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A lot to celebrate, from FCCLA state qualifiers to inexperienced scholars finding success in FFA! There is a lot to celebrate as we head down the home stretch of the 2024-2025 school year!

Noelle Fox was nominated as a Beck's Player with Heart for her commitment and passion on and off the court. What she loves most about high school sports is the friendships and relationships she has built with her teammates. The bond formed through countless hours of practice, long bus rides, and tough games is something truly special. As a senior, Noelle has especially enjoyed mentoring younger players and being a support system for them, whether it's offering words of encouragement, a quick hug, or even a prayer when they need it. She has also taken pride in being a positive role model for the team managers, making sure they feel just as valued as the players on the court. Beyond the relationships, high school sports have taught her the importance of time management. Balancing late-night games and the demands of College Credit Plus classes has challenged her to stay organized and disciplined. Throughout high school, Noelle has been actively involved in academics, athletics, and leadership opportunities that have shaped her character and work ethic. She has been a member of the basketball and volleyball teams for all four years. Outside of sports, she is involved in FCCLA and Fellowship of Christian Athletes, is currently serving as an FFA Officer, helps as a Student Advisor, and has earned her Chapter and Greenhand Degrees. Additionally, she anticipates earning her State FFA Degree in May. She has competed in Dairy Cattle and General Livestock Career Development Events (CDEs). Noelle also participates in her church youth group. This summer, she will also be attending a mission trip to the Dominican Republic. Making a positive impact in her community has been a priority for Noelle throughout high school. Through her involvement in service projects such as the Pettisville Recycling Center and Pettisville Community Clean-Up, she has contributed to sustainability efforts and assisted elderly residents with yard maintenance. Volunteering at the Fulton County Fair Pork and Milkshake Stands allowed her to support her local FFA chapter, while her work with Toys for Cheer helped provide meals and gifts to families in need. Noelle has also been committed to improving safety in her school by assisting with the creation and distribution of "Stop the Bleed" emergency kits. Educating younger students at Ag Fest and Farm Machinery Safety Day has been especially rewarding, as she has helped foster a greater understanding of agriculture and farm safety. Agriculture has always held a special place in Noelle's heart, despite not growing up on a farm. Her journey into the field took a surprising turn when she announced she would be working on a pig farm last summer. Being surrounded by squealing piglets and learning to vaccinate, notch ears, trim tails, and maintain clean, safe environments ignited her passion for animal care and the agriculture industry. This hands-on experience revealed how much she could contribute to animal welfare and sustainable farming practices. With her education, leadership, and dedication to the future of farming, she is confident that she will make a meaningful contribution to the agriculture industry. Noelle is currently pursuing a bachelor's degree in agribusiness with a focus on animal production at Huntington University. She is excited to learn more about advancements in animal care and the role of technology in improving farm efficiency. She aims to combine her education and leadership experiences to contribute to her community and foster the growth of sustainable agriculture. Her long-term goal is to own and manage a farm where she can apply the practices she has learned and promote humane animal care. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Savannah Lucas was nominated as a Beck's Player with Heart for her commitment and passion on and off the court and field. The thing she loves most about high school sports is being able to play with her friends and grow together. She loves her coaches, especially her softball coach, and the whole town supports her no matter how good it how bad her team is. Savannah is currently involved in volleyball, basketball, track, and softball. She is also involved in FCCLA, FFA, NHS, student council, and pep club. Savannah is heavily involved in her community. Every year for 4-H she makes table favors for the residents at the nursing homes. In her junior year, she was inducted into the National Honor Society, where she helped with the elementary track and field day and donated non-perishable food items to West Central development. She has made hats for the warming shelter and personally delivered them to the homeless people at the warming shelter. She has volunteered at her local food and helped package meals for families during Thanksgiving and Christmas. At the beginning of her senior year, she started a project called Adopt a Family and raised over $1,400 by selling baked goods at volleyball games. This led her to adopt five children to buy them gifts, hygiene products, and cleaning supplies. Agriculture is very important to Savannah and her family. She comes from a family of farmers who rely on agriculture to support their family. Being able to provide for her family through agriculture is very important. Savannah plans to attend Iowa State University and major in business. Her goals are to become a successful businesswoman and start a family. She also wants to be able to provide for her family and give them the best lives that they could have. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Emma Moller was nominated as a Beck's Player with Heart for her commitment and passion on and off the court and field. What she loves most about high school sports is that even when she thinks she can't go further, she gets up and plays. She plays for herself, her team, and the younger kids looking up to her. Her participation in high school sports has taught her resilience, leadership, and the value of hard work. She will forever be grateful for all the important lessons sports have taught her. Emma competes in basketball, softball, and volleyball and serves as the captain of her volleyball and softball teams. She is also involved in FCCLA as a member VP of the chapter, is a football statistician, part of the National Honors Society, and is on the Alcester Hudson Honor Roll. When she isn't in school or playing sports, Emma is spending her time volunteering. She created the Royal Ball, which is an annual event that creates a magical night for boys and girls of all ages. All proceeds go to Santa and Mrs. C's Kids, a non-profit to help families within a 30-mile radius of Alcester during the holidays. She also created Christmas in July, where young girls earn Christmas-themed titles and spend the year volunteering for the same cause. In addition to volunteering for Santa and Mrs. C's Kids, each titleholder will be required to complete no less than ten additional volunteer hours with any nonprofit they choose. These projects not only support families in need but also inspire children to embrace service, proving that leadership can be both fun and transformative. You can also find her volunteering at the South Dakota Safety House, Ag Appreciation Day Sioux Empire Fair, painting cancer ribbons on driveways for donation for the Kobee Sherman Cancer Drive, assisting Miss South Dakota Jr. Teen, and being a Washington DC Youth Tour recipient. Beyond her career goals, her roots in her community run deep. Agriculture to Emma means heritage, hard work, and the foundation of life itself. Her future goal is to manage her family's farm while bringing medical advancements to the people who need them most. As Emma grew up in a small town in South Dakota, she has always known that hard work is a way of life for many. In communities like hers, people don't just wear one hat, they wear ten. The mayor isn't just the mayor; he's also the local bus driver, a farmer, a volunteer board member, a t-ball coach, a Sunday school teacher, an EMT, and a firefighter. Everyone pitches in, and no one has time to be laid up for long periods. That's why she is passionate about pursuing a career in radiology, especially in non-invasive cancer screening and image-guided surgery. Advancements like these in the medical world can make a real difference in rural communities like hers, where access to healthcare can often be limited, and taking time off work for medical care is not always an option. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

About Mandy Mandy is the wife to Dustin and mom to Dylan, 11, and Madison, 14, who was born with Spina Bifida. Professionally, she has been a high school teacher for nearly 20 years and loves working with students in FCCLA, the student organization she sponsors. Personally speaking, she's obsessed with Christmas, loves to shop and entertain in our home, and is a huge Elvis fan. Her family is very active in their church. About the Episode As special-needs parents, we have to make decisions daily for our children regarding their care. There are times when decisions come our way that may have life-altering effects. What do you do when those decisions come your way? How do you process through making difficult decisions regarding our children with disabilities? Related Links Rising Above Family Resources  

