MERCED, Calif. (KFSN) — Golden Valley High School seniors Greyson Dockstader and Cody Peterson aren’t simply chopping grass.
They hope that they are chopping the wait time for a future profession.
“I’ve always wanted to be a part of a grounds crew, when I see them out there, when I watch baseball, football games,” Peterson mentioned.
Atwater and Golden Valley High School are pioneers on the West Coast for a category referred to as Turf and Sports Field Management.
It’s one thing we first launched to you final Fall.
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“We’ve got a lot of athletes that didn’t think ag was of interest to them, but they’ve gone into the program and really excelled,” says Atwater High School Teacher Dave Gossman.
This 12 months, each colleges have been invited by USC to ship students to assist get the soccer discipline prepared for the Trojans season opener on August 30.
“You can learn stuff in a classroom, but to be able to go to the actual field and learn from experienced professionals, it’s a different perspective,” Dockstader mentioned.
Greyson and Cody are two of the 4 native students picked for a visit heading to The Coliseum.
“We’re on an immaculate field, and our kids get to say, ‘Hey, we did that.'” Says Golden Valley High School instructor, Kevin Magill.
It’s a chance that might arrange a profession for these Valley students.
The students will get the possibility to study hands-on from the Trojans workers and crew.
“Hoping to bring more of that knowledge to the program so we can teach people how to be in the industry, how to get ready to work,” Peterson mentioned.
The Atwater program has already been invited to Pebble Beach, Oracle Park and several other spring coaching websites.
After serving to the Trojans discipline workers, the 4 students will probably be invited to watch USC’s season opener.
“It gets us giddy that we get to go help get a field ready that we watch on ESPN,” Magill mentioned.
It’s a hands-on lesson that places these students on the sector
“The classroom can kind of make it seem it’s a perfect job and nothing can go wrong,” Peterson mentioned. “This is really what I want to do with my life. I want to pursue the turf grass industry and make it my career someday.”
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