One in four Canyon High School students participates in the school’s agriculture program and more than 100 kids are enrolled in Bushland’s agriculture courses, according to the Amarillo Globe News. To accompany thriving agriculture programs, Canyon and Bushland independent school districts are beginning construction projects.
The new 14,000 square foot building will have three classrooms for Canyon High students, nearly tripling the space for those who want to enroll in an introductory course, floral design, advanced animal science and agriculture business and marketing.
Bushland ISD is constructing a 6,000 square foot agriculture barn, which will house animals for students in the program.
Agriculture courses fall under the career and technology endorsement under the new graduation plan that allows students to specialize in a certain area. Jeff Klose and Scott Farley, agriculture science teachers and FFA advisors for the schools’ programs, said students in the program develop public speaking and presentation skills and often pursue agriculture as a career.