Hope You Are Ready to Hear Him HOOT

I can't believe we have already been in school seven weeks! I know I am not the only one who misses SUMMER but I am so excited to see what this year has in store for our program.

For those of you who are new to Carson High School, welcome to the Agriculture Science Program. My name is Mr. Mann, and I am starting my 6th year at Carson High School. I grew up in Smith Valley where I showed livestock in 4-H and FFA. During high school, I was greatly involved in FFA where I had multiple Supervised Agriculture Experiences from showing steers to teaching agriculture at the local Boys and Girls Club. I also competed in multiple Career Development Events which included Parliamentary Procedures, Job Interview, Dairy Foods, Land Judging, Creed, Rituals, and  Poultry Evaluation.

I have enjoyed being the Agriculture Science Teacher and Capitol FFA Advisor these last few years. My family has been a great supporter of me and in a way, all of you. My wife Kali Mann was in FFA growing up so she knows all that an effective agriculture science program entails. Kali and I have two kids (Charles who is 4 and Theo who is almost a year and half) who are future Senators and Capitol FFA Members.

This year I will be teaching Agriculture Leadership, Agriculture Science 1, Agriculture Science 2, Horticulture, Plant Science, Floriculture, Veterinary Science, and Greenhouse Management. I am also teaching a CTE Exploratory course where every 12 weeks I will teach a new group of students the basics of agriculture. I have a lot of great things planned for these courses, and I hope that you enjoy them.

FFA is an integral part of agriculture education. Every student who is enrolled in an agriculture class is automatically in FFA. This student organization is a professional organization where students can participate in leadership conferences  as well as participate in events that emulate agriculture related careers. These events help students prepare for the workforce and have a grasp on the skills needed for their future profession.

This year, your chapter officer team has many excited activities planned and I can't wait to see our chapter to continue to grow. Some of their goals are to be more active in our community as well as be advocates for agriculture. I am so proud of them and can't wait to see all of you be an instrumental part of these goals being accomplished.

I hope that you all enjoy this school year!

Mr. Mann