Seward FFA member Emma Kuss recently received the chance to represent Seward and FFA on a statewide scale.
Kuss on April 9 during the Nebraska State FFA Convention was selected to serve as Secretary for the State FFA Officers committee. She was one of seven students in the state to be named an officer.
To achieve the position required three days of preliminary interviews and a day-long series of interviews in the final round. When the time came for the announcement, Kuss admitted she had trouble controlling her nerves.
“I was just shaking watching the video because I didn't know what was going to happen,” she said, with a laugh. “When I found out, I think my eyes almost popped out of my head I was so excited.”
As an officer, Kuss will develop and lead programs to promote FFA and the ag industry throughout the state and attempt to connect more students to FFA. She said she begins training for the position this week.
Kuss said she's thrilled at the opportunity to represent Seward and plans to use this position as a way to give back for all the support she's received during her time as a student at school and in FFA.
“Seward has had a lot of people supporting me and telling me that I have developed as a leader,” she said. “I know that what I've learned here in Seward, I will use to help me in this position and I hope to be a great example.”
