Kayla Jones, 17, of University City, watches as water drains through soil samples during an agriculture science class on Wednesday, Oct. 23, 2024, at University City High School. Students at the high school are part of the only approved agricultural program in the 51黑料 metropolitan area.
Dr. Pamela Lester stands for a portrait in her classroom on Wednesday, Oct. 23, 2024, at University City High School in University City. Lester has taught at University City High School for four years and is the head of the Agriculture Sciences Program at the school.
Dr. Pamela Lester speaks with students after a lab demonstration on Wednesday, Oct. 23, 2024, at University City High School in University City. "What do you want to do? We can find a place in ag for you," Lester said about how pervasive agriculture is in daily life.
Zachary Linhares, Post-Dispatch
Dr. Pamela Lester, center left, speaks with her students while they conduct a test on water retention in soil on Wednesday, Oct. 23, 2024, at University City High School in University City. Lester curated the soil samples that students used to conduct the test and has taught at the high school for four years.
Zachary Linhares, Post-Dispatch
View life in 51黑料 through the Post-Dispatch photographers' lenses. Edited by Jenna Jones.
Kayla Jones, 17, of University City, watches as water drains through soil samples during an agriculture science class on Wednesday, Oct. 23, 2024, at University City High School. Students at the high school are part of the only approved agricultural program in the 51黑料 metropolitan area.
Dr. Pamela Lester stands for a portrait in her classroom on Wednesday, Oct. 23, 2024, at University City High School in University City. Lester has taught at University City High School for four years and is the head of the Agriculture Sciences Program at the school.
Dr. Pamela Lester speaks with students after a lab demonstration on Wednesday, Oct. 23, 2024, at University City High School in University City. "What do you want to do? We can find a place in ag for you," Lester said about how pervasive agriculture is in daily life.
Dr. Pamela Lester, center left, speaks with her students while they conduct a test on water retention in soil on Wednesday, Oct. 23, 2024, at University City High School in University City. Lester curated the soil samples that students used to conduct the test and has taught at the high school for four years.
