Alderson punches ticket to National FFA Competition

LINCOLN - Students from across the state were awarded Proficiency Awards at the 96th annual Nebraska FFA State Convention held April 3-5. The Proficiency Awards program encourages members to set personal goals and learn practical skills. The program provides recognition to FFA members for exceptional accomplishments and excellence in their Supervised Agricultural Experience (SAE) programs. The Supervised Agricultural Experience program is an individualized application of classroom learning beyond scheduled class time and has been a standard part of agricultural education since 1917. Students’ SAEs may be entrepreneurial enterprises, employment experiences or research projects. Student’s applications won district competitions before being considered by the state-selected committee in February. In the area of Agricultural Education, Matthew Alderson, the son of Curtis Alderson and Jill Heemstra of Osmond,