Why I Teach

I teach because it gives me joy to see a student finally have the light bulb moment.

Hello everyone,

I am pleased to introduce myself. J My name is Laura Barnes, and this is my 6^th year teaching at West Valley. I teach Ag Biology and Floral Design and I am also and FFA Advisor, where I Coach a livestock judging team and am in charge of overseeing the swine fair project.

I am a Northern California transplant, I spent 22 years in Southern California, Orange County. Where I was heavily involved in 4-H, raising any market animal I could get my hands on to show at our local fair. This is where my intense love for agriculture in rooted from. Then, once I decided to go to college the choice was easy of me, Fresno State, (GO DOGS). This is where my love for production agriculture started to blooms and grow. I ran the swine production facility for 5 years, which housed about 75-100 sows all year long. Now I am living in Corning Ca, where my Fiancé and run 40 head show pig operation that well sell pigs to 4-H and FFA kids from Washington to California.

Peace out,

Barnes