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New Agriculture Instructor Joins
Atwater High School Team
The
Atwater High School Agriculture Department has
enthusiastically welcomed Ms. Jackie Ioimo to the
instructional / FFA team. Ms. Ioimo is from Santa
Maria, California and recently graduated from Chico
State with her B.S. degree in Agricultural Science.
Influenced by her grandparents who were directly
involved in agriculture production with row crops
and dairy cattle, Ms. Ioimo’s career endeavors
focused on being an agriculture teacher. “My
teaching philosophy is to make a positive influence
on the lives of young people,” said Ioimo. Her
interest in moving to the central valley and
teaching at Atwater was due to the strong
agriculture program and community support. “Atwater
is recognized state-wide as being one of the top
agriculture education programs in the state of
California and being part of this team is a
tremendous opportunity,” she stated.
Ms.
Ioimo is currently teaching Ag Biology and Floral
Design. She will be advising the student sheep
projects and coaching the FFA Floral Design and
Grapevine judging teams later this school year.
FFA provides students with numerous opportunities to
experience premier leadership, personal growth and
academic success through agricultural education. For
more information on how your son/daughter can get
involved, contact your local high school agriculture
program or log onto
www.AtwaterFFA.org.
Written By: Mekayla Coughran, Atwater FFA
August 2009 |