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Katelyn Schroeder was nominated as a Beck's Player with Heart for her commitment and passion on and off the court. The things she loves most about high school sports are the deep connections and life lessons that she has learned from participating. Sports have taught her to manage her time and stay organized as well as how to be a leader and create connections with people to work as a team. Katelyn is involved in and competes in volleyball, basketball, FFA, FCCLA, and student council. Outside of school and sports, she is confirmed at Our Saviors Lutheran Church, does community service, works on her farm, and previously participated in 4-H. Agriculture to Katelyn means generations of love, commitment, hard work, and determination. Agriculture has been a huge part of her life and has taught her work ethic, precision, and patience. Katelyn plans to attend Northern State University for a potential major in agri-business alongside playing on the Northern State volleyball team.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Ava Kaenel was nominated as a Beck's Player with Heart for her commitment and passion on and off the court and field. The thing she loves most about high school sports is simply the friendships and experiences she has gained. The team dynamics are also something she loves about sports because they can come from any background or grade level and still come together and work hard for the love of the same sport. She would not have the friendships she has now if it weren't for high school sports. Ava is a three-season student-athlete and competes in volleyball, basketball, and softball. She is also involved in FFA as the vice president, NHS as the treasurer, FCCLA, musical productions, the Montello Chamber Choir, the Academic Bowl Team, and participates in Solo Ensemble. She was selected as the 2024 November Student of the Month by the staff in her building. Through her participation in FFA, she can be involved in the community and its activities. She helps and plans the Montello Westfield FFA Alumni Wildlife Banquet, MHS 4th, 5th, & 6th grade Safety Day, the Montello Trap Shoot, and the Harrisville Sportsman Club trap shoot. This year she has also worked with her officer team to cook a meal for the families at the Ronald McDonald House in Madison. Although she does not come from an agricultural background, Ava has gained all her agricultural experience through FFA. She has plenty of respect for agriculture, hard work, and dedication throughout the industry. Without exposure to ag classes, Ava would not have become the greenhouse manager at her school. Although undecided, Ava is leaning towards attending Milwaukee Area Technical College and taking part in the radiology program in hopes of becoming an MRI technician after graduating high school.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Madilyn Portner was nominated as a Beck's Player with Heart for her commitment and passion on and off the court. What she loves most about high school sports is the relationships she has made with her teammates and coaching staff. Being able to grow together as dancers and as a team is something special to her. Madilyn is involved in New Ulm Just For Kix, New Ulm Eagles Varsity Dance Team, FFA, student council, and FCCLA. For both FFA and student council, she is on the officer team as a secretary. Madilyn also participates in the New Ulm Royalty program as a Princess, the Brown County Dairy Association as a Princess, the Brown County Pork Producers as an ambassador, and New Ulm Community Meals. Together, these organizations give her various volunteer opportunities. To Madilyn, agriculture means supporting the worldwide population as it continues to grow. Agriculture is more than growing crops or raising livestock, it's about the personal reward of knowing she is contributing to something bigger than herself. Growing up and living on a farm has taught her lifelong qualities such as a strong work ethic, responsibility, and commitment. Madilyn's plans, although not final, are to attend the University of Minnesota- Twin Cities with hopes of becoming a large animal veterinarian. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Caleb Sinnwell was nominated as a Beck's Player with Heart for his commitment and passion on and off the field and course. What he loves most about high school sports is connecting with his friends, peers, and coaches through practices and meets while working hard to reach his goals. Caleb is involved in FCCLA, National Honor Society, Blood Drive Committee, National History Day as a mentor/helper, varsity cross country, varsity track & field, and choir. When he is not in school or sports, Caleb spends his time volunteering for many different events such as his local VFW Post, Vietnam Veterans Moving Wall, lonia T-ball program, Nashua Fire Department, cleaning yards for friends and neighbors, giving speeches for organizations and to students, and the Library of Congress. Agriculture means the world to Caleb as he has grown up surrounded by it his entire life. He loves working with their pigs on their farrow-to-finish hog operation and helping bring in the harvest during the fall. Farming has provided him with a strong work ethic and a tough mindset. He learned not to be afraid of projects and can tackle anything that comes his way. After graduating high school, Caleb plans to attend Northwest Iowa Community College for the powerline technology and lineman programs. Upon college graduation, his dream is to work for Butler County Rural Electric Cooperative. He wants to remain close to Nashua as he desires to continue farming and become a volunteer firefighter for the Nashua Fire Department to serve his community as his father and grandfather did.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Morgan Brown was nominated as a Beck's Player with Heart for her commitment and passion on and off the mat and field. She enjoys working with her teammates to accomplish their goals. The satisfaction of being on a team with respect and love of the sports she plays is a tremendous feeling to her. Morgan is involved in FFA, FCCLA, Green Bandana Project, robotics, soccer, wrestling, cheerleading, student council, the National Honor Society, marching band, concert band, honor band, concert choir, art club, book club, Spanish club, FIRST student leadership board, NCYL, and Madrigal Choir. In her free time, she is also involved in Two Helping Four, Lutheran Church, blood donation, and volunteering at the nursing care center. To Morgan, agriculture is one of a kind and more than just farming and livestock. Agriculture is the backbone of America, and it is what makes the world go around. The hard work and perseverance required while working in agriculture have made a lasting impact on Morgan. After graduation, Morgan plans to attend DMACC and Iowa State University to major in animal science to become a large animal veterinarian.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Host:  Mindy McCulley, MS Extension Specialist for Instructional Support, University of Kentucky   Guests: Jennifer Bridge, MAEd NEAFCS President-Elect and UK Extension Agent for Family and Consumer Sciences in Meade County and Christy Stearns, MS KEAFCS President and UK Extension Agent for Family and Consumer Sciences in Clinton County Season 7, Episode 11 Today, we celebrate the 90th anniversary of the National Extension Association of Family and Consumer Sciences (NEAFCS). Mindy is joined by Jennifer Bridge, NEAFCS President-Elect, and Christy Stearns, Kentucky Affiliate President. The discussion focuses on NEAFCS's five key tenets leadership development professional growth recognizing and promoting excellence serving as a nationwide resource for education, information, networking and partnership building Promoting the FCS profession and the mission and goals of the Land Grant Extension System Christy and Jennifer share insights on how these principles are implemented at local, state, and national levels, highlighting programs like the Leadership Experience and various ambassador initiatives. They also discuss the importance of partnerships with organizations such as 4-H, FCCLA, and the Kentucky Department of Agriculture. As well as highlighting national and state partnerships that have advanced the research knowledge base that is the foundation of the work we do. Join us for an inspiring conversation on how NEAFCS continues to empower professionals and improve the quality of life for families and communities locally and nationwide. Connect with FCS Extension through any of the links below for more information about any of the topics discussed on Talking FACS. Kentucky Extension Offices UK FCS Extension           Website           Facebook           Instagram           FCS Learning Channel  

The La Vernia High School FCCLA Knowledge Bowl team placed in the top 16 in the nation and competed at the FCCLA National Leadership Conference, held June 29 through July 3 in Seattle, Wash. Knowledge Bowl is hosted by a company called Lifesmarts and is the nation's premier consumer education program for teens. These five students had to learn and retain knowledge in five key areas: Consumer Rights & Responsibility, Personal Finance, Technology, The Environment, and Health & Safety. This team just started in the fall of 2023 and has already competed in Birmingham, Ala.; San Diego, Calif.; and now...Article Link

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Stockdale High School Family, Career, and Community Leaders of America (FCCLA) members attended the state FCCLA conference in Dallas April 12-14. Eight students competed at the conference, bringing home several honors, including: •Family Consumer Science Assessments — gold, Angelica Avila, Esmeralda Aguilar, and Aylin Garcia; Angelica and Esmeralda each earned a perfect score •Chapter Service Project Portfolio — fourth place, Megan Ruble and Alejandra Chew. Paisley Gorzell competed in Career Investigation and Vivian Gonzalez and Kayleigh Miller competed in Professional Presentation.Article Link

