A Girl Scout for 11 years, Rachel Clarkson has spent most of her life in the organization, a place, she says, isn’t only where you can meet new people and make lifelong friendships, but also an opportunity to help the community and have fun while doing it.
“Along the way, we grow as young women and leaders that will do great things in the future,” she says.
Clarkson attends Highland High School in Gilbert, Arizona, where she is a member of the Highland FFA Chapter, and has competed at the national convention in both nursery landscape and floriculture teams. Her deep interest in farming and agriculture began when she was young, gardening at home with her family.
“As I’ve gotten older, my love for agriculture has grown,” she says, recalling…
