FCCLA Chapter Projects

FCCLA chapters have had many challenges in the 2020-2021 school year, including how to implement chapter projects in the midst of COVID restrictions. The following chapters show how they were able to keep FCCLA members involved through three unique projects.

Marlboro Middle School FCCLA in Marlboro, NY participates in an annual “Power-Up Night.”

This community-wide event encourages parents and students to participate in workshops in culinary arts, technology integration, drug prevention, and more. Every year, the local FCCLA chapter hosts an FCCLA 101 workshop for parents and community members! Even though this year’s event was fully virtual, Marlboro FCCLA measured up to the challenge. The students had two goals: promote FCCLA and incorporate Families First. To achieve this, the middle school chapter designed and filmed a video that included an instructional family-centered art project and a membership spotlight where chapter members explained what FCCLA has taught them. This video was featured on the community event’s page and on the school’s website.

Richland Junior High in Richland, MS had to adjust to not being able to attend leadership conferences in person this year.

To keep students interested and engaged in FCCLA, they hosted a two-day “Chill Trip” in their own school! Activities included having a catered lunch on both days, a hot cocoa food truck, a gingerbread STEM competition, and a fun Christmas card “Deck the Walls” service project with their local radio station. They were able to fit in a lot of socially distanced fun as they viewed many of the amazing videos and programs on the FCCLA Virtual Leadership Experience platform. Even members who were quarantined were able to video call in for activities!

Twin River FCCLA in Genoa, NE Hosts Drive-In Movie

If you live in a rural area like the members of the Twin River chapter, you know that there can be limited opportunities for fun activities like going to the movies. The closest movie theaters can be an hour’s drive away! With COVID restrictions, movie theaters were shuttered and entertainment opportunities became even more limited.

While brainstorming how to have a successful year and engage FCCLA and community members in fun activities, the Twin River chapter managed to find a way to make one of their long-term dreams come true. What started as a casual discussion with one of the school board members soon became an adventure complete with a large pasture, generator, projector, radio transmitter, and an ingeniously engineered and extremely large movie screen! Twin River FCCLA used the Families First National Program to guide them in planning and carrying out the event. After advertising heavily and partnering with a variety of businesses to obtain porta-potties, a food truck, and popcorn, they opened the drive-in movie theatre to over 300 individuals and raised over $500 for a local domestic violence organization. This successful event will undoubtedly be an annual event that Twin River and surrounding communities look forward to in the years to come.