Highland High School Agriculture Department

Teaches: Ag Chemistry, Ag Sales & Marketing & Ag Government/Economics

Coaches: Impromptu & Extemporaneous Public Speaking

Light Horse Judging

Ag Sales

Novice Record Books

Supervises: Swine

  Horses

Turkeys

Mrs. Carter grew up in Bakersfield and graduated from Ridgeview High School. After high school she attended and graduated from Fresno State University with a BS in Agriculture Education. During college Mrs. Carter worked at several of the units at the Fresno State farm including Dairy Processing, Equine, Swine, and was the Assistant Manager of the Fresno State Farmers Market. Mrs. Carter is happily married to her husband, Cory and they have two children; Gage (9) and Quinn (4). In her free time Mrs. Carter enjoys going on adventures with her family and shows reining horses competitively around the Western United States. 

Teaches: Veterinary Science, Floral 1 & Floral 2

Coaches: Prepared Public Speaking

Job Interview

 Vet Science

 Floral Design 

Supervises: Sheep 

Floral

Teaches: Ag, Food & Natural Resources (AFNR)

Coaches: Parliamentary Procedure

Creed Public speaking

Vegetable Judging

Best Informed Greenhand

Supervises: 

Poultry

Rabbits

Horticulture

Teaches: Intro to Ag Mechanics, Ag Welding, & Agriculture Fabrication

Coaches: Ag Mechanics

Supervises: Beef

Ag Mechanics

Mr. Wilke grew up in Taft and graduated from Taft High School. While in high school Mr. Wilke was an active member of the Taft FFA and raised hogs and cattle. After graduating from high school, Mr. Wilke attended Bakersfield College before transferring to Fresno State University. There he graduated with his BS in Agriculture Education and then went to work for Diversified Crop Insurance. After a few years working in the ag industry, Mr. Wilke decided to go back into Ag Education and started at Arvin High School. He joined Highland in 2022 and has done a tremendous job with the Ag mechanics pathway. Mr. Wilke is happily married to his wife Teighlor, who is also at Ag teacher at West High school, and they have one son, Rhett (3) and another little one on the way. In his spare time Mr. Wilke and his family enjoy visiting their vacation home in Tahoe and going on adventures together. 

Teaches: Sustainable Ag Biology & AFNR

Coaches: Milk Quality

Supervises: Goats