What are the odds of someone getting into the National FFA Chorus? Well, there are 507,763 student members in FFA in 7,439 local chapters.The chorus members are chosen out of 150 or more applications. In orderto get an application in, students have to be chosen by their stateassociations.

Senior Tyler Tvrdy of Cameron High School received the honor of going to sing in the National FFA Chorus. He sent his audition tape in June since they were due on July 1st. He was accepted into the chorus in August and will be performing as a tenor in the chorus. He is singing with a group of 81 other people who were chosen, and he could also get a solo which will be auditioned for three days before the convention.   

The National FFA Convention is at Indianapolis, Indiana this year. Tyler willbe performing at the Conseco Fieldhouse. Tyler will fly out on Saturdayand begin practicing in the chorus three days before the convention.Tyler performs on Thursday the 22nd of October. The RSD channel is going to air the convention and the performance, and thousands of people will attend the convention.

"Ithink it's great and we're very proud of him," said Dawn Tvrdy. "It'san awesome opportunity for them to see the whole convention."

Tylerhas been in FFA since his freshman year. This is his second timesinging for the National FFA Chorus. Tyler isn't the first from Cameronto sing in the chorus. Ryan Mallen, who graduated two years ago, was part of the chorus as well.

"Ithink it's a good honor for him," said FFA Sponsor Ron Alden. Mr. Aldenalso has Tyler as a student, and Tyler is Mr. Alden's only student inhis career who has had this honor.

Manypeople are going to go watch Tyler perform at the convention. Tyler'smother and father are going to the convention to see his performance.FFA Sponsor Carmen Buller, Mr. Alden, and a few other CHS FFA memberswill be there to watch him sing as well.

Tyler has always been around music. Hetook piano lessons when he was young. He got serious about music after7th grade. He is the CHS Jazz Choir and plays piano for the Catholicchurch in Cameron. He plans to pursue music as a major or minor incollege.

Congratulations Tyler!  Everyone at CHS is behind you and we can finally watch TV and say, "Hey, I know that guy!"