Redwood High School Agriculture teacher, Ms. Citlalli Veloz, shares where her love for agriculture stems from.
By: Richard Duran
Besides from Mr. John Coon, Ms. Citlalli Veloz teaches a variety of classes in Ag department.
Ms. Veloz says, “I teach animal and plant physiology, plant and soil science, Ag [Agriculture] leadership and floral design.“
Ms. Veloz’s teaching doesn’t stop within her classes, while Ms. Veloz is a teacher who doubles as an advisor for FFA or Future Farmers of America.
She says, “So as an FFA advisor I am pretty much in charge of FFA meetings, officer team.“
Ms. Veloz tells how agriculture was a significant part of her early life and how she started in Mexico with parent´s farm and into the USA.
“I probably started really young, my parents have their own, like farms in Mexico. So that’s when I finally started doing agriculture, and then here in the states, I started probably my freshman year raising pigs.“ Ms. Veloz says.
Ms. Veloz also shares what sparked her inspiration that led her up to teaching in Redwood as an agriculture teacher.
Ms. Veloz says, “The thought [To become an Agriculture teacher] came around freshman year when I met my teacher, Mr. Flores. So when I got into his Ag class and started learning more about of Ag, and I saw the impact of that he had on student´s lives, that made me want to do the same thing.“
Ms. Veloz opens up on what Agriculture means to her as a whole in her opinion.
She says, “It pretty much means like it’s the backbone of this country, the backbone of life. That’s where you get your food from, and we kind of respect it.“
Ms. Veloz tells what her biggest achievements are during her time here at Redwood.
Ms. Veloz says, “I think my biggest achievements is just seeing my students kind of strive and succeed in the classes and other classes as well.“
Richard Duran
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