OFI 1565: On The Road To Becoming A Veterinarian | FFA SAE Edition | Willie Schoonover | Mulhall-Orlando High School FFA

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Willie Schoonover is a junior at Mulhall-Orlando High School in Orlando, Oklahoma and he is the treasurer in their FFA Chapter. He is also the son of two veterinarians and moving quickly towards that same career pathway. Willie and his younger brother raise goats, cattle, pigs and sheep on their Oklahoma farm, and this is giving them great experience for their futures, as Willie told me that his brother is also interested in veterinary work.

Willie currently has his sights set on Oklahoma State University in two years, after he graduates high school. However, he has a dream of doing veterinary work with buffalo in Montana, outside of Yellowstone National Park. Maybe he can be persuaded to seek his bachelor’s degree in Bozeman and hang a blue Montana State University flag up as well.

SUPERVISED AGRICULTURAL EXPERIENCE: Diversified Livestock & Veterinary Placement

HIGH SCHOOL: Mullhall-Orlando High School, Orlando, Oklahoma

MASCOT: Panthers

FFA ADVISOR: Tonya Middleton

CONTACT INFORMATION FOR WILLIE SCHOONOVER:

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Willie’s FFA Advisor’s Email Address: tmiddleton@m-ops.org

Mullhall-Orland High School District Telephone: 405-649-2000

FFA LINKS:

National FFA Organization

Supervised Agricultural Experiences (SAE’s)

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Only 2% of Americans grow and raise most of the food and livestock consumed by the other 98% as well as the rest of the world. FFA is providing the needed education, training and resources to Americans that will carry that torch forward and insure that America continues to have inexpensive, quality food.
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