Teen Times December 2014 issue

Magazine for Family, Career and Community Leaders of America, Inc.

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What’s on your 2015 bucket list?

Gearing up for a new year and a better you!

December 2014

A Legacy of Leadership FCCLA Prepares to Celebrate 70th Anniversary While Blazing New Trails!

FCCLA will bring more than 8,000 of its student leaders, members, and advisers to the Walter E. Washington Convention Center in Washington, D.C., on July 5-9, 2015, for its National Leadership Conference.

The FCCLA National Leadership Conference provides opportunities for students and advisers to come together to hear inspiring speakers, expand leadership skills, and explore career pathways. The theme for this year’s conference is “Together We Are Healthy” and attendees will focus on peer leadership opportunities to address their generation’s health, wellness, nutrition, and fitness concerns.

Family, Career and Community Leaders of America (703) 476-4900 www.FCCLAINC.org

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to the ME you want to be

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STRONGER FAMILIES ONE MEAL AT A TIME

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Features 6

COUNTDOWN to the ME you want to be

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Focus on the Future (Worksheet) #FCCLAatTheTable

Regulars 2 Capitol Leadership Wrap-Up 3 Executive Director’s Note 4 Healthy Habits: What Do You Know? (Quiz) 5 Social Media Roundup 8 FCCLA@TheTable 9 Keeping Up with the Jones 10 iRecruit Award Winners 12 Together We...Plan and Compete!

13 Scavenger Hunt 14 Competitive Events at NCM Wrap-Up 15 FCCLA in Action!

FCCLA Mission

To promote personal growth and leadership development through Family and Consumer Sciences education. Focusing on the multiple roles of family member, wage earner, and community leader, members develop skills for life through character development, creative and critical thinking, interpersonal communication, practical knowledge, and career preparation.

Teen Times is the national magazine of Family, Career and Community Leaders of America, a career and technical student organization that helps young men and women become leaders and address important personal, family, work, and societal issues through Family and Consumer Sciences education, or as determined by the state department of education.

Christopher Flynn, Director of Communications Josh Bowar, Editorial Consultant Ashley Pournaras, Communications Manager, Art/Design NATIONAL STAFF Sandy Spavone, Executive Director Leah Buller, Director of Membership Marla Burk, CMP, Director of Conferences Christopher Flynn, Director of Communications Mark Hornby, CPA, Director of Finance Carol Ann Riordan, Director of Programs Charles Carson, Mailroom Manager Edie Doane, Program Manager Christine Hollingsworth, Competitive Events Manager Ashley Pournaras, Communications Manager Ana Torres, Staff Accountant Chiquita Boston, Affiliation and Registration Coordinator Stephanie Lussier, Competitive Events & Program Coordinator Sabrina Chacon, Communications and Programs Assistant Ronny Coombs, Meetings and Membership Assistant Kate Gillooly, Executive Assistant Family, Career and Community Leaders of America is a private, nonprofit national organization of more than 200,000 members incorporated under the laws of the District of Columbia. It functions through public and private secondary school systems in the United States, Puerto Rico, and the Virgin Islands as an integral part of the Family and Consumer Sciences education program, providing opportunities for enriched learning.

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Capitol Leadership Wrap-Up

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than 200 students and teachers from across the country gathered in Washington, D.C., to advance their leadership skills and meet with elected officials to advocate for the importance of Family and Consumer Science programs in their schools at this year’s Capitol Leadership.

While all attendees of Capitol Leadership engaged in hands-on training in advocacy and leadership, students also had the option to participate in the Expert Advocate concentration of Leadership Academy. The FCCLA Leadership Academy is a leadership training opportunity created by FCCLA for all members to develop their leadership skills and be recognized for their personal

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growth efforts. Seventy students earned national-level recognition for their participation in the Expert Advocate concentration by completing courses online before arriving in Washington, D.C., and onsite at Capitol Leadership.

In addition to all of their trainings and meetings, youth leaders, their advisers, and national staff participated in the Capitol Leadership Service Project. This year, FCCLA partnered with three great organizations to provide food to families and youth in need. While working with Kids Against Hunger, DC Central Kitchen, and Lead2Feed, FCCLA members prepared and packaged 10,000 meals and 2,000 snacks to families in need in the DC area and across the United States.