Congratulations to Poth High School's Delia Guzman and Dyssa Rocha, who have both earned a trip to the state Family, Career, and Community Leaders of America (FCCLA) conference! The two competed Feb. 2 in the FCCLA Region V Conference and STAR Event Competition, placing fourth in the Repurpose and Redesign Level 2 event; they'll compete at the state conference April 11-14 in Dallas. FCCLA is a national career and technical student organization for students in Family and Consumer Sciences education.Article Link

Members of the Stockdale FCCLA competed Feb. 2 at the FCCLA Regional Competition in Corpus Christi, and several are advancing to State competition. A total of 14 students competed in 10 different events. A number of students placed in the top five of their event and are advancing to State; these include: •Megan Ruble and Alejandra Chew, first place, Chapter Service Project Porfolio •Esmeralda Aguilar, gold, Family Consumer Services Assessment •Paisley Gorzell, fifth place, Career Investigation •Vivian Gonzalez, fifth place, Professional Presentation. The State conference will take place in Dallas in April. FCCLA — Family, Career and Community Leaders of...Article Link

Stockdale High School Family, Career and Community Leaders of America members Alejandra Chew (left) and Megan Ruble (right) deliver handmade tote bags Jan. 25 to a representative of TruLight127 Ministries in Seguin, a foster care agency. The FCCLA wanted to “make an impact on people in our community, one that's lasting, even for people who may not stay in our community forever,” Ruble said. They chose to make totes, after hearing that many children in foster care don't have bags to carry their belongings from place to place. Gabby Noguez, a fellow FCCLA member, took the photo.Article Link

In this episode, FCCLA members Jill Kao, Casey Kuron and Parker Camp are interviewed by Kraven Fausnaugh and Owen Henderson.This episode is edited by Owen Henderson.Intro/Outro Music: “Motivated” by Alex MakesMusicDate Recorded: Nov 28, 2023FOLLOW OUR SOCIALS: Twitter: @OHS_RoundTable Instagram: @ohs_roundtableEmail: podcast@otsegoknights.org

Carissa Hanson was nominated as a Beck's Player with Heart for her commitment and passion on and off the field. Her favorite part about high school sports is not only building a relationship with your teammates but learning different life skills. Carissa's family does not have a traditional role in agriculture. They own and operate a greenhouse and the knowledge she has learned from helping has helped her on the FFA flower judging team. She is involved in FFA, FCCLA, concert band, pep band, marching band, school musical, softball, volleyball, student government, and big rebel program. In her community she is apart of church group, co-coaches coach pitch, and helps out with various fundraisers. Carissa's future plans are to attend the University of Minnesota.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Gail Wery was nominated as a Beck's Player with Heart for her commitment and passion on and off the court. Her favorite part about high school sports is being able to bond with peers and being able to work as a team to achieve similar goals. She loves being able to improve as an individual and help her teammates improve as well. To Gail, agriculture is what got her where she is today. Agriculture became a part of her life when she joined the FFA floriculture team. From there she got a job at a flower shop, interned at a local college for fish and wild rice sampling, and becoming the Southwest FFA president. She is involved in Fox River Monitoring, FCCLA, FFA, NHS, DECA, tech crew, key club, soccer, tennis, and volunteers in multiple community activities. Gail's future plans are to go to either Madison University or the University of Vermont to continue her studies in either environmental science or Fish and Wildlife Biology with a minor in Spanish. She hopes to pursue her dream of promoting urban agriculture to various communities or working on restoration projects all over the world.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Brooke Rasche was nominated as a Beck's Player with Heart for her commitment and passion on and off the course. Her favorite thing about high school sports is the relationships she's made while playing against other schools. For Brooke, agriculture is a way of life. Brooke is involved in golf, FFA, Beta, National Honor Society, Spirit Club, FCCLA, S.A.D.D., and youth group, and she helps with 10U softball team.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Breck Mills was nominated as a Beck's Player with Heart for her commitment and passion on and off the court. Her favorite part about high school sports is the relationships that develop. She has met some of her closest friends through athletics. To Breck, agriculture means community as well as serving, and pushing through adversity. Breck is involved in volleyball, basketball, track, FCCLA, FFA officer, and she helps out with youth football. Her future plans are to attend Minnesota State University- Moorhead (MSUM) and major in criminal justice. After college she plans to go into the FBI and become a field agent.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Kaylee Smith was nominated as a Beck's Player with Heart for her commitment and passion on and off the court. Her favorite part about high school sports is being able to compete and build relationships with people from around the state. To Kaylee, agriculture is her past, present, and future. She is a fourth-generation farmer on her family farm. Kaylee is involved in softball, basketball, volleyball, track, FFA reporter, SW Iowa District FFA Sentinel, FCCLA, class officer, and she helps with her community food drives, blood drives, open houses, food packaging and Christmas present wrapping. Kaylee's future plans are to be a veterinarian.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Chloe Lambert was nominated as a Beck's Player with Heart for her commitment and passion on and off the field. Her favorite part about high school sports is how close it brings her and her classmates. The relationships she has built with her teammates are ones that she will never forget. To Chloe, agriculture has a special place in her heart. She was born into a generational family farm and has learned many valuable traits from it. She says, agriculture means hard work, dedication, passion, support, challenges, and family. Chloe is involved in FFA, FCCLA, FCA, 4-H, church activities, and student council. Chloe's future plans are to attend college and become nurse.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Megan Ruble celebrates her recognition, following the Stockdale High School FCCLA banquet in May. Megan received awards for her community service portfolio from the Regional and State conferences, qualifying her to compete at the National level. She will compete at the National FCCLA Leadership Conference in Denver, Colo., in July. Family, Career and Community Leaders of America (FCCLA) is a national career and technical student organization for students in Family and Consumer Sciences education. Megan's service project with fellow FCCLA members included cleaning headstones and beautifying the Pleasant Valley Cemetery near Stockdale. (See “Stockdale FCCLA members give back,” Feb. 8,...Article Link

Poth High School FCCLA students Nick Torres, Averiegh Herrera, Jasmine Jones, Joselin Atenco-Torres, and Aldyn Johnson look proud and accomplished April 1, after filling up several bags with trash strewn along a 2-mile stretch of F.M. 541 leaving Poth on the way to Kosciusko. This kicked off the nonprofit Roger Winkler Memorial Foundation's part in the Don't mess with Texas annual Trash-Off. The Foundation thanks the Poth FCCLA and their leader, Gina Falcon, for helping keep Texas highways beautiful.Article Link

Every February, the CTE community celebrates CTE Month® to raise awareness of the role that CTE has in readying learners for college and career success. CTE Month is also a time to recognize and celebrate the achievements and accomplishments of our CTE partners at the local, state and national level.This month, we turn the reins over to Mrs. Breanne Lynch, CTE Coordinator for the District, who will interview our CTSO advisors and student leaders. Today's episode features HHS's longstanding FCCLA program. Joining us are:Deb Rombough | FCCLA Co-Advisor (ProStartAdvisor), FACS InstructorErika Starr | Chapter President, HHS Junior

Members of the Stockdale High School FCCLA chapter — (l-r) Alex Chew, Gabby Noguez, Andrew Cassidy, Jackie Calvillo, Megan Ruble, and Mollie Lambeck — gather Jan. 12 to clean headstones and beautify the grounds of the Pleasant Valley Cemetery near Stockdale, as a community service project. Family, Career and Community Leaders of America (FCCLA) is a national career and technical student organization for students in Family and Consumer Sciences education. The project, entered by Megan at the regional FCCLA conference in Corpus Christi, earned third place.Article Link

