Specialty Crop

Science and agriculture students at Glenrock Junior/Senior High School, along with FFA members, learn about horticulture, plant sciences, gardening, and other topics as part of their curriculums. Students start vegetables on tables under grow lights, and starts are then transferred to a five-row hydroponic wall. Some of the vegetables are used in the school’s culinary program.

Ag teacher and FFA advisor Coley Wondra says they hope to secure funds to build a greenhouse, which will allow the school to expand its ag business classes. He is also making plans to coordinate with Converse County Weed and Pest to teach weed identification and control classes, and to work with interested students in obtaining certified commercial applicator licenses.