
Schuyler FCCLA CHAPTER
Sponsor- Mrs. Tonya Zegers
President- Jacqueline Contreras
Vice-President- Emanuel Sanchez
Secretary/Treasurer- Guadalupe Rodriguez
Public Relations Officer- Antonio Guzman
District Representative- Jessica Philippy
Student Council Representative- Austin Araujo & Amanda Osborne
<http://www.fcclainc.org>www.fcclainc.org
What Is FCCLA?
Family, Career and Community Leaders of America (FCCLA) is a dynamic and effective
national student organization that helps young men and women become leaders
and address important personal, family and consumer sciences education. FCCLA
is a unique organization because its programs are developed and led by the
youth members.
Family and consumer sciences teachers serve as local FCCLA advisers. members
are students who are taking or have taken family and consumer sciences courses
through grade 12. In local chapters, members apply family and consumer sciences
lessons and develop life skills though hands-on projects that takle personal,
family and community concerns
FCCLA Members
FCCLA Information
Family, Career and Community Leaders of America, Inc. (FCCLA)
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 225,000 members in nearly 7,000 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.
Chapter projects focus on a variety of youth concerns, including teen pregnancy,
parenting, family relationships, substance abuse, peer pressure, environment,
nutrition and fitness, teen violence and career exploration.
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 home and
workplace.
Mission
To promote personal growth and leadership development through family and consumer
sciences education. Focusing on the multiple roles of family member, wage
earner and community leader, members develop skills for life through--
* character development
* creative and critical thinking
* interpersonal communication
* practical knowledge and
* vocational preparation
Purposes
1. to provide opportunities for personal development and preparation for adult
life
2. to strengthen the function of the family as a basic unit of society
3. to encourage democracy through cooperative action in the home and community
4. to encourage individual and group involvement in helping achieve global
cooperation and harmony
5. to promote greater understanding between youth and adults
6. to provide opportunities for making decisions and for assuming responsibilities.
7. to prepare for the multiple roles of men and women in today's society
8. to promote family and consumer sciences and related occupations
FCCLA CALENDAR
August '07 Brand FCCLA
9 and 10 Pre-inservice
13 First Day of School
21 Officer Mtg 7:45-8:15am
28 Worknight 3:45-6pm
30 Open House
.
September '07 F.A.C.T
1 -3 Labor Day Vacation
4 Organitzational Mtg 3:45-5pm
11 Worknight 3:45-6pm RUSH
13 P/T Conf. 12:20 Dismissal
14 No School/Inservice
18 Officer Mtg 7:45-8:15am/Concession
22nd Arbor Day
25 Worknight 3:45-6pm
28 Consessions
? National Handwashing Education
? Hispanic Heritage Month
October '07 Financial Fitness
2-16 Fundraiser Door to Door
2 Organizational Mtg 3:45-5pm
5 No School/Inservice
9 Worknight 3:45-6pm
12 DLC in David City @ 9am Depart @ 8:15 am
16 Worknight 3:45-6pm Hand in Fundraiser
17-18 12:20 Dismissal
23 Officer Mtg 7:45-8:15am/Worknight 3:45-6pm
26-28 Fall Break
30 Concessions
31 Halloween
? Make a Difference Month
November '07 Families First
6 Organizational Mtg 3:45-5pm
9 12:20 Dismissal
13 Worknight 3:45-6pm
15 School All Day P/T Conferences 5-8pm
16 No School Conferences 9am-1pm
20 Officer Mtg 7:45-8:15am
21- 1:40 Dismissal
22-23 No School Thanksgiving
27 Worknight 3:45-6pm
? Cluster
? National Family Week end of month
December '07 Community Service
4 Organizational Mtg 3:45-5pm/Christmas Party
11 Worknight 3:45-6pm
18 Officer Mtg 7:45-8:15am
19 Bloodmobile
21 11:42 Dismissal
24-31 No School Holiday Break
:
4th Christmas Party we will be going to Wal-Mart
and buying gifts for needy children in the
community and taking them to Head Start.
January '08 Career Connections
1 2 3 4 5 1-2 No School Holiday Break
3 12:20 Dismissal
8 Organizational Mtg 3:45-5pm
11 12:20 Dismissal
15 Worknight 3:45-6pm
16 STAR Howells/Dodge
29 Officer Mtg 7:45-8:15am
? National Birth Defect Month/March of Dimes
February '08 Dynamic Leaders
1 No School 8th Grade Visitation
5 Organizational Mtg 3:45-5pm/Concession
11-15 FCCLA Week
14 12:20 Dismissal P-T Conferences
15 No School Winter Break
19 Officer Mtg 7:45-8:15am
25 PEER Retreat in Kearney
10-16 FCCLA WEEK
? National Dental Month
? Black Heritage Month/Trip to Martin Luthers birth
place and Art Museum.
March '08 S.T.O.P.
4 Organizational Mtg 3:45-5pm
18 Officer Mtf 7:45-8:15am/Officer Election
10-11 12:20 Dismissal
21-24 No School Easter Holiday
April '08 Leaders At Work
1 Organizational Mtg 3:45-5pm
3-6 No School Holiday Break
6-8 STATE FCCLA Leadership Conf. in Lincoln
11 12:20 Dismissal
15 Worknight 3:45-6pm
17 1:40 Dismissal Fred Arnold Invite
21 12:20 Dismissal P-T Conferences
22 Officer Mtg 7:45-8:15am
May '08 Celebrate Life
10 Celebrate Life Party at South Park 3:45-6pm
16 1:42 Dismissal Last day of school
18 Commencement
? National Joining Hands Week
Celebrate Life Kite Flying Party!!!
You Are invited to Celebrate the End of the School Year
May 6th
3:45-6p.m. @ South Park
Please bring a snack food item, Drinks will be
provided. Bring a friend.