Jamil-Carlton High School tigers earn college credit by growing pinots. This is what I mean by making learning fun.
Yamil-Carlton is the only high school wine producer in Oregon. The presence of Ken Wright Cell Ken Wright in Carlton Your Tiger Vines Vineyard wines are not so embarrassing.
Nine years ago, Wright noticed that after graduating from Yamil-Carlton High School, she had difficulty finding local jobs. Wright has joined the Yamil-Carlton Wine Growers Association to help them find jobs in local wines and wines. A: Provide a Vacation Program to the local school board.
Led by board member Timothy Pafefer, In 2012, the Yamil-Carlton School Board voted unanimously to accept the Vetcher program. The vote paved the way for high school students to meet the American Farmers / Agricultural Curriculum.
The school board persuaded Paffiffer to convert 1.5 hectares of unused school property into a “workplace laboratory” to apply what the students had learned on the existing vineyard.
The High School Veterinary Development Program is based on the Wine Study Curriculum at the Squeeze Community College in Salem.
In our industry, college credit is given to children to help them gain recognition. As far as I know, this is the only program in the country, ”Wright said.
In the spring of 2013, a group of students and volunteers gathered to plant 22 rows of pino nut vines near high school sports fields. After Tiger helped raise money to start the vineyard, Wright promised the school board that they would not spend a penny on the repairs. Wright kept that promise.
The Horticulture Department is where tigers learn about everything from soil analysis to pruning. Popular choice by Jared Collins, Yamil-Carlton High School AG Science and Tech teacher. Students who complete the course will receive three credits at Lin-Benton Community College in Albany.
According to Collins, between 50 and 60 students will work in the vineyard during the school year.
“If something needs to be done in the vineyard,” says Collins, “I would even go there to study animal science.”
Veterinary students will be trained in wine farming by Mark Gold, a veterinarian led by Ken Wright Cells.
“Mark is important to our program. When we have kids working on the vineyard, nine out of 10 of them are there, ”Collins said.
Students in the Vitamins program can apply for two weeks of summer exercises with Gold. His work experience is a “serious breakdown course in the next level of vitamin education.”
This summer, trainees, Kali Jordahl and Brilli Ingram, received $ 1,000 scholarships and college credit with Chemeketa Community College. The exercise program is supported by Wright, his wife Karen, and local wine producers.
Wright said the program works.
“The seal of freedom is a perfect example of someone who has found his way from the program to his career. Her happiness began at that high school, ”says Wright.
Seal, Yamil-Carlton High School 2016 Class, is an agronomist at the Marion Ag Service in St. Paul, Oregon. Her work involves analyzing soil samples and plant tissues to give advice to vineyard and nursery owners.
Mahatt thanked her for her work in high school.
“That class found my foot on the door at Argyle Wine, which inspired me to study crop and soil science at Oregon State University. I am now a crop consultant, and I am not yet 23 years old. It was because I had six years of experience in high school that I had a vitamin. ”
Part 2023 Ingram could be the next seal of freedom.
“My tiger vineyard habits gave me a love for vitamin breeding. As I continue my education, I hope to learn more about the wine industry, hoping to become part of it one day. ”
Although she did not finish her wineing, Ingram acquired many valuable work skills. In addition to learning how to design a Tiger Vines website, Ingram taught her how to communicate with adults in a business setting and the importance of being on time.
Selling wine is how this special program will continue in the future. Rachel Collins, president of Tiger Vines, set up a non-profit corporation to do just that. Wine sales profits are used to cover wine management and promotional expenses.
Buy leopards for $ 30 or Rosso Pinot Norn for $ 22 to support tigers. They can be found on the website or at Cucumber Farms, Yamil, Park and Main, Carlton and Park Avenue, Wine, Portland.
tigervineswine.org or tigervineswine@gmail.com.
– Michael Alberti writes about wine for Oregon. He can be reached malberty0@gmail.com. To read more of his cover, go to oregonlive.com/ wine.