The addition of Equine Science and Veterinary Science programs to the existing programs will offer students outstanding opportunities in our agricultural community.
The Animal Science Facility has been built on the Grant Career Center campus and has utilized an existing barn that has been renovated for the Veterinary Science program.
It contains a lab setting, grooming area, small animal clinic, pet room and kennel areas. A new barn has been added behind the existing barn for the Equine Science program with 12 stables to house the horses. There will be room for expansion as the program grows. A connecting corridor has been built between the two buildings that holds classroom areas and office and locker spaces.
There has been a flurry of activity in the Animal Science Facility in the past two weeks as we prepare for the start of the new school year! All the finishing touches are getting completed and the hollowed out facility is coming to life!
A Ribbon Cutting Ceremony was held on Aug. 6 during the Open House and Orientation Night. Board members, staff, elected officials, builders, contractors, designers, community members and the State FFA President all gathered together to celebrate the opening of the new facility and the creation of new opportunities for our students! Following the ceremony, many students and interested community members wandered through the facility and were amazed at the qualities of this fantastic facility.
As school starts, the Equine and Veterinary Science students feel right at home in their new programs.
They have been very popular as the students from other programs visit their new facility and meet the new teachers, and more importantly, the animals that are in residence.
The future of these new additions to the Grant Career Center training programs looks quite bright! Look for features on these great programs in the near future as they get settled into their new homes.