SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS – The agricultural education program at Corinth Holders High School has been recognized as a top program nationwide and received the 2024 National Association of Agricultural Educators’ Outstanding Middle and Secondary School Agricultural Education Program Award. The award was presented during the 2024 NAAE Convention, December 3-7, in San Antonio.
The NAAE Outstanding Middle and Secondary School Agricultural Education Program Award recognizes the nation’s most successful middle and secondary school agricultural education programs and teachers. The award highlights teachers and programs that integrate core academic instruction into their program and use new technology to teach students. It also recognizes teachers who construct their programs to meet the needs of the community, school, and students. The 2024 Outstanding Middle and Secondary School Agricultural Education Program Award is partially sponsored by Bayer.
The Corinth Holder High School Agricultural Education Program offers comprehensive learning in animal science, horticulture, and agricultural mechanics. Established in 2010, it has expanded from one to four teachers, serving a diverse student body where 95% lack direct agricultural experience. With state-of-the-art facilities, students engage in hands-on projects, including caring for livestock care managing a greenhouse that produces over $20,000 in plants annually. The program fosters strong community ties and FFA involvement, averaging 450 members each year. For the 2023-2024 academic year, the program was led by Matthew Barnhill, Ashley Holloman, Jared Parks and Kayla Brown.
NAAE is the professional organization for agricultural educators with over 9,000 members nationwide. The organization advocates for agricultural education, provides advancement through professional development for agricultural educators, and works to recruit and retain agricultural educators in the profession. NAAE offers a variety of programs and services to support this three-pronged mission. The mission of NAAE is “professionals providing agricultural education for the global community through visionary leadership, advocacy and service.”
NAAE is headquartered in Lexington, Ky.
