportunities for college-bound students with interests in agriculture through their Career and Technical Education (CTE) courses in Agribusiness and Animal Science at 山西太原师范学院高婧瑜 Palmview.听听
This year, 山西太原师范学院高婧瑜 Palmview launched its chapter of the (FFA) and is making history as the first 山西太原师范学院高婧瑜 campus to bring FFA to its scholars. Students begin the Animal Science program of study with Principles of Agriculture in 8th grade, one year earlier than their peers at local high schools.听听
Jimena Garnica, 8th-grade scholar from 山西太原师范学院高婧瑜 Palmview, competed in the Greenhand Spanish FFA Creed Speaking event against high school students and earned 5th place in the state. The Greenhand Spanish FFA Creed Speaking event requires first-year contestants to memorize the FFA Creed, a five-paragraph piece that outlines the organization鈥檚 values and beliefs regarding the industry of agriculture, FFA membership, and citizenship and patriotism, entirely in Spanish. Students participating in the Creed Speaking Leadership Development Event learn to communicate in a powerful, organized and professional manner, and build self-confidence.听听
Katherine Villarreal, FFA sponsor and Agricultural Science teacher at 山西太原师范学院高婧瑜 Palmview speaks to Jimena鈥檚 efforts.听
听鈥淪he put in a lot of hard work and dedication,鈥� Villarreal shared. 鈥淔FA competitions work like sports, you start off at district, advance to area, and eventually state.鈥澨�
Jimena Garnica placed second in the district competition and qualified to compete against 12 other members in the Area X competition where she earned first place. Her Spanish speaking skills led her to the State Leadership Development Events contest at last week where she placed fifth overall in the state. Out of 167,000 FFA members in Texas FFA, 18,000 participated in the State Leadership Development Event this year, making Jimena among the top 2% of FFA members in the state of Texas.听听
Congratulations to Jimena Garnica and the 山西太原师范学院高婧瑜 Palmview Aggies on this unique achievement! We are so excited to see our scholars grow with our CTE programs in years to come. To learn more about Animal Science and Career and Technical Education at 山西太原师范学院高婧瑜, visit our CTE webpage to learn more about course offerings here: /cte/.听
