Using our Freshman AG Biology and our Sophomore Chemistry & Agriscience courses, students can complete this pathway receiving OSHA-10 certification and opportunities for Work-based learning. These classes are held in our new, state of the art Agriculture Sciences building starting in the fall of 2023.

Pirate Focus
Grade Level: 9
UC/CSU: Elective (“G”) requirement
Credits: 10.0
Graduation Requirement: GFSF
Pre-requisites: None.
Dual Enrollment/Articulation: Articulation with Yuba College (COUNS 25)
Grading Scale: 4.0
Description: A comprehensive career and life planning course. Students complete the course with a 10 Year Plan for success, a Skills-Based Education Plan, the beginning of a Professional Portfolio, and a sense of relevance for their high school courses. In the context of a study of the changes that occur during a typical life span, each student will construct a personal profile of current and projected interests, aptitudes, skills, values, personality, and life and personal circumstances.

Agricultural Biology – P
Grade Level: 9 - 12
UC/CSU: Science (“D”) requirement
Credits: 10.0
Graduation Requirement: Science
Pre-requisites: None
Grading Scale: 4.0
Description: Agricultural Biology meets the CSU/UC laboratory science requirement for admission and the Wheatland Union High School life science requirement for graduation. This yearlong laboratory science course is designed for college-bound students with an interest in agriculture, applied biology sciences, environmental studies, and natural resource management. Included in the course are the study of molecular and cellular aspects of life, the basic concepts of biochemistry, and the structure of atoms as they relate to energy production, nutrition, digestion, genetics, nervous systems, immune systems, circulatory system, comparative anatomy, physiology, and growth and reproductions of plants and animals. Students will have the opportunity to participate in leadership activities through involvement in the FFA, they are required to keep a record book and have a supervised agricultural project.

Chemistry and AgriScience - P
Grade Level: 10- 12
UC/CSU: Science (“D”) requirement
Credits: 10.0
Graduation Requirement: Science
Pre-requisites: Successful completion of Biology or Agricultural Biology.
Grading Scale: 4.0
Description: This course explores the physical and chemical nature of soil as well as the relationships between soil, plants, animals and agricultural practices. Students will examine properties of soil and land and their connections to plant and animal production. Using knowledge of scientific protocols as well as course content, students will develop an AgriScience research program to be conducted throughout the first semester of the course. To complete that whole project each student will investigate and test an AgriScience research question by formulating a scientific question related to the course content, formulating a hypothesis based on related research, conducting an experiment to test the hypothesis, collecting quantitative data, and forming a conclusion based on analysis of the data. The result of this research program will be an in-depth research and experimentation paper that is technically written, based on scientific protocol, and cited using APA formatting. Additionally, students will develop and present a capstone soil management plan for agricultural producers, using the content learned throughout the course. Throughout the course, students will be graded on participation in intra-curricular FFA activities as well as the development and maintenance of an ongoing Supervised Agricultural Experience (SAE) program. This includes OSHA-10 General Industry (Agriculture) Certification.

DE Agricultural Leadership and Communications
Grade Level: 9 - 12
UC/CSU: Elective (“G”) requirement
Credits: 10.0
Graduation Requirement: CTE
Pre-requisites: None
Grading Scale: 4.0
Dual Enrollment/Articulation:
Description: This course is designed to promote and develop leadership in the Agriculture Industry. Through the planning and execution of numerous events for the school’s FFA chapter, students will discover how to best affect change in their communities. Students will read extensively about the nature of leadership and its different styles. Additionally, students write frequently – critically, reflectively, persuasively – and speak about real-world issues in Agriculture. Topics will include current issues in Ag legislation, the development of personal leadership skills, FFA operations, FFA Judging Teams, and exploration of past and present needs in the Ag Industry and its leaders. A supervised Agricultural Experience project is required and will be developed with the aid of the instructor. Students will help plan, organize and put on events in FFA. Students are required to complete 20 hours per semester. FFA participation and SAE, Supervised Agricultural Experience, projects will be part of the grade for this course.