Ellie Nolte Was nominated as a Beck's Player with Heart for her efforts on and off the field. Her favorite part about high school sports is being on the field field/court with her teammates, learning from her coaches, as well as the memories that she has made with her friends. Growing up on a family farm has given Eillie a heart for agriculture. To her, farming is about hard work and dedication. Ellie is involved in softball, volleyball, Student Council, FCCLA, National Honor Society, FCA, junior high pitching coach, and youth volleyball referee. Once Ellie graduates, she is hoping to continue to play either volleyball or softball in college. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Cally Faulhaber was nominated as a Beck's Player with Heart for her commitment and passion on and off the court. Her favorite part about high school sports is getting to compete and meeting new people. Agriculture is a huge part of Cally's life. Growing up on a farm has helped her to view the world differently, allowing her to see the hard work that provides for our world. Agriculture has also helped her in deciding what she wants to do after she graduates. Cally is involved in track, basketball, volleyball, Student Council, FCCLA, Oral Interp, National Honor Society, Yearbook, and All School Play. Once she graduates Cally plans to go to college to pursue a degree in agricultural education. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Nathan Gargulak was nominated as a Beck's Player with Heart for his efforts on and off the field and court. His favorite part about high school sports is being a part of a team and getting to support his teammates. To Nathan, agriculture is about farming and taking care of the animals and land that provide us with food. Nathan is involved in football, basketball, baseball, shooting sports, FCCLA, Science Club, and weightlifting. He's also a flag football referee, member of a gun club, and enjoys snowboarding and skiing, and works two jobs. After graduation, Nathan plans to get an apprenticeship and become a plumber. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Maysen Trimble was nominated as a Beck's Player with Heart for her efforts on and off the court. Maysen's favorite part about high school sports is how you can have such a good dynamic while having fun with your friends. To Maysen agriculture means family. She grew up helping her dad and grandpa, and no matter what she was doing she was always the happiest on the farm. Maysen is involved in volleyball, basketball, track, softball, cheer, color guard, FFA, FCCLA, Academic Bowl, FCCLA, 4-H, yearbook, National Honor Society, and youth group. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Northeast Vernon County Schools senior and President of Missouri FCCLA Charity Middleton discusses what FCCLA is and does, and why high schoolers should consider joining.

  We're joined today by four Jessieville High School students who are members of FCCLA - Family, Career, and Community Leaders of America: Rebekah George (State Representative), Megan Brown (State Officer), Ethan Lewis (President), and Emanuel Pricop (Vice-President). The FCCLA is a student-led organization focused on the ultimate leadership experience, including STAR events - Students Taking Action with Recognition. Each student is working hard to raise money for their trip. They need about $1,500 each to go. Want to help? Contact Sheila Churchill, the sponsor, at Sheila.Churchill@jsdlions.net. You can also contact the Jessieville High School directly to find out how you can help these students.   • Join Our Free Email Newsletter • Subscribe To The Podcast Anyway You Want • Subscribe To Our YouTube Channel (click that bell icon, too) • Join Our Facebook Group • Tell Your Friends About Our Show • Support Our Sponsors 

Episode 35 - Weekly Recap. Our normal recap including baseball, softball, track, tennis, and golf...some FCCLA talk and a senior signing to play at the next level...then our ranting...pro sports, sports entertainment of wrestling, concert talk and other off the rail topics as well.  Hope you enjoy!

• I learned that VP of Development, it's a really important position as you are looking for new partnerships and you are helping the organization financially, and maybe sure that members are the opportunity, participating partner contacts, and the sales, the national or coalition.  (13:18)• So, are the executive council positions, are they rolling over every year; Are we gaining new student leadership yearly?. Yes, so every year, at the national leadership conference, I know it is a very long process where there's national series from across the nation, from Washington all the way a way. We have candidates in Texas, Hawaii, we have student leaders or passionate about our organizations, we have to go through this pass of interviews, there's a non-meeting committee that I want to each candidate.   (3:47)• Sometimes a question is, why did you join? But I think for me, the question is why not? I joined because my middle school had it which is what first got me interested. But, I stayed because of the friends and connections that I had made. The people I met and the force of good that was being made.  I've been afforded opportunities that I otherwise would not have experienced, and because of that, I'm eternally just thankful. (22:02)• if your school doesn't have an FCCLA chapter, it's easy to start one...  I know, anything you start that you have no knowledge on, it's overwhelming, but it is easy to start. The advice I would tell you, find other teachers in your own community and reach out to them to find out what is it that they have done and you get a sponsor. Have another FCCLA chapter advisor as a mentor to help you start your new chapter. (29:44)CONNECT WITH BRIANA CASTRO •  Email: vpdevelopment@fcclainc.org• Twitter: https://twitter.com/FCCLADevelop• Instagram:  https://www.instagram.com/brianacastrofccla/CONNECT WITH BARBARA:• FCS Podcast: https://fcspodcast.com• FCS Tips: https://www.fcstips.com• Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ConnectFCSed• Twitter: https://twitter.com/ConnectFCSed• Instagram:  https://www.instagram.com/connectfcsed• Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/connectfcsed • Tik Tok:  https://vm.tiktok.com/TTPdhKwFKc/WHEN DOES IT AIRAPRIL 27th, 2022

Excitement abounds at the Bolivar High School as the year begins to draw to a close. Few are more excited right now than the ladies of Tara Akins's Family, Career and Community Leaders of America (FCCLA) squad. These local high school students have worked extraordinarily hard throughout the academic year and overcome various challenges to win the Missouri regional competition, and now will progress to the National Qualifying event held in sunny San Diego, California this summer! Join us as we support our local FCCLA students as we learn about how this group discovered the road to success and where they expect to go in life! --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/connectingpolkcounty/support

Episode 31 - Weekly Recap and Interview with Xavier Contreras and Macey Hein. Weekly Recap of spring sports, UIL journalism, One Act Play, and FCCLA happenings...then an interview with a couple of senior athletes Xavier Contreras and Macey Hein. 

Check out the latest episode of The @BAHSPulse podcast, hosted by BAHS students Ethan Purnell and Jack Harjo. In this week's two-part episode they talk FCCLA with Broken Arrow High School teachers Sheila Brewster and Brittany Klinck. In part-two they discuss the ArrowVision student program with AV Teacher Antonio Hurling and Director of ArrowVision, Greg Spencer. Part 1 - FCCLA 0:00-14:46 Part 2 - ArrowVision 14:50 to finish

Abby and Mrs Stenson discuss FCCLA week activities.

Episode 28 - Weekly Recap and Interview with Scott Herring.  We start with a lengthy recap of the happenings of DHS.  Basketball talk, some spring sports talk then FCCLA's regional results along with some band news. We then interview longtime Warhorse Football filmer and super fan, Scott Herring.  We talk about some of the things that stand out after 41 years of filming games in Devine. Oh, and or course our weekly ramblings as well.    

