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By Mary Lou Vossler, Exeter-Milligan FACS Instructor and FCCLA Advisor
FCCLA Member Competes at District STAR Events
Exeter, Nebraska - Joleen Vossler from the Exeter-Milligan FCCLA Chapter recently participated in the Nebraska Family, Career, and Community Leaders of America District #4 STAR Event Competition. This annual event was held at Exeter-Milligan High School and featured over 40 competitors from the area.
One Competitive Event available to FCCLA members is STAR Events: Students Taking Action with Recognition. STAR Events recognize members for proficiency and achievement in chapter and individual projects, leadership skills, and career preparation. STAR Events offer individual skill development and application of learning through cooperative, individualized, and competitive activities. District #4 hosted 25 events during the conference.
Students are evaluated by judges using a rubric system and have the opportunity to earn a Gold, Silver or Bronze rating. The top two finishers in each event level, who earn a Silver or Gold rating, qualify to compete at the state competition, which will be hosted as part of the State Leadership Conference. Joleen received the following ratings in their respective categories:
· Professional Presentation - Level 2, Gold Medal and State Qualifier
About FCCLA
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. Nebraska FCCLA has more than 2,500 members in 100 chapters across the state. For more information about FCCLA, please visit www.nebraskafccla.org.
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