FCCLA State Leadership Conference and Food Events Competition Wrap Up
April 16 - FCCLA’s State Officer team selected a music theme for the 2007 - 08 school year, “FCCLA: Press Play.” This theme was evident with music notes and a larger-than-life-size juke box setting the stage for the State Leadership Conference, held April 3 – 5, at the Denver Tech Marriott.
Keynote speaker, Chris Bowers, set the tone of the conference by blending his humor with positive and motivational messages for the students and advisers alike. National FCCLA Officer, Catherine Roedel, shared an update from the National Office with the audience of more than 1,000. Six hundred students competed in five State Events and twenty National STAR Events, including four new events: Fashion Design, Financial Planning, Interior Design, and Recycle and Redesign.
At the Friday evening banquet many FCCLA supporters were honored, including:
- Outstanding Administrative Support - Dr. Mary Lindimore, Northglenn High School Principal
- Three Friends of FCCLA - Julie Tramp (Merino High School); Josh Sloan (Bear Creek High School); and Dawn Mallette (CSU)
- National Spirit of Advising Award – Peggy Harrison, Cherry Creek High School
- Outstanding Honorary Member – Marilyn Hagans (retired, Crowley County High School)
- Community Impact Grant Honoree – Standley Lake High School Chapter earned a $500 grant provided by Youth Reach
The banquet festivities wrapped up with the announcement of the 2008-09 FCCLA State Officer Team, including: President Sasha Haarberg (Liberty); First VP Leilani Mullins (Swink); Second VP Jose Gurule (Centauri); Secretary Jonathan Tramp (Merino); VP of Events Larry Chillson Jr.; VP of Finance and Programs Alyssa Morgan (Standley Lake); VP Membership and Recognition Jeff Pride (Platte Valley); VP of Peer Education Anna Lubben (Standley Lake); VP of Public Relations Chanelle Lunbery (Greeley West); VP of Publications Randi Overturf (Yuma); and our two National Officer Candidates Carissa Tappy (Merino High School) and Samantha Davis (Crowley County High School.)
In conjunction with the State Leadership Conference, the Food Events Competition was held on Friday, April 4, in the state-of-the-art culinary facility at Johnson & Wales University. More than 100 students participated in events ranging from Host/Hostess, Pantry and Line Cook to Thematic Table Setting and the National Culinary STAR Event. The Warren Tech Culinary Team took first place honors and is eligible to represent Colorado in the national culinary competition in Orlando this July.
FCCLA is a nonprofit national career and technical student organization for young men and women in family and consumer sciences education in public and private school through grade 12.
Everyone is part of a family, and Family, Career and Community Leaders of America is the only national career and technical student organization with the family as its central focus. Since 1945, FCCLA members have been making a difference in their families, careers and communities by addressing important personal, work and societal issues through Family and Consumer Sciences education. Today over 227,000 members in 7,100 chapters are active in a network of associations in 50 states as well as in the District of Columbia, the Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico. For the 2006-07 school year, Colorado FCCLA membership increased to 2,290 members in 112 chapters. Chapter projects focus on a variety of youth concerns, career explorations, family relationships, substance abuse, peer pressure, environment, nutrition and fitness, and teen violence. Involvement in FCCLA offers members the opportunity to expand their leadership potential and develop skills for life -- planning, goal setting, problem solving, decision making and interpersonal communication -- necessary in the workplace, home, and global marketplace.
Contact Patti Krattenmaker, State FCCLA Adviser, 303-595-1581. Contact Miki Gann, Administrative Assistant, 720-858-2740.