•  I can't count how many conversations I've had with people out in the community, random strangers, even where they think that they should bring back home economics. But Home Economics has always been here. It changed the name 30 years ago. It's always been here. It's going to continue to be here. And they value that skill set, and they aren't teachers, but they value that skill set and they think it should be taught, and I also think it should be taught. So that's why I'm here. (7:43)• The National Partnership for Family and Consumer Sciences education for recruiting, preparing and supporting an FCS educators. How did you guys go about finding out about this national partnership? Well, I think that Kevin and I both learned about the partnership through our professor here at Purdue, Dr. Carol Werhan because she was on an episode of this podcast, and before she sent it to us and encouraged us to listen, so naturally we did (14:16)• I actually attended a signing ceremony myself, so when I went to the National Say Yes  to FCS event, like the Star event, back when I was a senior in high school. Me and my teacher, we went to go to this event where we had to basically go up on this little board and sign her name saying we said yes to FCS... This was at FCCLA conference, I realized it's also at state levels as well (17:36)• So there is actually a recruiting handbook guide called The marketing playbook, and it's a ready-to-use content library that you can download digital and social media, such as educator spotlights, podcasts, videos, print-ready, images and graphics, brand standards, and out outreach materials and you could find all of these materials on the website FCSED.net. Here is just a sampling of a 30-second recording PSA product that you can use right now. (19:18)CONNECT WITH THE NATIONAL PARTNERSHIP•Email: https://www.fcsed.net/contact-us•Website: https://www.fcsed.net/about/about-national-partnership CONNECT WITH EMMERSON BURROUGHS•Email: eburroughs.be@gmail.com CONNECT WITH KEVIN HOMAN•Email: homan4@purdue.edu CONNECT WITH BARBARA:• FCS Podcast: https://fcspodcast.com• FCS Tips: https://www.fcstips.com• Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ConnectFCSed• Twitter: https://twitter.com/ConnectFCSed• Instagram:  https://www.instagram.com/connectfcsed• Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/connectfcsed • Tik Tok:  https://vm.tiktok.com/TTPdhKwFKc/WHEN DOES IT AIRFEBRUARY 9th, 2022

•  The National Partnership is a group of over 14 national level organizations that are all an integral part of family and consumer sciences education. All of them care about recruiting, preparing and supporting FCS educators. We found that these organizations were all doing great things among themselves for FCS ED, but we didn't have a way to organize and share the resources with each other so sometimes we had service duplication and service gaps. We formed the national partnership with the focus of working together to recruit, prepare and support FCS educators and to maximize the use of our resources. It has been really rewarding to work with all the different groups. We're working with K-12 teachers, post-secondary students and faculty, the Career and Technical Education Association, teacher educators, State Program Managers, AAFCS, FCCLA, FCS extension, and the National Coalition for Black Development. It has been really exciting and a great group of people to work with.  (6:22)• We created a national map of FCS educator preparation programs and identified state certification offices, so individuals can see where to go to get certified in FCS education.  We provide scholarship and financial aid information and an online course repository, if individuals need to take online content courses for their certification. We also have a resource library that provides access to curriculum materials for quality instruction. Our webinar library has professional development opportunities on current FCS topics. These are just a few of the resources created by the National Partnership. It has been very successful in pulling together and providing free resources and tools to recruit, preparer and support FCS educators. (10:23)•  We created the National Partnership website to be a one-stop shop where resources and tools could be posted in one place for FCS educators to use. We also added some additional information such as on the February 16th Family and Consumer Sciences Educator Day. This day of FCS celebration is always held the Wednesday of FCCLA week. We've got great resources available for you to use to promote and celebrate the value and impact of FCS education. (15:10)•  We're also working on some new champion products. We're defining champions as alumni, school administrators, parents, and other people who can help us identify and promote the value and the impact of Family and Consumer Sciences Education on individuals and communities. You will soon see some new partnership products for public service announcements, podcasts, promotional ads, and spotlighting FCS educators. (19:32)CONNECT WITH DR. JAN BOWERS•Email: bowersjs@oneonta.edu •Website: https://www.fcsed.net/about/about-national-partnership •YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCz5bYuXaZYr2ggaCoE9wAxw CONNECT WITH DR. LORI MYERS•Email: lmyers@aafcs.org •LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lori-myers-phd-cfcs-86579b14/•Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/lori.a.myers.372•Twitter:  https://twitter.com/aafcs    CONNECT WITH BARBARA:• FCS Podcast: https://fcspodcast.com• FCS Tips: https://www.fcstips.com• Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ConnectFCSed• Twitter: https://twitter.com/ConnectFCSed• Instagram:  https://www.instagram.com/connectfcsed• Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/connectfcsed • Tik Tok:  https://vm.tiktok.com/TTPdhKwFKc/WHEN DOES IT AIRFEBRUARY 2ND, 2022

• Starting on Episode 79, we had on the show, Ashley Nelson, who shared, get your members, get your students excited, build relationships, reach out to your state advisors, join the FCC LA advisor Facebook groups. Even if you're not an advisor yet, it does not hurt to get involved and start learning from the best. (1:45)• Episode 80, we have the dynamic duo, Alaina Tharp and Sherry Vogel. They shared, find a mentor in your area and learn all that you can from them, start small and keep growing, find those nuggets that benefit you and your members, participate attend district, state, regional and national meetings. Set boundaries. Don't burn out. Take care of yourself. Take it slow. Make it fun.(2:13)• Episode 81, I was chatting with Christina Hollingsworth about competitive events, she shares, check out the portal, get the resources, make those connections, talk to your state advisors, integrate your FCS curriculum. So many opportunities to share experiences with travel, fund and scholarships. Students can do this. Start small, build success. (3:08)• Episode 82, fundraising with Abigail Lee. Set realistic goals. She shares, what can you do right now? Start small, make a decision. What will your goals be? What are you working towards? Practice your pitch. It helps empowering and promoting personal growth, student support, fundraiser, encourage your Student Leaders to get involved and support that fundraiser that they had all agreed upon, finally, promotion and recruitment. (3:55)• The past three years, I have focused on a specific word that would catapult me into the new year, 2020 was forward, be brave and trying something new. Even if you suck at it. Was kind of my motto. 2021 was Cultivate, create a community, and I believe within our FSC tips and Connect FCS-Ed community, we have done just to... So for 2022, my word is Polish. I want to become better. I know my recordings don't always sound the greatest, as my equipment is not the most high-tech, but moving forward into the future, I want to become more polished because I want to meet you where you're at, in your classrooms, at your workshops, at your conferences, and highlight the amazing work that you are doing because it is note worthy. (6:24)CONNECT WITH BARBARA:• FCS Podcast: https://fcspodcast.com• FCS Tips: https://www.fcstips.com• Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ConnectFCSed• Twitter: https://twitter.com/ConnectFCSed• Instagram:  https://www.instagram.com/connectfcsed• Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/connectfcsedWHEN DOES IT AIR…DECEMBER 22nd, 2021

• If you are starting out brand new, you don't have a chapter and you're interested in starting a chapter, I'd recommend first starting on our website, we have our join page that list out what it looks like, and then I also encourage you to check out the FCCLA advisors Facebook group. That's a great support group for those that...  I know myself, sometimes I'm like, I see it, I understand what it says, that I need someone to walk me through it. And so we have a lot of advisors that are on stand-by and a lot of our staff members to help through that process, but that would be the first start step and then you'll affiliate through the portal.  If your school has had a chapter before and you're a new advisor,  there's some that might have a different processes, but then our staff members are happy to walk you through it, if you do need further assistance with that. (7:15)• So we have our set numbers for what our affiliation costs are, and then you can find out what your state does, and then it'll be up to the advisor to determine if they wanna do a chapter dues.  We do have some of our ones that they might have a goal of fundraising or to offset the cost, 50% for chapter members, or like we've done on the national level, we started this year was through our ultimate leadership fund, where we provide an affiliation support grant opportunity that chapter advisors can apply for. We have some chapters that maybe fundraise an amount to help those student members that can't pay for affiliation themselves, so that can be determined on that a lot, your advisors or your educators will know maybe how many of your students are low-income students, what percentage of that that's where your numbers in your data for your school that are specific to your school, what your demographics look like will really help you determine that number when fundraising. (9:40)• How can we go about mixing it up so we don't have the same people helping fundraise? With that, I would say looking at what the students passions are... for some of them, you might have one that's very successful in your town, so I know in college we did  bingo with the college organization I was in, and that was extremely successful every year you could count on those funds, so for that... In that way, I would say, keep going with that. So a lot of times when we see it takes like three years, if you're wanting to do a big community event as your fundraiser, it's gonna take three to four years for it to catch on with the community and start raising those funds. So I'd recommend if you're thinking, we do the same fundraiser every year, sometimes that's a good thing, sometimes if your community comes to expect it now, if you've seen you're in year three and you're not seeing a progressive increase in your fundraising funds or the amount of individuals participating, that's when you should rethink, maybe let's have a new idea come in, but if you're seeing a progression in that, that's a good thing because then you want your community to come to know. (14:38)• I had a lot of community support and family members that donated and contributed, so she also let us know that if you hit your goal, if you want to choose to have the rest that you earn the split amongst the chapter. You could do that. And so we did, so I did do that. I had a lot of family members that wanted to donate because sometimes your family members feel good if they say, This is going to Barbara, I know I'm writing this check to support Barbara, but then our chapter, we're able to... (20:55)• So as a recap, because that was a lot of great, five great tips. One set realistic goals to decide what you want to fundraise for, is that a conference or membership... Three, practice your pitch. And that is something I think we all are constantly doing when it comes to defending FCCLA as well as being a family and consumer sciences educator for student members on the same page. This is a student-led organization, so if they don't back it up, then we need to re-calculate and then finally, promotion and recruitment, open it up, and don't be afraid to ask for questions. (29:04)CONNECT WITH ABIGAIL LEE:• Email: Partnerships@fcclainc.org• Twitter: @NationalFCCLA• Pinterest:  NationalFCCLA CONNECT WITH BARBARA:• FCS Podcast: https://fcspodcast.com• FCS Tips: https://www.fcstips.com• Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ConnectFCSed• Twitter: https://twitter.com/ConnectFCSed• Instagram:  https://www.instagram.com/connectfcsed• Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/connectfcsedWHEN DOES IT AIR…DECEMBER 15th, 2021