Executive Director’s Note Ac ve

Leaders

Stronger Healthy Ready

Family

but explode. There are no wrong answers. Inspiration is everything. Sit back, relax, and take it all in. Now, go out and create something.”

As we share in these thoughts, we are reminded that through FCCLA we are surrounded by many great youth leaders, chapter advisers, state advisers, and so many amazing people that help make us better at what we do and who we are. TOGETHER our FCCLA family is richer and more powerful through your membership and participation. So at this time we pause and say THANK YOU for being a member of FCCLA. YOU are our inspiration, and we are so glad you are part of the FCCLA family.

As

we focus on this busy holiday season with all of the lists and projects that this time of year seems to bring, we are reminded to take time to reflect on the relationships with our families, friends, mentors, and neighbors who have invested in our lives. There is a great quote by Jac Vanek that states, “You are the books you read, the films you watch, the music you listen to, the people you meet, the dreams you have, the conversations you engage in.

You are what you take from these. You are the sound of the ocean, the breath of fresh air, the brightest light and the darkest corner. You are a collective of every experience you have had in your life. You are every single second of every single day. So drown yourself in a sea of knowledge and existence. Let the words run through your veins and let the colors fill your mind until there is nothing left to do

I hope that you and your chapter are already making plans to attend the National Leadership Conference that will be held in Washington, D.C., this July. Join with us in celebrating the FCCLA 70th anniversary! To help us celebrate the impact of FCCLA and the power of youth leadership, we are asking you all to pledge to plan and prepare a meal for your family through the FCCLA@TheTable project.

Our goal is to have 70,000 meals pledged, prepared, and shared to help showcase to our national legislative leaders that FCCLA youth care about health and nutrition and have the power to make a difference through their combined efforts. Help us reach the goal of 70,000 meals pledged so we can celebrate turning 70 in great style in Washington, D.C., this July.

Together we are stronger!

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Did you know that the theme of the 2015 National Leadership Conference is “Together We Are Healthy”?

So, how healthy are you? Use this quiz to learn more!

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Teens should exercise at least __________ minutes a day. a. 30 b. 45 c. 60 d. 90

2. True or False:

Having too much screen time can lead to lower

grades and a better chance of becoming overweight.

3.

Not counting using your computer for homework, you should spend no more than _________ hours on other screens (tablet, computer, TV, phone, etc.). a. 2 b. 3 c. 4 d. 5

4. True or False:

Texting counts as screen time.

5. You can get better sleep if:

a. You charge your cell phone in another room

b. You shut your computer off

c. You stay away from screens the hour before you go to bed

d. All of the above

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Teens should get at least ______ hours of sleep each night. a. 7.5 b. 8.25 c. 9.25 d. 10

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True or False: Eating breakfast can help you be a better student, and people who eat breakfast usually are more active.

8. True or False

The amount of calories you need has nothing

to do with your gender or activity level.

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If you drink a 20-ounce bottle of soda that has 40 grams of sugar per serving, and the serving size of the soda is 8 oz, how much sugar will you consume? a. 40 grams b. 60 grams c. 80 grams d. 100 grams

10.

You really should avoid snacking: a. Between meals b. At school c. In front of the TV d. All of the above

My Goal:

Answer Key: 1. c; 2. True; 3. a; 4. True; 5. d; 6. c; 7. True; 8. False; 9. d; 10. c 4 Teen Times www.fcclainc.org December 2014

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So, how did you do? Check out the answer key below to see just how health savvy you are! After checking your answers, what’s one goal that you can set for yourself related to health? What can you do to be a healthier person?

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@Ozark High School FCCLA: Wrapping up an awesome National Cluster Meeting with a comedian, illusionist, and dance! It’s been an awesome weekend with these awesome students! #ARFCCLA #FCCLANCM

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Twitter @EBuchFCCLA: Great night for dinner/movie with our members and families! #FamiliesFirst #FCCLAatTheTable #FamilyTies

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@haileyasteuer: First luncheon with our newly installed FCCLA family where they learned about #FCCLAatTheTable. Excited for the year! @k8t_ann: Everyone is having a blast at the #uwin with Student Body Workshop! #FCCLAFamily #FCCLANCM #FCCLAUT

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Instagram @ashlyn_pettit: Awesome day downtown at the national FCCLA conference!!

