The 2017–18 Kansas FFA Officer team includes( L-R) President Eli Ohlde, Clifton-Clyde FFA; Vice President John Kennedy, Jackson Heights FFA; Secretary Marie Reveles, Hays FFA; Treasurer Quentin Umphenour, Jayhawk-Linn FFA; Reporter Riley Sleichter, Abilene FFA; and Sentinel Skyler Denio, Hoxie FFA.

(KNZA)--A local FFA member is among six Kansas FFA members elected to serve as state officers for 2017-18.

Jackson Heights FFA member John Kennedy was elected as vice-president during the 89th Kansas FFA Convention held May 31st-June 2nd on the Kansas State University campus in Manhattan.

Kennedy was among 14 candidates running for a state officer position to represent more than 9,000 Kansas FFA members.

The State FFA Officer team will travel across the state sharing their passion for agriculture, leadership and service. Kansas FFA officers present workshops and conferences across the state and challenge FFA members to serve their communities and the agriculture industry.

A four-year FFA member, Kennedy has served as the president of his chapter, as well as the secretary for the Northeast District. His Supervised Agricultural Experience program is landscape management, where he is the groundskeeper for three local cemeteries. He plans to attend K-State with hopes of becoming a high school agricultural education instructor.

Kennedy is the son of Kelly and Kim Kennedy. His advisor is Paul Lierz.