Family Career And Community Leaders Of America Archives

Stafford Technical Center Students Go “Up, Up, and Away With FCCLA” at the 2010 NH FCCLA Spring Leadership Conference

Ten student members of the Stafford Technical Center chapter of Family, Career and Community Leaders of America (FCCLA) attended the New Hampshire FCCLA annual Spring Leadership Conference on April 8^th and 9^th, in Bartlett, NH, at the Grand Summit Resort Hotel. This year’s conference theme was “Up, Up, and Away With FCCLA”. Approximately 250 members, advisors, and volunteers from New Hampshire and Vermont attended the conference. FCCLA – Family, Career and Community Leaders of America – is the Ultimate Leadership Experience. FCCLA is a national student organization that helps students become leaders and address important personal, family, work, and societal issues through Family and Consumer Sciences Education.

Every year, FCCLA chapters take part in a nationwide community service project. This year our students are contributing to FCCLA’s National Outreach Project called DIG IT. The money raised from this campaign will go to Children’s Miracle Network. The Stafford Chapter raised $100.00 will go directly the Fletcher Allen Children’s Hospital, the Vermont member the Children’s Miracle Network.

The Stafford Technical Center FCCLA Chapter were also recognized for their outstanding achievements. The following awards were given to members of Stafford’s FCCLA Chapter.

Applied Technology

Bronze Medal and $1,000 scholarship to Johnson and Wales University – Charlena Breon (West Rutland) and Mercedes LaPlant (Proctor)

Chapter Service Project

Silver Medal – Ariel Martin (Otter Valley), Amy Lincoln (West Rutland), Rebecca Raymond (Rutland)

Job Interview

Silver Medal and $750.00 scholarship to Johnson and Wales University – Jack Kearney (Rutland)

Chapter Showcase

Silver Medal – Nikki Broadwell (Rutland), Laura Brown (Rutland), Brittany Hance (Otter Valley)

Focus on Children

Silver Medal – Highest score and eligible to compete at the national convention in Chicago – Alyssa Hartwell (Rutland)

Left to Right:Charlena Breon (WRHS), Alyssa Hartwell (RHS), Jack Kearney (RHS), Ariel Martin (OVUHS), Amy Lincoln (WRHS), Brittany Hance (OVUHS), Nikki Broadwell (RHS), Mercedes LaPlant (PHS), Laura Brown (MRUHS), and Rebecca Raymond (RHS)

FCCLA Launches National Outreach Project “Dig It !”

Student members of Stafford Technical Center’s FCCLA (Family Career and Community Leaders of America) are starting a donation campaign for the Children’s Miracle Network. They will collect donations and make a wall of stars with the names of the contributors on it. All money collected will be routed through the Children’s Miracle Network to Fletcher Allen Healthcare Children’s Hospital in Burlington, VT. FCCLA members will visit the hospital in May and bring flowers that they have grown in honor on sick children. This campaign is an exciting new partnership with the nation’s largest charity for children and one of the largest in-school organizations, FCCLA. For more information about this campaign contact Susan Densmore, Stafford’s Human Services Instructor and local FCCLA advisor at [email protected]or visit FCCLA’s website at www.fcclainc.com

FCCLA Installs 2009-2010 Officers

FCCLAMEMBERS On October 12th, Stafford Technical Center’s Chapter of the Family, Career, and Community Leaders of America ( FCCLA) installed new officers for the 2009-2010 school year. The following students were elected to serve as officers: President-Sara Graham (Rutland High School), Vice-President/Parliamentarian-Mercedes LaPlant (Proctor High School), Secretary/Reporter-Alyssa Hartwell (Rutland High School), Treasurer-Charlena Breon (West Rutland High School), and Historian-Nikki Broadwell (Rutland High School). After the installation, the FCCLA members enjoyed a pot luck dinner with their families. The officers will attend a leadership conference in Washington DC on November 13 and 14.

FCCLA take Silver and Bronze at State Convention

Human Services students from Stafford Technical Center’s Family, Career, and Community Leaders of America (FCCLA) Chapter recently came away with silver and bronze medals in the STAR (Students Taking Action for Recognition) events held at the FCCLA Convention in Bartlett, N.H. These students earned the following recognitions:

Silver Medal-Chapter Showcase: Elyssa Clogston (RHS), Lauren deLancey (Otter Valley), Heather LaFountain (RHS)

Silver Medal-Chapter Service Project: Jack Kearney (RHS), Laura Brown (Mill River), and Amy L incoln (West Rutland)

Bronze Medal-Applied Technology: Sara Graham (RHS), Emily Jones (Poultney), and Katrina Morel (RHS)

Bronze Medal-Illustrated Talk: Stephanie Grimes (Otter Valley) and Shannon Whitehurst (Fair Haven)

Bronze Medal-Early Childhood: Reba Gambill (Mill River)

Those students receiving the highest score and eligible to represent Vermont this July at the FCCLA National Convention in Nashville, TN are Elyssa Clogston, Lauren deLancey, and Heather LaFountain.

FCCLA is a national student organization that helps students become leaders and address important personal, family, work, and societal issues through Family and Consumer Science Education.

FCCLA Chapter volunteer time at Vermont Food Bank

Human Services Students from Stafford Technical Center’s Chapter of Family, Career, and Community Leaders of America (FCCLA) recently donated their time at the Vermont Food Bank in Barre. Part of their day included learning about the mission of the Vermont Food Bank, touring the facility, and sorting food in the warehouse. FCCLA is a national student organization that helps students become leaders and address important personal, family, work, and societal issues through Family and Consumer Science Education.

Students participating were: Amy Lincoln-West Rutland, Laura Brown and Reba Gambrill-Mill River, John Kearney, Sara Graham, Jennifer Hebert, Lauren Warner, Katrina Morel, Heather LaFountain, and Elyssa Clogston-RHS,Emily Jones-Poultney, Shannon Whitehurst and Karen Ferguson-Fair Haven, Lauren deLancey and Stephanie Grimes-Otter Valley

A select number of Human Services students will be attending the annual Spring Leadership Conference on April 2 and 3rd in Bartlett, NH.