Agriculture, Natural Resources
Career and Technical Education includes the 16 different career pathways. This video highlights the agriculture programs available in SC high schools. These three FMSD Agriculture Teachers have different areas of expertise so some classes, such as Natural Resources and Pre-Veterinary Science, require students to shutter or transport themselves to and from their home school.
Madison Huddy, Catawba Ridge HS
Tim Pasour, Fort Mill HS
Gee Parker, Nation Ford HS
Catawba Riverkeeper has an annual Carolina Eco Innovators Scholarship Competition open to high school students within the Catawba River basin. Submission deadline 1/31/23. High school students are invited to submit an idea they have to help solve an environmental problem of their choosing. Submissions range from ideas on ways to reduce pollution/trash to proposed solutions to climate change issues and more. The possibilities are endless!
Applicants submit a short essay and video explaining their idea and how it would work to solve the issue they’ve chosen to focus on. The most creative and innovative submissions will be chosen as finalists. The finalists will receive mentorship from one of the participating partners and prepare a presentation for the final event in March at our headquarters in McAdenville, NC. All our mentors are from local environmental nonprofits and are assigned to provide their expertise and assist with the development of the student’s idea into a final presentation. At the event they present ‘Shark Tank’ style to our panel of judges, explaining why their idea is the best and most innovative.
Grand prize is in $4,000 scholarship monies, 2nd place is $2,000, 3rd place is $1,000, and there is an audience vote that a winner will receive $500 from.
Competition Overview: Click Here
Submission Portal: https://forms.gle/PXySNd6Ba3nbrEDo6
Morgan Long (she/her)
Education Manager
704-679-9494 ext 109
Local veterinary professionals help FMSD students interested in the various careers in their field. As their work and safety of their staff allows, they provide shadowing opportunities and internships for our veterinary science students. Students can also look for volunteer opportunities.
Riverbanks Zoo in Columbia SC has various education programs. The ZooTeen Conservation Team requires 80 hours and runs from September-August (bi-monthly for at least one year).
Greenville Zoo has a volunteer program for 14-17 year old students.
Tiger World has a volunteer program the first Saturday of every month starting at 3pm. Please note that if you are under 18 years old, you need a parent or guardian with you.
Raptor Center in Huntersville allows for students as young as 6th grade to volunteer and learn.
Virtual Internship Program
The University of NC Nutrition Research Institute (NRI) is excited to offer a virtual internship program for high school students! This 6-week, online-only program will allow students the opportunity to learn from NRI Principal Investigators, participate in group mentoring sessions, and complete an independent nutrition research project and presentation. Unfortunately, they reached full capacity on 5/3/21, but you can sign up to be on a wait list or try again next summer. Just click on the logo.