Can’t wait to go back tomorrow! #FCCLANCM @brittneysmith1314: Take me back to Clusters! #FCCLAAR #FCCLANCM @kinlie_hennes: The 2014 Knowledge Bowl team is headed to National FCCLA!! @chevelleannette: Yeah, just saying, our creed is #boss #FCCLANCM

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to the ME e b o t t n a w u o y to the ME you want to be

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What’s

on your 2015 bucket list? Lots of people make resolutions this time of year, but most people don’t carry through for very long. Why is that?

As Antoine De Saint Exupery said, “A goal without a plan is just a wish.” If you’ve got great wishes, great goals, and great ideas without a plan, it’s pretty likely you won’t follow through. The wishes will be “in the clouds” instead of “on the ground”. Think of it like this. Suppose your family always has had a dream of building a new home.

Would you just start putting some boards together and see how it goes? Of course not! You’d plan. You’d find a great location, get blueprints drawn, make adjustments, hire people you trust, and check in often, following the plan to make sure your dream, which became a goal, can become a reality.

So how can you write a goal for yourself and follow through with it? Check out these tips and tricks you can use to put yourself on the path to success!

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Think of resolutions more as goals. When you think of something as a goal, you keep the end in mind. Then you work backwards to write steps that will help you reach that end. Having a goal can be very motivating, too. You can keep focusing on it and challenging yourself to meet it.

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Be selective. Pick something that is very important to you. It should be something that you really want to do because you’ll be spending time and energy on it. You don’t want to focus on something that isn’t important to you because that could lead to you feeling pressured or disappointed.

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Think about your time and energy. How much can you commit? What do you have time to do? Where do you want your energy to be spent?

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Commit to it. Once you’ve figured out which goals you want to achieve, put your energy behind them. Own them.

Really focus on them and give yourself a chance to succeed.

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Connect to a greater purpose. Look beyond yourself when it comes to writing and setting goals. Who can you help? How can you use your talents and skills to better your school and community? Who needs you the most?

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Track your progress. Set “mini goals” inside larger goals. Give yourself the feeling of progress and achievement as you work toward something big.

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Expect setbacks. They will happen. That’s life, right?

It’s how you choose to deal with and react to a setback that makes all the difference. Very little turns out just like we plan, and being OK with that is key to having success with goals. Once the setbacks come, learn from them, and then make plans for the future.

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If it’s not working, don’t force it. If you find that you’ve set a goal for yourself, but you run out of steam and lose interest, set a new goal. It’s OK to give yourself a second chance and change direction. If you struggle with them, let go of ideas of perfectionism. Give yourself a break, regroup, and then put forth your energy again.

Focusing o n It

Reflect and celebrate. Take time to look back on your accomplishments. When you achieve what you set out to, plan some way to celebrate. Do something that works best for you. You may plan a fun night with friends, go out to eat, head to a movie, or plan a road trip. Give yourself a pat on the back for a job well done, and then work on setting your next goal!

the Future

can be hard to brainstorm goals you want for your life.

Use the prompts below to do some freewriting. For each prompt, set a timer for one minute. Write without stopping (even if you just repeat yourself or write what’s going through your head). When the timer goes off, check over what you wrote, and circle ideas that you like. Go through each of the prompts, and then narrow what you circled to your top 1 or 2 ideas from the entire list.

Pick

one of your goals, and complete the steps below to come up with a more formal plan. Investing in careful planning now will pay off!

- My specific goal is....

- I will reach my goal by this date…

- A bad habit I’m going to break…

- An attitude I want to change…

- I believe I can reach this goal because…

- To reach my goal, I need…

- I want to learn…

- I can improve…

- I made this goal because…

- I want to be happier by…

- My community needs…

- On a scale of 1-10, I would rate my desire to reach my goal as a(n)…

- My school needs…

- My family needs…

- The benefits of reaching my goal are…

- I will encourage myself when I want to give up by…

- I need…

- I want to be healthier by…

- A person I want to be more like…

- Something positive I’ll do for someone else…

- Others can help me reach my goal by…

- I will keep myself accountable by…

- My plan is to follow these detailed steps...

- If my plan doesn’t work, I will…

- I can change…

Now

think through each of the 9 points related to setting great goals and check out the brainstorming you did. Then answer the following questions!

