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Adelaide Angle
High School: Nevada Union
CTE Pathway: Agricultural Mechanics
CTE Highlight: My Favorite Memory from Ag Mechanics is probably during covid. During that time I made so many friends during our hybrid schedule. We would just talk and get projects done, definitely my favorite memory.
Plans After High School: My plan after highschool is to major in theater at Sierra College and then transfer to Chico State and major in theater and minoring in teaching. I plan on becoming a middle-school performing arts teacher.
Cj Conder
High School: Nevada Union
CTE Pathway: Ag Mechanics and Ag Sciences
CTE Highlight: Greenhand camp was one of the best things for me and really got my foot in the door of the ag department.
Plans After High School: I plan to attend a technical program or 2 year school.
Meghan Garren
High School: Nevada Union
CTE Pathway: Agricultural Mechanics
CTE Highlight: Beginning Ag Mechanics was one of the first agricultural classes I ever took and it paved the way for me discovering my passion for spreading agricultural awareness. From the classes spent making endless memories with friends in the shop to the days spent making measurements just right so projects would turn out to the surreal moment of walking in and seeing my fair projects had won Best Tradition twice and getting the opportunity to Lot One in the auction, this pathway has set me up for success.
Plans After High School: I plan to attend Kansas State University in the fall to get my undergraduate degree in Animal Science. Then to receive my graduate degree in Veterinary Medicine and specialize in Food Grade animals through an additional two years of internship.
Madelynn Gaylord
High School: Nevada Union
CTE Pathway: Ag Science
CTE Highlight: Freshman year in my first ever Ag class, I was honestly scared. I was not sure what FFA meant but I was told I should go to the Greenhand camp to learn more about it. I didn’t know anyone but within hours I had 4 new best friends. Not because we had something in common but because we were there for one another.
Plans After High School: After I graduate I will attend Butte College. Majoring in Horticulture and Ag Education. I plan to become an Agriculture Advisor.
Alyssa Hard
High School: Nevada Union
CTE Pathway: Floral
CTE Highlight: I enjoyed getting to work with flowers and all the hands on activities.
Plans After High School: After graduation I plan to work for my grandfather who is a farmer in Gridley, CA.
Emmalee Oistad
High School: Nevada Union
CTE Pathway: Ag Mechanics
CTE Highlight: My favorite memory was designing and wood-burning my project.
Plans After High School: My plans are to attend Penn Foster to get my registered vet technicians license.
Robin Lawless
High School: Nevada Union
CTE Pathway: Floral (Ag Business)
CTE Highlight: To be honest, I loved all of the classes I took in Ag. High school wouldn’t have been the same without FFA. My favorite memory was doing all the beautiful arrangements in floral with my friends and wonderful Ms. Smith.
Plans After High School: I plan on going to Dixie State University in St. George Utah. I will be in the honors program and will be majoring in finance. I plan on going into a career in real estate.
Brianna Quintana
High School: Nevada Union
CTE Pathway: Floral (Business)
CTE Highlight: My favorite memory was enjoying making beautiful floral arrangements.
Plans After High School: I plan to go to Sierra College and study nursing or ECE(Early childhood education) to become a preschool teacher.
Shelbi Samsky
High School: Nevada Union
CTE Pathway: Floral Design
CTE Highlight: My favorite memory is the first time I got to use the flowers with the knowledge I’d learned. The experience opened a lot of doors for my creativity, and I am able to use those skills outside of class.
Plans After High School: I am attending the University of Illinois in Urbana-Champaign for a bachelor’s degree in Animal Science. I plan on joining their livestock judging team.
Davina Solyan
High School: Nevada Union
CTE Pathway: Beginning and Advanced Floral Design
CTE Highlight: Some of my favorite memories in this class have been getting to make the arrangements for our school's events. I love attending these events and getting to see our hard work displayed for the occasion.
Plans After High School: I plan to take a gap year this upcoming school year in order to travel the world. I have plans to go to Greece this upcoming July, and many more travel plans following that.
MayKenzie South
High School: Nevada Union
CTE Pathway: Horticulture
CTE Highlight: My favorite memory was on December 2020 on zoom, Mis D asked the students on zoom how to make a peanut butter and Jelly sandwich. She put her hands into the jar to spread the jelly on the bread and I found it very funny because she was asking for direct instructions and none of the students were giving the right instructions.
Plans After High School: My plans after high school is to go to Sierra College in Grass Valley, California. I plan to get my AA to become a elementary school teacher, I will transfer to a four year college after I’m done with my two years at Sierra College.
Ashley Valadez
High School: Nevada Union
CTE Pathway: Floral
CTE Highlight: My favorite memory about my CTE pathway is that I enjoyed working with flowers and making beautiful arrangements for our subscriptions and taking home arrangements.
Plans After High School: After high school I plan on going to college and then join a nursing program and see where I go from there. I want to be a pediatrician nurse or an ultrasound technician.