Arizona FCCLA

Family Career and Community Leaders of America

 

FCCLA National Leadership Conference Chicago, IL

July 4-8, 2010


"Are you ready to celebrate FCCLA's birthday with our country's independence all in one unforgettable conference?  65 Years of Leadership is being celebrated at this National Leadership Conference in the windy city where it all began: Chicago, Illinois!  A marvelous conference has been planned. 


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For Immediate Release:

April 15, 2010


Family, Career and Community Leaders of America (FCCLA)


“Top Arizona FCCLA Students Place Big at the Spring Leadership Conference”


Arizona FCCLA Spring Leadership Conference took place on April 13-14 at the Renaissance Glendale Hotel.   Over 1100 students, teachers, business members and community leaders from all across Arizona attended.     Of the students who competed there were “172 Gold Medal Winners”, “226 Silver Medal Winners” and “274 Bronze Medal Winners”! 


There will be 67 students who will go on to represent Arizona at the FCCLA National Leadership Conference taking place July 2-9, 2009 in Chicago, Illinois.  While competing in FCCLA’s national awards program, the students will compete for top honors in their competition against state representatives from across the United States and Puerto Rico.


The competition is part of a national competitive events program sponsored annually by FCCLA, a professional association for students pursuing careers in Early Childhood Professions, Hospitality Management, Fashion Design and Merchandising, Interior Design and Culinary Arts.  Individual and local chapter teams compete in 40 different events representing a range of business, career and leadership development activities.

The winners of these challenging and prestigious awards are selected from Arizona FCCLA’s 4,400 members, and by winning these competitions some have qualified for the national awards program.  The delegates to this year’s State annual meeting elected the 2010-2011 FCCLA State Executive Council team.  This year’s state theme, “65 Years of Leadership: Dare to be Different with FCCLA!”, reflects the traditions and challenges that FCCLA offers students to prepare for family life, work life and careers in family and consumer sciences by providing opportunities to develop the knowledge, skills, attitudes and behaviors that are needed to be successful in life.


Family, Career and Community Leaders of America (FCCLA) is a nonprofit organization that prepares students for careers in family and consumer sciences and family and consumer sciences education.  Its mission is to promote successful life management, employment and career development by bringing together business and education in a positive working relationship.  To learn more see the Arizona FCCLA website at www.azfccla.org or call the Arizona FCCLA State Advisor at 602-542-3040, email [Sara.Patenge@azed.gov] to learn more about starting an FCCLA chapter at your school.