PARKER COUNTY AG
Dave Marcath
Aledo Ag Teacher
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n Parker County, with so many opportunities to work
with animals and the community, it’s no surprise that so
many students are interested in Ag and FFA. Dave Marcath,
the Ag teacher at Aledo, describes how he came to be
involved at the school.
“I had an Ag background as a kid, and Aledo was in
need of an Ag teacher to fill in for a short period of time
… they were looking for a new Ag teacher, and I kind of
jumped in,” he said. “I didn’t know it was going to be for
this long. Sure glad to be here.”
When students are involved in Ag, many doors are
opened for them in a variety of opportunities.
“Ag is FFA and Ag come together. We train kids in
vocational education, so some kids are trained in metal
workshop, wood work. I train kids on the animal science
side ... we work with kids through FFA to help animal
projects, be involved in judgement teams, public speaking,
leadership, kind of all those areas,” Marcath said.
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