• I like to think about FCCLA as kind of a menu at a restaurant, and no one in the right mind is going to go in and say, I think for dinner, I'd like one of everything to start off with.  Instead you're like, I'm gonna try this this time, and maybe when I come back next week, I'm gonna try another entrée and I'm gonna see what I like. And it's kind of the same thing with CCI. You look at national programs that you look at competitive events and you say, What do we like, what works with our program... What works with what I teach in the classroom? And then those are the things we go back and forth to all the time, instead of trying to stop our program and stuff ourselves with everything that is available, because family consumer sciences is such a broad content area that there are many opportunities for students and rightly so but not every opportunity is for everything, so sometimes you have to think about it that way as well. (2:48)• I think one of the best things about not just competitive events, but FCCLA activities and overall, is that we do encourage students to take leadership in this so that it doesn't all fall on the shoulders of the advisor, the advisor is the one who sometimes introduces it to students, but now that students can see things across the country in virtual ways, they're actually maybe bringing this up to an advisor saying, Hey, did you know we have skill demonstration events, did you know we have knowledgeable where teachers may not have had the opportunity to have experience with those, but students see them and then they can start taking the lead in researching what are they about, what are the requirements, and then really leading their own chapter into those areas. (7:01)• That's why I always say ask the state advisor for some guidance in that, and usually they can also help pair you up with someone else maybe in your local area who is more experienced with FCCLA, and so that's... Again, I just can't emphasize enough the value of the state advisor in this.  In the last 10 years. We've started doing online chapter service events for FCCLA. A little bit different than what we did was pandemic with virtual Star events, but if you really want to see what a chapter does, we have a virtual online event called FCCLA chapter website, we always need volunteers to judge that. And so what a great opportunity to be able to get on your computer, go to these websites, use the criteria, and then you really get to see what all these chapters are doing, so that's a great opportunity for, especially someone who is pretty overwhelmed and doesn't understand how all the pieces fit together quite yet. (17:38)• One of the things that makes FCCLA, I think a little more unique is the way that we choose the evaluation teams for competitive events, our ideal team would be having one student leader being a member of that evaluation team without a student perspective, a chapter advisor is the content expert, so that they... They're the ones who best know family consumer sciences to that person, and then the third person is a business and industry person, so whether that individual is human resources, whether they're in culinary field or inter-design field, they're the ones who can bring in that business and industry perspective and knowledge of what's happening right now in that career field, and so that's really our ideal scoring and evaluation team, just having those three perspectives and voices. (25:50)• We have some very significant scholarships available to students, and so the best really way to look at what's all available is to go to the FCCLA national website, there is a full section about competitive event scholarships, and then also some states have additional scholarships for students, so I think that brings us to number four. So maybe the number five take away is that your students can do this, and you as a chapter advisor, you can do this, it is start small, build success, and sometimes just combine and just do it. (28:107)CONNECT WITH CHRISTINE HOLLINGSWORTH:• Email: national@fcclainc.org• Twitter: @NationalFCCLA• Pinterest:  NationalFCCLA CONNECT WITH BARBARA:• FCS Podcast: https://fcspodcast.com• FCS Tips: https://www.fcstips.com• Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ConnectFCSed• Twitter: https://twitter.com/ConnectFCSed• Instagram:  https://www.instagram.com/connectfcsed• Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/connectfcsedWHEN DOES IT AIR…DECEMBER 8th, 2021

• Alaina, you were already bought in being a student, so... What made you want to continue doing FCCLA? Going into the classroom, I think one of the biggest reasons that I was so here to get started quickly, I was a four-year member in high school, but I really didn't take that full-on leap and really get extremely active until my senior year, and by that time... You were out of time. So I was just super exciting to be able to get back my first teaching job and FCCLA chapter was the chapter that I was a part of, it kind of fell dormant for a little bit and I was able to bring it back and just being able to share little experiences (3:01)• My motto has always been, You wanna work smarter and not harder and I believe that FCCLA does that for our FCS advisors in the classroom. So I think one of the best place to start integrating is looking at maybe one of the national programs that you feel that reflects in your classroom the best, and maybe that's families first, there's eight national programs that you can choose from, and you can integrate probably every project  from the national program into every one of your classes. And so I think that's a good way to be in, and you can begin small and then continue to build up every year with what you're doing (4:26)• From my end, my kids love Star events, and that's kind of what we have focused on in the competitive events arena. But, I integrate the star events, again, there's so many different kinds of star events that you can do, and my students have always been really good about taking the bull by the horns and doing that... Those kind of things, by integrating star events into your classroom is probably one of the simplest things that you can do, for instance, professional presentation, we all do those in our classroom, and you're picking a topic in kids present on the topic. So you can actually use the rubrics from the competitive events guide and put that into your classroom.  (9:41)• We do a lot of peer education projects and that's a huge program in our state, and we focus on some different national programs with that, and our members are doing three projects throughout the year. These are projects that our officers,  and  the students come up with  on their own, and then they get recognized at the state conference for that. Super simple kinds of things.  We also have our own state competitive events and they're lots of fun, like a 15 wardrobe challenge or... Okay, decorating contest or a 10 meal challenge, as things like that. And it gets kids interested in that if the kids not really full on with the competitive kind of things, there's another opportunity for them, and so many states offer those kinds of things to look at what the state is offering too, and that's another kind of integration thing into your classroom, like my food and nutrition class is going to do the 10 meal challenge (17:17)•  I think probably one of the things that I would suggest that they get is find someone in their area that can be a mentor to them and learn all they can from that person, contact them if you have questions, such as, I don't understand this, can you help you with this or?... Those kind of things, I think that's important. And use those mentors as you can to ask questions, I would suggest also starting out small and growing. I guess one of the things I did not do, I jumped in with both feet. And sometimes you get a little stale as you keep going, so you have to find some new things, so... And I know Alana has mentioned to you, start small and just keep growing, find those things in FCCLA that are gonna be of benefit to you and to your members and keep going and participate (33:10)CONNECT WITH SHERRY VOGEL:• Sherry's Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/sherry.vogel.18• Twitter: @NationalFCCLA• Pinterest:  NationalFCCLA • Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sherry.vogel.18/CONNECT WITH ALAINA THARP:• Alaina's Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/alaina.tharp2• Twitter: @NationalFCCLA• Pinterest:  NationalFCCLA • Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/laina.tharp/CONNECT WITH BARBARA:• FCS Podcast: https://fcspodcast.com• FCS Tips: https://www.fcstips.com• Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ConnectFCSed• Twitter: https://twitter.com/ConnectFCSed• Instagram:  https://www.instagram.com/connectfcsed• Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/connectfcsedWHEN DOES IT AIR…DECEMBER 1st, 2021

