MVCTC FFA Star Students Recognized
Englewood, Ohio- The Miami Valley Career Technology Center (MVCTC) FFA annually recognizes the best of the best for the senior students. A student from each Agriculture Pathway Career Technical Labs is recognized as a Star Student. These students have gone above and beyond in their attitude, involvement, community service, and supervised agricultural experience (SAE). The member must demonstrate outstanding achievement and active participation.
The Veterinary Science program utilizes intensive science and math skills to prepare students to seek employment in veterinary medicine. Students will prepare for careers as veterinary assistants/aides or continue their education to become Registered Veterinary Technicians (RVT) or Doctors of Veterinary Medicine (DVM). Jenna Wheeler (Eaton) was the Veterinary Science Senior Star Student.
Students will use classroom, laboratory, and outside fieldwork experiences to prepare for employment and advancement in the environmental engineering and natural resource management fields in the Natural Resources Program. Heidi Allen (Tippecanoe) was the Natural Resource Management Senior Star Student.
The Retail Agriculture Services program teaches floral design, landscape maintenance, greenhouse plant production, hydroponics, and sales and customer service. Students learn about careers and skills needed for horticulture and landscape by designing and maintaining landscape areas on the school campus. Madelyn Elling (Tippecanoe) was the Retail Ag Services Senior Star Student.
Agriculture and Livestock Production teaches students about the business of Agriculture. Livestock Selection and Nutrition, Agronomy, and Ag Business are the main courses taught and equipment operation and maintenance to give students hands-on experiences to be successful in agriculture careers. Justin McIntosh (Valley View) was the Ag and Livestock Production Senior Star Student.
Diesel Power Technology students learn to service and perform preventive maintenance to ensure safe operation of large trucks, tractors, combines, and other heavy equipment. Brendan Wray (Franklin- Monroe) was the Diesel Power Technologies Senior Star Student.
Students will identify and apply responsible animal science principles in the Animal Care & Management program, including routine husbandry practices with companion animals. Ava Kammer (Ansonia) was the Animal Care and Management Senior Star Student.
The letters “FFA” stand for Future Farmers of America. These letters are a part of our history and our heritage that will never change. But FFA is not just for students who want to be production farmers; FFA also welcomes members who aspire to careers as teachers, doctors, scientists, business owners and more. For this reason, the name of the organization was updated in 1988 after a vote of national convention delegates to reflect the growing diversity and new opportunities in the industry of agriculture.
Today, the National FFA Organization remains committed to the individual student, providing a path to achievement in premier leadership, personal growth and career success through agricultural education.
FFA continues to help the next generation rise up to meet those challenges by helping its members to develop their own unique talents and explore their interests in a broad range of agricultural career pathways. So today, we are still the Future Farmers of America. But, we are the Future Biologists, Future Chemists, Future Veterinarians, Future Engineers and Future Entrepreneurs of America, too.
For more information about MVCTC, please visit www.mvctc.com.
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