STE. GENEVIEVE – Students from the Ste. Genevieve High School Family, Career and Community Leaders of America (FCCLA) chapter recently attended the Missouri FCCLA State Leadership Conference to compete and attend workshops focusing on leadership skills and career planning.
Members participated in team-building activities with other chapter members from their school and also met the FCCLA Missouri State Officers, one of whom is now sophomore Abbie Woodard, who represents the SGHS chapter and the region at the state level! Congratulations to Abbie on this accomplishment!
The conference also featured STAR Events, the organization’s competitive events.
Three members qualified for nationals:
- Clementine Birkenstock and Ava McConkey: 1st Place, Instructional Video Design — Advancing to Nationals
- Alissa Grass: 1st Place, Nutrition and Wellness — Advancing to Nationals
Other results:
- Tessa and Tylin Hager: 2nd Place, Instructional Video Design
- Elaina Schemel: 2nd Place, Career Investigation
- Kacie Schemel: 2nd Place, Sports Nutrition
- Abbie Woodard: 2nd Place, Leadership
- Ayelyn Yochim: 2nd Place, Chapter Website Design
- Lucy Hunsley and Jo Guilford: 3rd Place in Hospitality, Tourism and Recreation
- Tessa Wright and Marlena Lueken: 3rd Place, Public Policy Advocate
- Trey Bloom: 5th Place, National Programs in Action
The FCCLA National Leadership Conference is scheduled for June 29-July 3 in Seattle, Washington.
About FCCLA
Family, Career and Community Leaders of America (FCCLA) 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 237,000 members and approximately 5,100 chapters from state associations, Puerto Rico, and the Virgin Islands. The work of FCCLA helps students and teachers focus on various youth concerns, including parenting, family relationships, substance abuse, peer pressure, sustainability, nutrition and fitness, teen violence, and career preparation in specific Career Pathways.