My 1-Month Goal What do you want to achieve in the next month?

My 1-Year Goal What do you want to achieve in the next year?

My 5-Year Goal What do you want to achieve in the next 5 years?

- I’ll know I’ve reached my goal when…

You’re

ready to head toward your goal. You’ve planned the work, and now it’s time to work the plan. Stick to your plan, remind yourself often why you want to reach your goal, make adjustments as they’re needed, and believe in yourself as you work to make your dream…your wish…your goal a reality!

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STRONGER FAMILIES ONE MEAL AT A TIME

Here’s to 2015, a new year full of much promise for each and every day!

Have you made your resolutions? Are you committing to a healthy lifestyle and spending more time with your family? Here’s the good news: You can accomplish both by getting involved in FCCLA@TheTable, a national initiative for our 200,000+ members who are being urged to take a pledge to plan, prepare, and share dinners for their families.

We have a lofty goal: 70,000 meals pledged before the 2015 National Leadership Conference, where states with the greatest percentage of pledged meals will be recognized.

And here’s even better news: Your enthusiasm for FCCLA@TheTable has captured the attention of your friends and classmates. So, we issue another challenge to you: recruit other youth to take the pledge, helping us reach our goal of 70,000 pledged meals before the National Leadership Conference in July 2015.

Don’t forget to take a picture of your family meal and post it on Facebook, Twitter, or Instagram using #FCCLAatTheTable! Take the pledge at FCCLAatTheTable.org today!

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Keeping Up with the Jones Connor Jones | Vice-President of Public Relations

Happy holidays, FCCLA! This special season provides a great opportunity to spend time with family, so I hope you take a moment to play a game as a family, perform some service, or share a meal. (Be sure to participate in FCCLA@TheTable when you do!) Family traditions bring families together, so be sure to join your family in your own annual activities!

As always, I also have a challenge to issue. February may seem far away, but it’s right around the corner — and we all know what that means… FCCLA WEEK! In 2015, FCCLA Week will be February 8-14, and it’s time to start getting ready. I have plans to make FCCLA Week at my own school an exciting opportunity for recognizing members, helping others learn about and join FCCLA, and performing service.

Monday is the “Media Blitz”, for which I will be posting some FCCLA pictures from the past year highlighting the amazing things I have done with FCCLA. I’m also going to be sure to contact local newspapers to submit a press release highlighting my chapter’s plans for the week. On Tuesday, I plan to wear orange in honor of the theme “Partner Advocacy—Share Our Strength (Together We Are… At The Table)”. Wednesday, I will wear red for “Red Out for FCCLA (Together We Are… United)” Day. Thursday, it’s “The Ultimate ‘Throwback Thursday’ (Together We Are… Making History)”, so I will post some historical FCCLA photos I have been collecting from advisers around my state, being sure to use the hashtag for The Ultimate Throwback Thursday, #TUTBT. To top it off, on “Member Recognition (Together We Are… FCCLA)” Friday, I will show an FCCLA highlight video in the hallway of my high school.

There are so many things to do for FCCLA Week, and I challenge you to find a way to celebrate this amazing organization by involving your school in your activities.

Post the results to social media, and tag me so I can be sure to see how you keep up with me!

Have a blessed holiday season, Together We Are… FCCLA

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iRecruit Award Winners Pauls Valley FCCLA, OK, was the winner of the 2014 iRecruit Chapter Award. National FCCLA interviewed chapter adviser, Paige Hines, as well as chapter members Diego Cisuences and Lacey Kracke to find out their secrets to success and lessons learned from their membership recruitment efforts.

Tell us about some of your recruitment efforts.

Diego:

Paige:

I told all my friends and used social media to promote FCCLA. As a chapter, Lacey and I created a new member party where we had a water balloon fight, ice breaker games, and more fun activities after school and then played hide and go seek.

It was my first year at Pauls Valley High School, and I came in and wanted to have a really large group. We started promoting the organization as something new to try. I explained it in my classes, and we decorated hallways with “Join FCCLA� signs. We kept our membership open all year until February. Throughout the year, we got about 20 new members as other members became excited about the events and activities. We also did a costume ball in October to show things that we do as an organization and to help students get to know the group. The chapter members had never attended a district or state meeting, so I took them to these meetings for the first time.

