Agriculture, also associated with FFA, is a course at Bowie that lets students interact with animals and learn more about helping and caring for them. They work on principles and small animal management.

This year new teachers were appointed to teach this course after Tiffany Black left to work for Hays High School. Shelby Fisher and Amber Dickinson are the new teachers and they are taking over the agriculture, or AG, course.

“I love teaching, I love my kids. I really like the culture [at Bowie High School] it’s really tight knit, especially in AG it’s a really tight nit group of people so I enjoy that,” AG teacher Shelby Fisher said.

Sophomores Jenni Cootes and Grace Benton have been in agriculture for two years now. They are also in FFA and both say they would like pursue veterinary studies

“We are definitely more involved this year than we were last year which is really fun and exciting because there are a lot more opportunities,” Cootes said.

Numerous students have an suggestions on how to change up the class to improve their experience in the class.

“I would really like some more interactive activities. There are so many things to learn and do in the class and I feel like there are some good opportunities to put more mobile activities,” Cootes said.

The new AG teachers are looking to bring about changes in their classes.

“I really wish we had some greenhouse classes.,” Fisher said. “We have a greenhouse already but it’s not the best, so I would really like to fix that up and get that moving.”

Countless students who take agriculture feel very strongly and passionately about the class.

“AG has taught me so many things from responsibility to just knowing more things about animals,” Benton said. “It has also shown me what I want to do with my future which is to be a vet.”