•  Where do we start, how do I begin? Maybe you are a classroom teacher who is just starting, never had it before, or maybe you are new to a current chapter, something that's already in existence, either way, you have to start somewhere. So I'll just start with my own story, I guess, 'cause that's the easiest for my perspective, when I enter in my classroom, I took over for a previous teacher who had a really strong FCCLA chapter, not like crazy award winning national officers or anything like that, but a strong, solid chapter who loved to do community service projects, and so as soon as I entered the classroom, they... This tight-knit group of FCCLA members came up to me and they're like, We're doing FCCLA this year, right?. Like Of course, of course we are. I don't know what that's gonna look like, but it's gonna happen. So my advice would be one, starting to start small and start with those student members, get them to be the leader, ask them what they wanna do... (2:28)•  We want it to be this easy part of what you're already doing in Family and Consumer Sciences, because all of our competitive events, national programs, projects, things that you could earn money, it's all stuff that you are already doing in family consumer sciences. Everything that we offer is tied to family and consumer sciences national standards, it's tied to our Career Pathways, it's designed to be easy for FCS teachers, and in fact, it's designed to make your program or robust as a family and consumer sciences teacher. So it really is a win-win.  (4:26)•  Okay, so we've been talking about the set up and getting our students involved in these rubrics and in that integration, but if you're a new, a new FCCLA advisor, where are you getting these rubrics, is there some sort of portal that you're going?... Yes. Portal is the magic word.  Yes, on the on the FCCLA website, so it's FCCLAinc.org. There is the portal, it's like this big huge red box that says Log in, and you actually have two options, you can log in as an advisor into the advisor portal, where you can log in as a student into the student portal, so all of your members once you are affiliated and we'll have access to their own part of the portal. (6:42)• Affiliate tends to be this intimidating word, but it is not... It just means join, it's a fancy word for joined FCCLA. And so to do that, to be an official member or join member, you go into the portal, if you're brand new to it, you're an advisor, you creating a coach, you put in your usual name, school address, email, contact information, info, just like you would pretty much any other thing that you're joining and then you put your students info in, and this is their names, their email addresses, their grades, that important information, it's secure site, and then that is used to generate to their student pools as well. And then once you do that, you hit submit and then you pay whatever your affiliation rates might be, each state is a little bit different, each state charge is a little bit different, and then there's the National does as well. So it varies throughout the US. (8:17)•  Can you give five easy tips? A brand new FCC LA advisor going in. Just easy tips.  Absolutely, number one, get members, those students that talk to you, that are excited, that are available, get those members, even if it's just like three core members, get your members is number one, number two, build a relationship with your state advisor, reach out to them, communicate with them, ask them questions, be aware of who your state advisor is, three, integrate your program, put it into what you're already doing in your classroom, you'd be surprised how many of our competitive events, for example, make amazing capstone projects in your classes.  And that you might already be doing a version of it, and so you might not need to alter it a little bit, and now you have rubrics and standards and things that make it even better. Number four, network Join In The FCCLA Facebook group, talk to other advisors in your state, find a mentor, talk to other FCCCA advisers, we all wanna help each other and support one another, and it is an amazing network of advisors, and number five, finally is a tent attend your region meetings, attend state meetings, attend national leading, and when you're there at volunteer, you don't have to compete right away, you could jump in and just come as a volunteer and just see what nationals look like. (13:21)CONNECT WITH ASHLEY NELSON:• FCCLA Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/1506195226130180• Twitter: @NationalFCCLA• Pinterest:  NationalFCCLA • Instagram:  https://www.instagram.com/nationalfccla/• Email: national@fcclainc.orgCONNECT WITH BARBARA:• FCS Podcast: https://fcspodcast.com• FCS Tips: https://www.fcstips.com• Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ConnectFCSed• Twitter: https://twitter.com/ConnectFCSed• Instagram:  https://www.instagram.com/connectfcsed• Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/connectfcsedWHEN DOES IT AIR…NOVEMBER 24th, 2021

Aden Miller and Kaelyn Conrad join the podcast to discuss their recent trips to national FFA and FCCLA gatherings.

Episode 3 What's the best way to listen to this episode...ONE SEGMENT AT A TIME!!! The many bits of information coming at you this episode can get overwhelming, yet each piece is going to be so vital to your vulnerability journey. This week we welcome A'ric Jackson, one of the top speakers for youth and leadership. Over 15 years ago, A'ric began his career as a professional speaker and coach and has been all over the world developing individuals through his many speeches, trainings, and presentations. In this episode, using examples from his early life and some catchy anecdotes, we learn how vulnerability has become a part of A'ric's lifestyle. You can catch up with A'ric through the following platforms Instagram- @iamaricjackson Website-http://aricspeaks.com/ What began as passionate poetry designed to uplift the spirit has turned into the pursuit of effecting attitudes and changing conventional thought. A charismatic and genuinely heartfelt communicator, Aric truly electrifies an audience. After realizing how effected his audiences were by the poetry he would share, Aric began to feel the tug of moving to the next level with his words. Selected as "Best New Speaker" in 2000 by the Chicago Chapter of the International Speech Organization, Toastmasters, this recognition made him realize how much he wanted to pursue this and how much a void needed to be filled with students, youth, and grownups across America. Watching him speak on stage helps you realize why he is such a unique and gifted orator. For it takes a genuine speaker to present information with shared experience, passion to research a topic much deeper, and to share that information with the audience using skills that will make it a memorable and exciting experience for all. Aric has he served as the Keynote Speaker for such organizations as Future Business Leaders of America, Health Occupation Students Association, DECA,FCCLA, National Association of Secondary School Principals LEAD Conferences, and many Statewide Student Council Conferences across the country, plus his message has been televised in over 65 countries.

