"They can do undergraduate classes at any college they choose and then they can transfer into Tech, or they can transfer into A&M and then take classes from there," Cass said. If they want to become veterinarians, the closest schools would be Texas Tech University, which recently opened a vet school, and Texas A&M University. The next step after these classes would be taking college classes and from there they can take the level II CVA (Certified Veterinary Assistant) and just keep working their way up through school. got the hang of it and we're doing great things," Cass said. there's just so much to the vet tech program. "I deeply love the freshmen and (coming) out here with seniors and the vet tech program. She was a little hesitant about moving to the Ag Farm from Odessa High because it's so much different from the classes she was teaching there. "They definitely helped keep this place running and without them we would not be where we're at," she said.Ī native of Paris, Texas, Cass earned a bachelor's degree in agricultural services and development with a teacher certification.
The caretakers are Carlos Salcido and Angela Herrington. Many of the students show animals and they take care of the different animals at the farm.
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The farm is a full working farm, she said, with lambs, goats, pigs, chickens, horses and donkeys, but no cows or bunnies.
So giving them a taste in high school, seeing if they like something lets them know before they take all these college classes, the time, the money, the effort, and then get down the road and don't like it," Cass said. "You don't want to get all the way through all that and then realize that you don't want to do it, or you don't like it. She said the students go through so much schooling and time. It definitely was not what I thought it was and I finished out my senior year of high school and then I decided that I wanted to teach," Cass said. "I was shadowing a vet and I learned quickly that it was not for me. She said she did an internship similar to what her students are doing now in high school. They learn all kinds of things so that they are better prepared to be a vet," Cass said.
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