2008 Region FCCLA Results
February 22, 2008
The Granger FCCLA chapter of Family, Career, and Community Leaders of America attended the Region V Conference held in Corpus Christi, Texas on February 1-2, 2008. The chapter members were among 900 delegates that attended the two day conference. The youth developed theme, “Get a Clue with FCCLA” was carried out through tracks featuring a series of specialized workshops and general sessions in which members discovered ways to become actively involved in issues facing today’s youth.
STAR Events (Students Taking Action for Recognition) are competitive events in which members participate at the regional meeting. These events allow members to showcase their life skills in different areas of competitions. Granger FCCLA had nine teams compete at this region meeting. The results are as follows:
On the junior level (grades 7-9) the following students competed in these specified events. Parliamentary Procedure is a competition in which a team demonstrates the proper use of parliamentary in a business meeting. The following students placed second in this event: Jake Miller, Alex Reed, Cameron Langley, Jordan Hunt, Alyssa Blomquist, Alyssa Wade, Josh Burtchell, and Kirk Dunn.
Entrepreneurship is an event in which students design a business plan and a portfolio to support the business. Kelsey Schmehl and Brooke Cole designed a babysitting service. They received 1st place.
JD Vargas competed in Career Investigation. He researched and designed a portfolio about being a game warden and organizing family events through range and wildlife activities. He received 1st place.
Chapter Service Project is an event that students design a display that shows a community service project that has been completed by the chapter. Our chapter this year chose to conduct safety awareness projects for different grade levels in our school district. The members of this team; Ivy Albright, Charly Owen, Cassidy Miller, & Lorena Lizardo, placed 1st.
On the senior level (grades 10-12) the following students competed in these specified events. Competing in Parliamentary Procedure were Christine Smitley, Stephen Brosch, Rebecca Blomquist, Shelby Hohman, Zach Strmiska, Denishia Reese, Kyle Janke, & Nathan Douglas. This team placed 2nd.
Focus on Children is an event that students design a display explaining a community service project that benefits children. This year’s project focused on Fall Fest and Halloween safety. The students on this team are Jenny Pavelka, Caitlin Cavanaugh, and Lauren Novak. They received 3rd place.
National Programs in Action is a team event that students present a speech on how they incorporated a national program in a community service project. This team focused on violence issues among students; such as bullying, internet predators, gossiping, and dating violence. The members of this team are Brianna Billingsley, Josh Dews, and Becky Mayer. They received 5th place.
Chapter Showcase is a team event in which students build a display that shows the work a chapter has done throughout the year. Members of this team are Brittany Rebold, Jake Miller, and DJ Preusse. They received 2nd Place.
Morgan Tindall and Stephanie Saushuck competed in Entrepreneurship, Occupational Division. These young ladies designed a business plan for an advertising agency. They received 2nd place.
Students that helped with the running of STAR events were Emory Sutton, Lizzie Adams, Cassidy Ramirez, and Graciela Flores.
Anthony Gonzalez represented Granger as the Voting Delegate in the Region House of Delegates. His responsibilities were to vote on Regional issues as instructed by the chapter. Presenting speeches in the House of Delegates to become Region Officers were Jessica Curtis and Cameron Schneider. We would like to congratulate them on receiving Vice President of STAR Events and Vice President of Parliamentary Law.
Michael Thornton represented the chapter as State Vice President of Achievement. His responsibilities involved helping with the operation of STAR Events, conducting a Region workshop, and conducting the installation practice for incoming officers.
A special thank you goes out to the chaperones and alumni that attended the meeting and helped teams prepared, judge STAR Events, chauffeured students, and gave complete support of the program.
FCCLA is a dynamic youth organization that has the family as the central focus. Student leaders of Texas FCCLA are ready to “Get A Clue with FCCLA” and progress with programs related to parenting, child development, management (personal & financial), interior design, entrepreneurship, food service, nutrition, institutional maintenance, hospitality, and career awareness.
