Winners Shine in Florida
July 21, 2008
Orlando, FL. – More than 5,000 nationwide members, advisers, alumni, and guests of FCCLA; Family, Career and Community Leaders of America, gathered in Orlando, Florida July 13-17 for the 2008 National Leadership Meeting. Granger FCCLA from Granger High School was among them.
This year’s student-devised subject for the annual national meeting was “Excellence Electrified,” and throughout the five-day convention, participants examined and discussed several critical issues, including family, school and community violence prevention, physical as well as financial fitness, future career exploration and countless community service projects.
A number of relevant youth issues, such as the changing roles of men and women in the home and workplace, traffic safety, and cancer awareness were also explored at the meeting through presentations, workshops, and youth sessions.
STAR Events (Students Taking Action with Recognition) which are competitive events that build proficiency and achievement in leadership and job-related skills. Granger FCCLA had two teams compete on the National level this year. The Chapter Service Project Team designed a display and presented a speech about the different safety projects they conducted throughout the 2007-2008 school year. Members of the team are Ivy Albright (9th grade), Cassidy Miller (8th grade), Charly Owen (9th grade), and Lorena Lizardo (8th grade). This team received a Silver Medal.
The second team that competed at the National competition was Junior Parliamentary Procedure. Parliamentary Procedure is a team event in which the students conduct a 20 minute business meeting using the rules of Parliamentary Procedure. The members on this team are: Jake Miller (8th grade), President; Alex Reed (9th grade), Vice President; Alyssa Wade (7th grade), Secretary; Kirk Dunn (7th Grade), Treasurer; Members – Graciela Flores (7th grade), Alyssa Blomquist (7th grade), Cameron Langley (7th grade), Lizzie Adams (7th grade), and Emory Sutton (7th grade). This team received a Gold Medal.
Spotlight on Projects where representatives from states share successful national,
state, or chapter projects. Granger FCCLA served as ushers for this event. Those participating were Lizzie Adams, Emory Sutton, Lorena Lizardo, Kelsey Schmehl, Linda Huebner, and Natalie Langley.
FCCLA: The Ultimate Leadership Experience is a dynamic and effective national 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. FCCLA has more than 220,000 members and nearly 7,000 chapters from 50 state associations and the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, and the Virgin Islands. The organization has involved more than ten million youth since its founding in 1945. Family, Career and Community Leaders of America is the only career and technical in-school student organization with the family as its central focus. Participation in national programs and chapter activities helps members become strong leaders in their families, careers, and communities.
Granger FCCLA would like to thank members of the community for their support of our program and students. A special thank you goes out to the chaperones of this trip: Natalie Langley, Dean Miller, and Ross Huebner. This was a wonderful experience for all of them. The new school year awaits great things from this group of leaders.
