Our upcoming SPORTSMAN'S BANQUET is now even more exciting with representatives of South Carolina Department of Natural Resources presenting a deer-scoring competition. Get your tickets now to attend this event Saturday, March 1.
It's Alumni Day of National FFA Week! This day spotlights FFA alumni whose dedication, leadership, and unwavering passion embody the spirit of FFA. At the Governor's School for Agriculture, we celebrate the legacy they've built and the legacy we're building together inviting parents and grandparents of current Aggies to remember their FFA years. Here, Thomas Clinton stands with his paternal grandfather Roy Clinton, FFA President in 1964 at Lewisville High in Chester County. Thomas's maternal grandfather Jeff Wilson also was a proud FFA officer at Chester High School. #FFAWeek #FFA
It's Alumni Day of National FFA Week. Check out this panel discussion on the future of agriculture featuring TWO of our distinguished Aggie alumni! Great job, A.G. Cross and Lyle Fulmer!! https://youtu.be/jFKNS5jU0Ww?si=YU6OtWCNI8I7VoXT
It’s SAE Sunday of National FFA Week. Today we celebrate "doing to learn" and applaud our FFA members' SAE projects. COLTON BANKS has been training his hunting dog for his supervised agricultural experience, and they went to Missouri recently for the dog's first snow goose hunt.
It’s SAE Sunday. Today, we celebrate "doing to learn" and applaud FFA members' SAE projects that reflect the FFA spirit of growth, learning, and responsibility. MAURA BERRERA's fall SAE was in ag communications. She attended the National Convention as an FFA in the USA Reporter.
Today is National School Resource Officer Appreciation Day, and we salute our faithful SRO STEVE OSBORNE for his service to our school! Officer Osborne is a key member of our leadership team, fierce protector of our Aggie family and always willing to lend a hand. Thank you, sir!
National FFA Week is here, and the Governor's School for Agriculture celebrates the FFA's mission of growing leadership skills, fostering growth, and making a positive impact on our community! Share your own FFA journey and tag your fellow members, past and present!
#FFA #FFAWeek
Community partners make the Governor's School for Agriculture mission soar. Dr. Keown and farm manager Mr. McCall welcomed Chris Townson, new CEO of West Carolina, and retired CEO Jeff Wilson to campus Thursday. West Carolina ensures that our campus is connected to the world.
The latest edition of our "Carolina's Field, Forest & Water" podcast is now available on YouTube. In this episode, our student reporters interview RANGER JAY REESE, manager of May Forest State Park in Charleston. Here's the link: https://youtu.be/XK2_12WRKhc?si=SGGvp_QgQYQn8-9C
An enthusiastic band of Aggies traveled to Senior Night at McCormick High, where Aggie schoolmate Thomas Clinton was recognized. Thomas and other JDLH students have the chance to play traditional scholastic sports through an agreement with McCormick High. Congratulations, Thomas!
Luke McNeil, Emily White, Blake Arias, Elizabeth Viseth, Dell Brockman and Ian McCoy traveled Wednesday to the State House for a reunion of attendees from last year's Farm Bureau Summer Leadership Conference, held annually at our campus. They ran into state Rep. Patrick Haddon.
A group of 13 Aggies traveled to Aiken last week with equine coordinator Heather Rhoden and volunteer Sandy Toll. They visited the Aiken Thoroughbred Racing Hall of Fame, Aiken Training Track, met with trainer Brad Stauffer and toured other equine enterprises in historic Aiken.
The first peach trees are in the ground at the Eubanks Farm. Our farm manager Eric McCall and crew, along with Aggieship students, laid out the rows where trees donated by Big Smile Peaches in Johnston will grow. The fruit will replace Leyland cypresses lost in Hurricane Helene.
At lunchtime today, our Aggies participated in Cinema Drive, an innovative, evidence-based safe-driving education presentation that included real-time survey data on student attitudes about unsafe driving and a 3D experience that takes students into the impact from drunk driving.
Jalissa Newton, our school counselor, was honored for her service Friday during a lunchtime observance of National School Counseling Week. Principal Greg Thompson praised her work in assisting our students during their high school years and planning for the future.
Have you secured your tickets yet for our upcoming Sportsman's Banquet at Hickory Knob State Park? It promises to be a full afternoon and evening for great food, student demonstrations and an auction of items that will be the envy of your friends. Don't miss it!
ALUMNI SNAPSHOT: Congratulations to another of our Aggie alumni who are making waves in college! What's happening with your favorite Aggie alum? Please share your alumni success stories via email at pr@delahowe.sc.gov so we can give them a shout-out here too!
February 3-7 is designated as National School Counseling Week, which recognizes the unique contributions of school counselors to the learning environment. During this special week, we salute our counselor JALISSA NEWTON for her compassionate service to our Aggies!
The fourth-season premiere of our student-led podcast "Carolina's Field, Forest & Water" is now on YouTube. In this edition, our AggieMEDIA reporters interview ANDERS LINDWALL, director/screenwriter of the new film "Green and Gold." Here's the link: https://youtu.be/mowC6TlCvgU
Student leaders Emily White and Luke Williams joined Dr. Tim Keown and other staff today at the State House in Columbia for the annual Senate budget hearing. It was an opportunity for these students to see South Carolina government in action.
