LTAC Community Connections

May 2024 Edition

Last Edition until 24-25 School Year!

Thank you for your support throughout this school year! "LTAC Community Connections" will resume in August 2024 as we begin the 24-25 school year!

Work-Based Learning Sites for the 24-25 School Year!

Thank you to those community partners hosting paid and unpaid interns for the 24-25 school year. Please watch for more information about onboarding meetings hosted at Locust Trace AgriScience Center in August! Community Partnerships Liaison and Work-Based Learning Coordinator Mrs. Nicki Jones will communicate this information.

Students in the Agricultural Engineering Institute transitioned to mowing the property and servicing farm equipment to prepare for the summer hay season. Summer student workers will help maintain the property during the summer months. In August, the FFA Career Development Event Small Engines team will compete in the contest at the Kentucky State Fair.

Interested in partnering with the Agricultural Engineering Institute by hosting an experiential learning trip, mentoring students, serving as a guest speaker, or joining the Advisory Committee? Please contact Agriculture Instructor Mr. Brian Craig.

Agribusiness - Equine Studies Program

Students in Equine Science (Level 1) finished the year with a hands-on final, demonstrating skills and concepts that would make them valued members of any barn staff.

Students in Agribusiness and Farm Management (Level 2) learned about life after high school, including budgeting, equine-related careers, postsecondary equine programs, and what to expect after graduation.

Students in Agricultural Sales and Marketing (Level 3) learned to connect trucks and trailers, load and unload horses from trailers, and how to operate a variety of farm equipment. Congratulations to our students completing the Agribusiness: Equines Studies Program!

Interested in partnering with the Agribusiness - Equine Studies Program by hosting an experiential learning trip, mentoring students, serving as a guest speaker, or joining the Advisory Committee? Please contact Agriculture Instructor M rs. Fallon Jackson.

Food Science and Processing Program

Throughout the summer at upcoming markets on campus, you can purchase one pound sausage rolls for $5. Students fed the hog here on campus!

Interested in partnering with the Food Science and Processing Program by hosting an experiential learning trip, mentoring students, serving as a guest speaker, or joining the Advisory Committee? Please contact Agriculture Instructor Mr. Doug Ashcraft.

Pre-Veterinary Studies Program

Students in the Pre-Veterinary Studies Program completed their finals and some traveled to the Louisville Zoo for an experiential learning trip. Congratulations to our students completing the Pre-Veterinary Studies Program!

Interested in partnering with the Pre-Veterinary Studies Program by hosting an experiential learning trip, mentoring students, serving as a guest speaker, or joining the Advisory Committee? Please contact Agriculture Instructors Mrs. Latissa Higgins or Mrs. Kathleen Magsam.

Students from all classes participated in project-based finals, including developing Eastern Bluebird and bat boxes to encourage nesting for songbirds suffering from habitat loss; harvesting, fileting, and cooking tilapia; and planting the rain garden with community partner, Geomancer Permaculture. See the below photos.

Students will prepare for the FFA Career Development Event Wildlife Management in August.

Interested in partnering with the Environmental Science and Natural Resources Institute by hosting an experiential learning trip, mentoring students, serving as a guest speaker, or joining the Advisory Committee? Please contact Agriculture Instructor Mrs. Ally Thompson.

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Watch our social media accounts for farm markets hosted by our students throughout the summer! We will sell a variety of produce, flowers, and more!

Interested in partnering with the Plant Science Institute by hosting an experiential learning trip, mentoring students, serving as a guest speaker, or joining the Advisory Committee? Please contact Agriculture Instructor Mr. Daniel Bustle.

In AgriScience, students completed their projects and showed them off to families at the AgriScience Fair Showcase!

In Agriculture Communications, students finished the semester by learning about photography, including communication forms, managing a crisis, social media marketing, and messaging, all through visuals.

In Principles of Agricultural Science and Technology, students learned about every pathway offered at our school and completed a survey to reflect on the year. Students most enjoyed lessons on pollination, egg grading, the tragedy of the commons, and Supervised Agricultural Experiences.

Interns at The Kentucky Castle

Interns at The Kentucky Castle presented their expansion project ideas to managers and school administrators, concluding our sixth year of partnership with this organization. Middle school students from our satellite agricultural education programs will begin work this summer. See the below photos.