Whether it is an animal, a plant or something in between, Sevastopol agriculture teacher Ann Glowacki brings it all into the classroom for students to experience firsthand.
Glowacki’s classroom is home to not just nine different course offerings — including nursery and landscaping, veterinary science, animal science and floriculture — but also the school’s nursery, a pair of guinea pigs, three chinchillas and a few reptiles that students care for throughout the year.
The path to Glowacki’s classroom did not start at Sevastopol or even at Southern Door, where she taught previously, but rather at West De Pere High School. There, Glowacki knew she wanted to be an agriculture teacher thanks to her own teacher during her sophomore year.
Glowacki’s favorite part of the job is that no two days or classes are the same. The UW-River Falls graduate says she is often learning right along with her students, whether it be creating floral arrangements for the stars of the school’s recent production of “The Wizard of Oz,” growing flowers for its spring plant sale or cultivating lettuce to be used in the school cafeteria. She hopes students gain the hands-on experience they need to make future career choices.
While her work with students takes her around the country as the school’s FFA adviser, Glowacki’s teaching will go international in 2027 when she leads students on a trip to Germany, France and Italy. You can watch our full interview with Glowacki as part of the Door County Farm Bureau’s “Ask a Farmer” series below.
