FCCLA
Building Skills For Life
Family, Career and Community Leaders of America, Inc. (FCCLA)
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About FCCLA:
FCCLA is a nonprofit national career student organization for young men and women in family and consumer sciences education in public and private school through grade 12. Everyone is part of a family, and Family Career and Community Leaders of America is the only national career and technical student organization with the family as its central focus. Since 1945, FCCLA members have been making a difference in their families, careers and communities by addressing important personal, work and societal issues through family and consumer sciences education. Today over 227,000 members in 7,100 chapters are active in a network of associations in 50 states as well as in the District of Columbia, the Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico.
Chapter projects focus on a variety of youth concerns, including teen pregnancy, parenting, family relationships, substance abuse, peer pressure, environment, nutrition and fitness, teen violence and career exploration.
Involvement in FCCLA offers members the opportunity to expand their leadership potential and develop skills for life -- planning, goal setting, problem solving, decision making and interpersonal communication -- necessary in the home and workplace.
Hemingford FCCLA Programs:
Big Brother/Big Sister: FCCLA members "adopt" 2nd graders and participate in activities with the kids. They meet once a month and do an activity together. Officers will be in charge of all events.
District 12 FCCLA Leadership Conference: October 24, 2012 in Bridgeport:
Hemingford Family, Career and Community Leaders of America (FCCLA) members along with other FCCLA chapters in the panhandle with attend the District 15 Leadership Conference in November in Bridgeport, Nebraska. Students will listen to motivational speakers, attend leadership sessions, and network with area FCCLA chapters.
Secret Santa:
The week before Christmas, the FCCLA members become “Secret Santa’s” to the high school staff members. Each day, they included a CLUE with a gift about who they are. On Friday morning, we met for breakfast, juice, and coffee to reveal the santas and to exchange final gifts.
Kiss-O-Grams: During February they also sell Kiss-O-Grams to students who send to friends, teachers and maybe even a secret crush!!! The Kiss-O-Grams are sent on a day close to or on Valentines day with a little chocolate kiss attached to a note to the person you have sent it to.
STAR Events:
2012-2013 District 12 STAR will be held on January 24, 2013 in Hemingford STAR Events (Students Taking Action with Recognition) are competitive events in which members are recognized for proficiency and achievement in chapter and individual projects, leadership skills, and occupational preparation. STAR Events offer individual skill development and application of learning through the following activities:
- cooperative – teams work to accomplish specific goals;
- individualized – an individual member works alone to accomplish specific goals; and
- competitive – individual or team performance measured by an established set of criteria;
STAR Events
- Career Investigation
An individual event – recognizes participants for their ability to perform self-assessments, research and explore a career, set career goals, create a plan for achieving goals, and describe the relationship of Family and Consumer Sciences coursework to the selected career. - Chapter Service Project (Display and Manual)
A team event – recognizes chapters that develop and implement an in-depth service project that makes a worthwhile contribution to families, schools, and communities. Students must use Family and Consumer Sciences content and skills to address and take action on a community need. - Chapter Showcase (Display and Manual)
A team event – recognizes chapters that develop and implement a well-balanced program of work and promote FCCLA and Family and Consumer Sciences and/or related occupations and skills to the community. - Culinary Arts
A team event – recognizes participants enrolled in occupational culinary arts/food service training programs for their ability to work as members of a team to produce a quality meal using industrial culinary arts/food service techniques and equipment. - Early Childhood
An individual event – recognizes participants who demonstrate their ability to use knowledge and skills gained from their enrollment in an occupational early childhood program. - Entrepreneurship
An individual or team event – recognizes participants who develop a plan for a small business using Family and Consumer Sciences skills and sound business practices. The business must relate to an area of Family and Consumer Sciences Education or related occupations. - Focus on Children
An individual or team event – recognizes participants who use Family and Consumer Sciences skills to plan and conduct a child development project that has a positive impact on children and the community. - Hospitality
An individual or team event – recognizes participants who demonstrate their ability to use knowledge and skills gained from their enrollment in a hospitality program. - Illustrated Talk
An individual or team event – recognizes participants who make an oral presentation about issues concerning Family and Consumer Sciences and/or related occupations. Participants use visuals to illustrate content of the presentation. - Interpersonal Communications
An individual or team event – recognizes participants who use Family and Consumer Sciences and/or related occupations skills and apply communication techniques to develop a project designed to strengthen communication. - Interior Design: An individual or team event- recognizes participants who apply interior design skills learned in Family and Consumer Sciences courses to design interiors to meet the living space needs of clients.
- Job Interview
An individual event – recognizes participants who use Family and Consumer Sciences and/or related occupations skills to develop a portfolio, participate in an interview, and communicate a personal understanding of job requirements. - National Programs in Action
An individual or team event – recognizes participants who explain how the FCCLA planning process was used to implement a national program project. - Life event planning: is an individual or team event that recognizes participants who apply skills learned in FCS courses to manage the costs of an event.
- National Programs in Action: an individual or team event which recognizes participants who explain how the Planning Process was used to plan and implement a national program project.
- Parliamentary Procedure
A team event – recognizes chapters that develop a working knowledge of parliamentary law and the ability to conduct an FCCLA business meeting. - Promote and publicize FCCLA!: An individual or team event that recognizes participants who develop an FCCLA promotion and publicity campaign to raise awareness and educate the school, parents and community about the importance of FCCLA.
- Recycle and Redesign: an individual event that recognizes participants who apply recycling and redesign skills learned in FCS courses and create a display using samples of their skills.
- Teach and Train: An individual event which recognizes participants who demonstrate their ability to explore and experience the career of teaching or training.
District/State Officers: Members can try out for district and state officers of FCCLA. District officers are the leaders for the district and main responsibility includes planning the District Conference. This year Cassie will represent Hemingford as the district president and Taylee will represent Hemingford as the district middle school rep.
Membership:
• 50 members between 7-12 graders
• Local officers:
President: Cassie
Vice President: Annie
Secretary: Matthew
Treasurer: Alexis
PR Rep: Taylee
Historian: Paige and Kyle
Jr. High rep: Mikayla
District Officers: Cassie and Taylee
Advisor:
Mrs. Neefe is in charge of all the FCCLA events and activities.
National FCCLA web page: National FCCLA Website
Nebraska FCCLA webpage: http://www.nebraskafccla.org