Agriculture

Offered to grades 9-12. Allows students  the opportunity to learn public speaking skills, develop leadership skills, implement FFA activities, explore various career development events, and plan and organize agriculture awareness for elementary students. 

Offered to grades 10-12. This course is designed to develop an interest and awareness in Floriculture and related industries. Class activities will include: corsage and floral design construction, plant identification, principles of design, history, wedding and funeral arrangements, seasonal and holiday arrangement, introduction to greenhouse skills, recordkeeping, and farm accounting.

Offered to grades 10-12. Open to students who want to pursue advanced work in construction and/or renovation of farm-related projects. All students will be members of State and National FFA organizations. 

Offered to grades 9-12. In this beginning course, the basic skills of ag mechanics will be stressed. Included are operation and safety of hand tools, power tools, hot and cold metal work, sharpening and fitting tools, concrete, plumbing and electrical work, arc and gas welding, recordkeeping, and farm accounting. This class is an introduction to a wide variety of skills which will serve as a foundation for further development of mechanical abilities related to agriculture.

Offered to grades 10-12. 5 credits towards third year of math graduation requirement if taken in junior or senior year. A basic classroom lab course employing skills in welding and shop math. Emphasis will be on safety, hand tools, gas and arc welding, sheet metal, fabrication, machine operations, recordkeeping, and farm accounting.

Offered to grades 10-12. 5 credits towards third year math graduation requirement if taken in junior or senior year. This course is a continuation of Ag Welding I. Advanced projects will be required in all areas. New areas of study include MIG and TIG welding, flame cutting, plasma cutting, machine operation, shop maintenance and blue-print reading. Basic shop drawings for personal projects are required.

Offered to grades 9-12. Articulated with MJC. This course focuses on all things livestock. Frequent opportunities given to develop and apply hands on learning on the MUSD school farm. Students will maintain an FFA Record book, and will be members of State and National FFA organizations.

Offered to grades 10-12. This course is designed for advanced students interested in floral design and related industries. Class activities will include: more emphasis on floral design, plant identification, purchasing and handling fresh flowers and foliage, greenhouse production, harvesting, distribution and shipping of flowers and foliage. The course will contain numerous lab sections on advanced floral arranging, wedding consulting, post-harvest of flowers and florist shop management skills, recordkeeping, and farm accounting. The class will participate in a field trip to a floriculture industry business.

Offered to grades 9-12. This class brings elements of STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Art and Math) into one place. Activities will include design, exploration, problem solving, teamwork, and more.

Offered to grades 9-12. Intro to hand tools, wood indentification, bill of material, how to figure costs, and more. Good safety habits learned as well. 

Offered to grades 11-12. Review of Wood I fundamentals, advanced learning of equipment and machines. Successful completion of both a furniture project and a cabinet project as selected by the instructor is required.

Offered to grades 11-12. Continuation of the advanced study of wood construction allowing the student to select a concentration in furniture making or cabinet making.