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Local Student Takes Top Essay Contest Honors

By Brian Hagen

05/04/2017

Left to right: Kansas State Bank Commissioner Miki Bowman, Nathan Buss, Representative Ron Ellis, and Kansas Securities Commissioner Josh Ney./Photo Credit: Facebook

(KAIR)--A local area high school student takes the top prize in a state-wide essay contest, earning more than $2,000 in scholarship funds for his winning selection.

Nathan Buss, a senior at Jefferson West High School, in Meriden, is named the winner of the top prize in the 2017 Financial Scholars Essay Contest.

Jointly sponsored by the Office of the State Bank Commissioner and the Office of the Kansas Securities Commissioner, the contest awards five scholarships, ranging from $500 to $2,500.

According to a press release from the Kansas Securities Commission Office, entrants were asked to submit a two-part essay, utilizing their choice of several financial challenges in the first part. The second portion involved a 3 to 6 page analysis, incorporating the lessons from the first section, with financial decisions being made by the student writer pertaining to matters of higher education funding.

Buss wrote about the lessons from his family's farm, and how the smart money management of his grandfather allowed the farm to continue running through difficult times.

Buss, who receives a $2500 scholarship, plans to attend Kansas State University next year, where he will major in Biological Systems Engineering.

According to the press release, a record 140 essays from across Kansas were submitted, and then judged by an independent panel.

To read the winning essay, “Keeping the Family Farm,” go here.

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