Meet our Teachers

Mrs. Tori Boehme was born in Fredericksburg, Texas, and grew up in Comfort, Texas, and San Antonio, Texas where she attended O’Connor High School. Mrs. Boehme participated in her FFA chapter by showing pigs, parliamentary procedures, radio broadcasting, and horse judging. Following high school, Mrs. Boehme attended Texas A&M University - Kingsville and majored in Agriculture Science, and graduated in 2020.

Mrs. Boehme student taught at Medina Valley and after graduation went and taught at Liberty Hill high school for 2 years. She found her way back home to ATSA. Mrs. Boehme will be teaching Ag Mechanics and Principles of Ag. She will be coaching the Quiz teams, Horse Judging, and Farm Business Management teams. She can be found in the E-shop or the goat barn. 

When Mrs. Boehme is not at school; she is at home with her husband Greg and their 3 cats. In her free time, she helps on the farm and spends time creating and building new things for her home. She loves to listen to new podcasts about new and interesting things. 

Mr. Clay was born and raised in San Antonio, Texas. Mr. Clay graduated from O'Connor in 2011 where he participated in the FFA program and showed chickens and turkeys. Following high school, Mr. Clay attended Texas A&M University where he majored in Agricultural Science. Graduating from Texas A&M in 2014 allowed Mr. Clay to swiftly return to work at his alma mater in 2015 as an Ag teacher. Mr. Clay runs our greenhouse, coaches FFA teams, and handles all poultry and horticulture projects. In 2018 Mr. Clay graduated from Texas A&M University Kingsville with a master's degree in Agriculture Science. Brian also serves as the chair of the Former Students of O'Connor FFA organization which works to reconnect alum to the program & current students by fundraising and volunteering. Mr. Clay is a man with many accolades including Texas A&M poultry judging national champion, Texas High School Poultry Judging Champion, Texas A&M Poultry Judging Champion, and has trained with the National winning team. Mr. Clay was also Northside ISD's 1st-year teacher of the year in 2016. Mr. Clay is married and is the father to two little girls, Emily and Catherine. In his spare time, he loves to saltwater fish, hunt, and go hiking. The aspect of being an Ag teacher that Mr. Clay enjoys the most is working with the students on FFA teams. He believes the skills they learn while participating in these events set them up for their future in public speaking, decision-making skills, responsibility, and obtaining a competitive edge. We are lucky to have Mr. Clay on staff and we thank him for all that he does!

Mr. Chase Carroll was born and raised in Grand Saline, TX where his family owned a feeder cattle operation. Mr. Carroll attended Texas A&M University and graduated with a degree in Agriculture Science in 2009. Mr. Carroll obtained his master's degree from Texas A&M Kingsville in Agriculture Science which has allowed him to teach our dual credit ag courses through Palo Alto College. Serving as an Ag teacher for 11 years, Mr. Carroll has worked at O'Connor for the last 7 years as the steer project manager, and the coach for the chapter conducting team, horse judging, and wildlife judging teams. Mr. Carroll's favorite breed of cattle is the polled Hereford, and his hobbies include golfing, hunting and fishing.

Mr. Wes McFarland was born in Pratt, Kansas, and grew up in Canyon Lake, Texas where he attended Smithson Valley High School. Mr. McFarland participated in agriculture by competing with showing pigs, parliamentary procedure, meat judging, and ag mechanics teams. Following high school, Mr. McFarland attended Texas A&M University (WHOOP) and majored in Agriculture Science, and graduated in 2009. Mr. McFarland also holds a master's degree in Educational Administration from U.T. Tyler.

Teaching began for Mr. McFarland here at O'Connor where he completed his student teaching. Following student teaching, Mr. McFarland worked as an Ag teacher in Jacksonville, Texas for three years and then made his way here back to Helotes and has served as an ag teacher at O'Connor ever since. Currently, Mr. McFarland is our Ag Mechanics teacher and you can find him out in the "Q" shop working with our upper-level Ag Mech students.

When Mr. McFarland is not on campus in the shop he enjoys spending time with his wife Catilin and their 3 children. Mr. Mcfarland loves being a Dad, building stuff, being outside, and listening to live music. Something you may not know about him is that he LOVES playing the drums and listening to heavy metal music. When I asked Mr. McFarland about his infamous beard he shared that it began due to sleep deprivation caused by his newborn child. He then stated the pediatrician told him that he should not shave it for two reasons: 1) sun protection and 2) if he does shave it his baby may not recognize him. The beard has remained since Mr. McFarland's firstborn child for these reasons.