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Why did you apply for iRecruit?

Diego:

I applied for the award because I was a member before our current adviser, and I saw the huge difference between the two years in membership. I wanted to show appreciation to Ms. Hines, and I was inspired and encouraged to do more for the chapter. We grouped together as a family, and I wanted to thank Ms. Hines.

I went over to the FCCLA website, and I saw the iRecruit campaign and applied for the award. I had no idea we would win!

Why should members join FCCLA? Lacey:

Diego:

Paige:

FCCLA members do a lot of volunteer work that may be a commitment, but it is rewarding in the long run and is really fun.

Go ahead and join FCCLA. It is an inspiring and life-changing organization, and it is well worth it to join. I am so thankful for all the members that are involved in FCCLA. Don’t be afraid to involve too many students! Don’t be afraid to keep working hard.

Last year was my first year to teach, and I was really overwhelmed and excited.

Don’t be afraid to try new things that students haven’t done before. It is a lot of hard work, and you cannot give up!

What do you plan to do with your chapter this year to continue your success?

Paige:

Diego:

Lacey:

We are a little bit more organized. Last year we planned as we went, but this year we know events and dates in advance. We have a goal this year of 100 members, and we are going to have a big celebration if/when we achieve that goal. We are repeating some projects and fundraisers so we can keep the excitement going and make a legacy for the organization.

We are going to have contests on our social media pages. Most of our students have social media, and this is a great way to get the word out about FCCLA and our fun events. We will also be volunteering at new locations to reach out to new community members and low income families.

We will be visiting a food bank twice this year compared to the one trip we did last year. We will also be conducting a canned food drive and trying to promote FCCLA@TheTable in our chapter.

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Together We...Plan and Compete!

By Blake Miller, Vice-President of Competitive Events, and Nicole Gwishiri, Leadership Training Team

Your adviser kept suggesting that you compete

on to the next level of competition! Create a system

in a STAR Event. You agreed and now you’re signed up

for recognizing and remembering the information you

for an event. You’ve worked on it a little, but you’re not

need. Can you wear a costume or FCCLA official dress?

sure what to do next. Your adviser keeps reminding you

Can you have visuals? How many pages in the portfolio?

that STAR Events get stressful and confusing if you wait

Highlighting these types of rules will get you far in

until the last minute. You’ve been told to plan ahead,

our projects and will definitely make you feel more

keep the rubric at your side, and keep the end in mind!

comfortable when it is time to present to evaluators.

Now you’re wondering, “What does that mean?”

On to your event rubric! Never work on your project Planning ahead isn’t only about planning the project. It’s

without your rubric at your side. Many members don’t

also about deciding when to work on it. Schedule specific

remember to look at the rubric, and that is what the

times (or at least a specific day of the week) you will work

evaluators will use to score your project. Have someone

on your project, and commit to doing it! If you’re part

who doesn’t know much about FCCLA and someone

of a team, together set times for your project, and don’t

who does listen to and score your presentation. Consider

back out! Don’t put your event on the backburner just

it a dress rehearsal, and do it more than once if you

because “It’s just a STAR Event. This (fill in the blank) is

can! It will help to have feedback from a variety of

much more important. I can work on my STAR Event

people. Remember that not all evaluators are experts,

later.” You will never work on it later. You’ll be up all

and if your “dress rehearsal” evaluators don’t

night before competition, and you’ll be sad because you

understand something in the presentation, you now

know you didn’t give it your best, and you won’t move

have the opportunity to make your work even better.

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Scavenger Hunt Directions: Listed below are a series of questions/statements that pertain to the national FCCLA website, as well as general questions about your state association page. Answer all of the questions to become a PRO FCCLA Web Surfer! Share with group members and see how well they answer the same questions.

1.

What is the national FCCLA website address?

2. On what page of the Competitive Events Guide do you find the

“Eligibility and General Rules for All Levels of Competition”?

3. Where do you find the “2014-2015 Competitive Events

Questions and Answers” document? Find one question /

answer that pertains to your event and list it below.

4. These pages were developed to help clarify questions about

Do you have all the tools you need to be successful?

