Porter Kusta is a bright and multi-talented freshman who represents the class of 2027. He is a notable example of a well-rounded Hartselle High School student that balances sports, academics and family and friends.
As an extracurricular activity, he is a part of the HHS football team. He is very passionate off and on the field. He played linebacker for the 9th grade team this year. He helped lead his team to an undefeated season, finishing with a record of 7-0. This football season for him was a great time, and he loved supporting his team, as well as the varsity team. He also does his very best with schoolwork and grades and says that “it is time well spent.” Although it is hard at times to juggle football and school, he feels” it is a good sacrifice, and it allows “him to become a better person.” In his free time, he spends time with his family and friends, watching movies, reading and playing the guitar.
He is the president of the freshmen student council. He was very pleased with this year's homecoming, as the freshmen class came in third overall. As he gets most of the credit for the success this year, he likes to say, “Our class would have been nowhere near as successful if it weren’t for the other student council members, students who came and helped and the parents of the students who made massive contributions.” He hopes to continue the freshman class’s success with homecoming and wants to be even better next year. When we asked him why he ran for president he said, “I’ve always tried to be involved in the school in the hopes of bettering it and influencing others to better it as well. I believed as president I would be able to better unify us as a class and promote the growth of our school.” He feels he saw it as an opportunity to try something new. Before this school year’s homecoming our class consisted of many separate groups of people but now he truly believes through the united cause of beating every other class we were able to come together and become one big group.
The biggest challenge for him to overcome and face is settling into high school. Porter feels that the transition is “quite difficult,” and he “wasn’t expecting the change to be so drastic.” However, with the help of teachers and peers, the adjustment process has gradually improved. He says that the experience is not like any other high school he has visited before. For his career, he aspires to be a physician, specifically in neurology, which is the study and treatment of the nervous system. He would love to help people and have a very important role in his career.
Written by Aubrey Cottrell
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