JEFF FIELDER
GERING – Emma Schneider, a senior at Gering High School, is Nspire Today!’s Female Student
of the Month for March. She’s performed well academically and is involved in a number of
activities, including FFA, Leo Club, student council, HOSA, Fellowship of Christian Athletes, Key
Club, cross country, and track and field. In FFA, she’ll be attending the state competition for
floriculture. She’s also earned multiple ribbons for the vet science CDE competition. In Leo
Club, she’s the secretary, and she recently was awarded a $750 scholarship by the
Scottsbluff/Gering Lions Club. In student council, she’s served as the vice president each of the
last four years. Outside of school, she helps in the nursery at Northfield Church in Gering, and
she has four different jobs: working as a server at Perkins Restaurant, working as a vet
assistant at Pioneer Animal Clinic; dog sitting; and babysitting. After graduating from high
school, she plans to join the Army National Guard. She also plans to start attending the
University of Nebraska at Lincoln the second semester of college after her military training to
study animal science. Her parents are Shauna and Rocky Schneider.
Q: How pleased are you with the way your high school career has gone academically?
EMMA: “I’m pretty pleased with how I’ve done academically. School is hard for me since I don’t
get concepts as easily as most people, so it takes me longer to learn things. Because of that,
I’ve had to devote extra time to studying things online so I can understand the concepts better.
I’m also not the best test taker, but I always try my best to study as much as I can, and I feel it’s
really paid off.”
Q: What do you feel has been your greatest achievement academically in high school up to this point?
EMMA: “I would say it’s my report cards from the last two years. During my freshman and
sophomore years, I struggled a bit, but last year and this year I’ve pushed myself extra hard, and it’s helped me get the good grades I always hoped for.”
You can read the entire story in the Nspiring Youth section of the March issue of Nspire Today! magazine. A one-year subscription (12 issues) to Nspire Today! is only $25. You may sign up for a subscription by sending $25 to Nspire Today!, P.O. Box 454, Scottsbluff, NE 69363, or you may pay with a credit card by calling 308-220-8907.
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