Wednesday, August 29, 2001
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Wednesday, August 29, 2001 |
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McIntosh students bring home silver In FCCLA competition After winning awards at the regional and state levels, three members of the McIntosh High School FCCLA (Family, Career and Community Leaders of America) advanced to the organization's national conference where they recently brought home silver medals in two categories. Charlotte Mele won her medal in job interview and Natalia Montalvo and Addie Poole earned theirs in entrepreneurship. The categories the students competed in were part of the national FCCLA STAR Events (Students Taking Action with Recognition), which are designed to help members develop specific lifetime skills in character development, creative and critical thinking, interpersonal communication, practical knowledge and vocational preparation. The "job interview" and "entrepreneurship" categories were two of 13 competitive events included in the competition. The job interview event recognizes participants who use family and consumer sciences and/or related occupation skills to develop a portfolio, participate in an interview and communicate a personal understanding of job requirements. The entrepreneurship category recognizes participants who develop a plan for a small business using family and consumer science skills and sound business practices. Participants are evaluated on the business plan and an oral presentation. The business must relate to an area of family and consumer sciences education or related occupations. The national FCCLA conference was held in Anaheim, Calif., in July. During the eight-day trip, students attended workshops, toured the Los Angeles area and exchanged ideas with FCCLA members from across the nation. Nearly 5,000 students from the United States, including the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands, took part in this year's national conference. 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 schools through grade 12. Involvement in the organization offers students 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 home and work place.
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