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Teacher Spotlights
Jessica Couch
School: Hopkins
Years at Hopkins: 25
Honorary State Degree: 2011
Honorary American Degree: 2023
Mrs. Jessica Couch is an agriscience teacher and FFA advisor at Hopkins High School. She has served in this role for the past 25 years and has helped build Hopkins into the strong agriculture program that it is today. Mrs. Couch’s favorite parts of her job are building relationships with students, making memories, and watching students succeed. Thank you, Mrs. Couch, for your dedication to ag education in Michigan.
School: Byron
Years at Byron: 3
Ms. Josephine Forbush is the agriscience teacher and FFA advisor at Byron High School. Ms. Forbush says she became a teacher, “because it combines all of my passions; young people, agriculture, and FFA.” In just her second year of teaching, Ms. Forbush has expressed her passion for working with students and giving them opportunities and resources that help them learn. Thank you, Ms. Forbush, for your dedication to ag education in Michigan.
Josephine Forbush
School: Laker
Years at Laker: 10
Honorary State Degree: 2023
Mrs. Haley Cucinello is the agriscience teacher and FFA advisor at Laker High School. Haley said the reason she became an ag teacher was because of her advisor Don Wheeler, who, “Made class time never feel truly like work, challenged us in ways that made us better people and encouraged us to find our passions and live them out every day.” Her favorite part of being an advisor is working with the students, and getting the students involved in the community as much as possible. Thank you, Mrs. Cucinello, for your dedication to ag education in Michigan.
Haley Cucinello
Curtis Refior
School: Fowlerville
Years at Fowlerville: 9
Honorary State Degree: 2025
Curtis Refior is an Agriscience Educator, and FFA Advisor at Fowlerville High School. Curtis’s FFA journey began as a student at Webberville High School, and his advisor became a pivotal mentor in his life, helping him secure his first job during high school, and offering invaluable wisdom as he pursued a career in agricultural education. Curtis says he is always mindful of the legacy he is leaving as he builds meaningful, lasting relationships with students, serving as their educator, mentor, counselor, and coach. Thank you, Curtis, for your dedication to ag education in Michigan.
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Jenny Troyer
School: Centreville
Years at Centreville: 9
Honorary State Degree: 2025
Jenny Troyer is an Agriscience Instructor and FFA Advisor at Centreville. As an advisor, Jenny says she has had the unique opportunity to grow personally and professionally, all while passing those experiences onto her students. Jenny aims to impact her students by helping them discover the same passion for agriculture that she has. Thank you Jenny, for your dedication to ag education in Michigan.
Connor Hubbard
School: Alcona
Years Teaching: 9
Honorary State Degree: 2025
Mr. Connor Hubbard, a past-member of the Alcona FFA chapter, has been teaching at home for the past nine years. Mr. Hubbard enjoys providing his students with hands-on learning opportunities and watching them grow into confident people. Thank you, Mr. Hubbard, for your dedication to ag education in Michigan.
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