While your adviser can point you in the right direction, it’s your responsibility to navigate the national FCCLA website, research competitive events, know your event well, and execute to the best of your ability. You may be saying, “I don’t know where to start. The FCCLA website is so informative that it feels like I’m drowning in a sea of information.” The scavenger hunt provided in this issue can help you to navigate the national website like a pro. It also will help you find helpful information on your state association’s page. At the very least, it should aid you in finding the most important information in the Competitive Events Guide without you having to run to your adviser every time when you’ve lost yet another rubric. (Yes,

terms. What are the pages called, and where are they located

in the Competitive Events Guide?

5. How many national STAR Events can a student compete in

during one school year?

6. When should the” STAR Events Online Project Summary

Form” be completed?

7.

What document should be filled out before any project

is started?

8. What is the address for your state FCCLA association website?

9. Who do you contact with questions about any state STAR Events?

10. Who do you contact with questions about national rules/policies?

we know that happens!)

Good luck in your STAR Events this year, and we wish you all the best of luck!

Too late to enter a STAR Event for this year? It’s not too early to start thinking about something you’d like to tackle next year! Start with identifying your interests within Family and Consumer Sciences and FCCLA. Here is a survey that you can take to find out your top interests: http://share.snacktools.com/9F5C5BDBDC9/q7ul75s9 December 2014 www.fcclainc.org Teen Times 13

Competitive Events at NCM Wrap-Up FCCLA members came ready to compete during

Visit the national FCCLA website for the list of Skill

the Fall 2014 National Cluster Meetings! Nearly 400

Demonstration Events winners from each of the

members competed in Skill Demonstration Events, and 35

meetings, as well as the list of Level III National

teams competed for the Top 15 national qualifying spots

Leadership Conference qualifiers in the Family and

Family andFamily Consumer ScienceSciences Division in the and Consumer Knowledge Bowl.

(FCCLA) The Advisor All 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place Skill Demonstration Events Fall 2014 TA1409 winners received trophies, which were underwritten by a generous contribution from Johnson & Wales University.

TA1409

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Consumer Sciences Knowledge Bowl.

Congratulations to all, and a big thank you to all of our event volunteers!

FCCLA in Action T

he Brenham High School FCCLA chapter in Brenham, Texas, has been working hard to raise money for Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals. They held a community run in November called “A Day in Color”.

Brenhamites were encouraged to join in the fun and run for a great cause. The winner of each heat won a pie and a half gallon of Blue Bell ice cream. “A Day in Color”, along with many other fundraisers, helped the Brenham FCCLA chapter raise more than $2,500 to benefit Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals.

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he Richlands High School FCCLA chapter hosted a fall rally with State Vice-President of Programs Alyssa Osborne leading the events. More than 70 FCCLA leaders from the Appalachia Area came together to learn more about the national organization. Everyone who attended left with a better understanding of FCCLA.

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he Carl Junction FCCLA chapter sponsored a “Skating for Ronald’s Kids” fundraiser on November 25th at the Webb City SKATELAND. FCCLA President Brenlea Boyd is shown here with Shirley Hilton at the FCCLA November meeting. The Career & Family Leadership class created fliers for the event and hung them in the junior and senior high. Ronald McDonald Charities is the Region 11 service project for the Family, Career and Community Leaders of America. The money raised at the event will help families cover expenses while staying at the house.

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eneca FCCLA chose the Ronald McDonald House Charities of the Four-States as their chapter service project for 2014-2015.The members decided to do a pie-in-the-face competition among four faculty members at their football homecoming pep assembly to raise money for their cause. Students voted for the faculty member they wanted to see receive a pie, “votes” of spare change. Seneca FCCLA was able to raise $139.22 to benefit local families.

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Together We Are…Ready!

Visit the FCCLA Store this Season and stock up on all of your essentials.

We have a new selection of fashion apparel. Keep warm with a FCCLA Fleece Jacket or Hooded Sweatshirt. Stay connected by charging up your tech gadgets with our latest Brookstone® Power Charger. Celebrate with your students by ordering all your chapter supplies, such as balloons, stickers, and star events binders. We have everything you need for all things FCCLA.

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HOODIES

MEN’S & LADIES FLEECE JACKETS

LONG SLEEVE DRESS SHIRTS BALLOONS THE ADVISER TOTE

BROOKSTONE® POWER BANK

UNDER ARMOR SACKPACK

Visit the FCCLA Store to see these great products and more.

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