•   We want to talk about strategies for retaining our FCS teachers because we love our teachers, don't we? Yes, we do. And we need them, we need them so desperately bad research says that teachers leave the profession within the first three years that they're gonna do so for that first three years is crucial. I think one of the number one strategies for keeping those new teachers is for them to find a mentor, and I think we need to step up as other FCs teachers and be that mentor for them, whether we know them or not, whether they're in our district, even our state, I think it's just really vital that we have that SCS teacher connection, that's instrumental for their success (1:25)•   Right now, the nation is experiencing the biggest wave of retirements ever, as teachers born in the baby boom era of 1946 to 64, they're gradually reaching the age of 65, the rate of those low-income schools is even higher, the number of college students planning to enter the teaching field is at the lowest point since 1970 according to The 2016 survey of University of California.  How can we make a difference for tomorrow's future leaders? That is such a really great way to put it, because they are future leaders and we think teachers sometimes we don't necessarily think leaders, unfortunately, they're not tied together as tightly as I wish they were, but... What do we do? I think we as FCS specifically, we have to do a better job of identifying ourselves as what we are, we are not just cooking, you're not just sewing, we are no longer Home Ec... I know the words Home Economics has a really rich history and we need to keep that, but we also need to move forward. And I think identifying ourselves, each sector, interior designers, how many interior designers know that they fall under the FCS umbrella, I can't tell you how many do... And There are some that would say, Yeah, I took a FCS class in high school, that's where I was introduced to it. But would we go to a university now and realize that they fall under the FCS umbrella and could teach this to kids, I don't know if they would be able to tell you that. So I think identifying ourselves is probably part of the foundation. (11:57)•  How would you say we could go about providing various leadership opportunities to those? Good question. Providing those leadership opportunities. I think we have to work together to create some sort of continuity, that way we can make a bigger impact, so that could look like individual states or districts putting together initiatives, lesson plans to push out to their high school people also visiting with those people at the college level, the university level, getting people who are staff at college is on board with what we teach, what we do, I think is also instrumental to getting more teachers for our content.(13:41)•  How did you go about establishing a mentor program?  So that's a good question. So mentoring, it's one of those things I just decided within myself, I wanted to give back to my network of people, and I felt like I had a good place, I was in a good place to do it, so I started being very present on the Facebook group specifically for the FCCLA advisor one. 'cause that's really where my passion lies. So from there, I was kind of, for lack of better terms, maybe targeted a little bit for a formal program that was put together by Nebraska FCCLA where they lumped teachers and advisors together. So I did that for a couple of years. Just kind of checked in, I had my select few of people who have a check-in with, and then California just recently last year, piloted program, we kind of revamped over the summer, and then, now really it is taking off with really good intentions and some really wonderful goals in place.  On the personal level is just reaching out, making connections, it's all about relationships, and I think as an FCS teacher, we know that it's all about the relationships we build with kids, with our communities, with our teaching peers, so it's building those relationships and really being an advocate for them and standing in their corner and being their champion and their cheerleader, you can do this, you can do this, and let me help you do it, or let me show you how I did it... (20:33)•  How would you go about we meet the challenges within FCS education, because we are up against a lot of challenges right now?  We are, and I hate to say it like this, but I feel like that's a little bit of a loaded question because there's so much when it comes to meeting the challenges. I feel like we have a really strong community, it's just we need some of those community members to step up, when I think about even my friend network, I have some really close friends who do amazing things, but just maybe for whatever reason, haven't stepped up to be the leader, the champion, they haven't grown their wings to be able to fly quite yet, so I think that's kind of where that mentorship comes in a little bit is that encouragement is, Hey, I think you would be amazing, I think maybe you just need to start small, but try... So I think meeting the challenges come with encouragement, we all know somebody who is a kick-butt teacher who knows what they're doing, who has it all together, and maybe they just need to be asked like, Hey, I think you need to... Have you thought about this? Or, what do you think about this? And maybe they didn't know the opportunity was there to step up, I think that would be a really great start to meeting the challenge of really anything... I could even say that to my kids. Have you thought about joining FCCLA? Well, no, nobody's ever tapped to me on it, let me tell you about it, getting them excited and then kind of just slowly pushing them towards that. Yeah.  I agree, it's... The power of ask is really what it is. (30:58)CONNECT WITH BARBARA:• FCS Podcast: https://fcspodcast.com• FCS Tips: https://www.fcstips.com• Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ConnectFCSed• Twitter: https://twitter.com/ConnectFCSed• Instagram:  https://www.instagram.com/connectfcsed• Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/connectfcsedCONNECT WITH NICKI PEDELISKI:Email: Nicki.facs@gmail.comFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/nicki.pedeliskiInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/nickipedeliski/LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/nicki-pedeliski/WHEN DOES IT AIR…OCTOBER 20th, 2021

#36 - How do you as an educator relate to your teenage students and form mutual respect?Hunter Prinz has a national leadership role with the FCCLA, where he shines as the national president while allowing others to lead him. The Family, Career, and Community Leaders of America, or FCCLA, is the only student-led career and technical organization with family as its main focus. It has an underlying foundation of family Consumer Sciences.Members enjoy the Competitive Events Program because it allows them to actively use what they learn in the classroom in the real world and also encompasses all of the organization's elements. Hunter explains why it is important for educators to understand and relate with their teenage students to make them feel recognized and form mutual respect. Listen in to learn why it is important for you as a teenager to have integrity while being completely yourself. Key Moments:·       [0:35] Hunter defines FCCLA and how he got involved with the organization. ·       [1:21] Why the competitive events program is the most enjoyed in the FCCLA. ·       [2:51] How to relate to teenagers and form mutual respect as an educator. ·       [4:19] How to effectively make a difference as a team member as you allow leaders to take charge. ·       [6:29] How to be your full self as a teenager, plus how Hunter became his true self. ·       [8:22] The importance of finding people who resonate with you as a teenager.Quote:“Do the right thing when no one's watching, and if you're not able to do what you want to do when someone's watching, then you're not able to be yourself.”- Hunter [6:33]Relevant Links:Website: https://fcclainc.orgContact Hunter: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/hunter.prinz/Twitter: https://twitter.com/FCCLAPresidentContact Nick:Website: https://nickzizi.com/Twitter: https://twitter.com/nickziziInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/nickzizi/?hl=en

About Mandy Mandy is the wife to Dustin and mom to Dylan, 7, and Madison, 11, who was born with Spina Bifida. Professionally, she has been a high school teacher for 16 years and loves working with students in FCCLA, the student organization she sponsors. Personally speaking, she's obsessed with Christmas, loves to shop and entertain in our home, and is a huge Elvis fan. Her family is very active in their church, Stevens Street Baptist Church.

In this episode Jim actually gets the name right for the first time...we discuss a little bit about FCCLA's summer success at national contest and then we jump into an interview with Devine High School's Head Football Coach, Paul Gomez, where he talks about all kinds of things, including the origins of his nickname, The Chief!  As always, we end with our fun segments of Tell Me Something Good and Would You Rather?

“Strong curriculum resources are part of the tool box that teachers reach into and pull out so that they are successful in delivering the lesson for the day.  ”  John Flanagan (17:30 - 17:44) Executive Director of the American Association of Family and Consumer Sciences, Nancy Bock, and President of Goodheart-Willcox Publishing, John Flanagan aim to work in tandem to recruit, prepare, and support FCS educators into the future by providing the most up to date and accurate research and curriculum.    Family and consumer sciences covers a broad range of subjects as it's evolved throughout the years and many organizations are working together to support the industry along with bringing in more FCS educators. The American Association of Family and Consumer Sciences is one of these and, thanks to a recent USDA grant, are spearheading the cause. The moment the AAFCS was aware of this grant they jumped in head first to support the effort by attending conferences, contributing staff time, and participating in collaborative efforts.    AAFCS Executive Director Nancy Bock aims to use this opportunity to take advantage of these student's passions and help place them further into a field that will allow them to use these skills. With a drastic shortage in FCS educators, this support system with other FCS organizations will provide resources in bringing in new educators that may not have been aware of the opportunities FCS can provide.    The “norm” of FCS requirements has certainly changed over the years, as the AAFCS was formerly known as the American Home Economics Association. With a name change brought a new perspective on FCS as the AAFCS became a professional network not only for educators but for government, business, and non-profit organizations.    “When you bring FCS students into a boardroom and ask them to speak to CEOs of major companies about FCS, they are on fire. They bring such passion.” Nancy Bock (28:41 - 29:01)   Joining FCS in 1977, publishers Goodheart-Willcox has also had to adapt to changes in the FCS field from cooking and home economics to how society's needs evolve. They continue this by providing resources from experienced educators themselves.   But President of Goodheart-Willcox, John Flanagan, doesn't stop there when it comes to supporting FCS education. The publisher makes sure to attend conferences, build partnerships with educators and organizations and even provides sponsorships for awards in student-run organizations like the FCCLA.   “We're passionate about supplying the curriculum resources that help solve today's problems so that tomorrow's future looks brighter.” John Flanagan (8:46 - 8:57)   With the pandemic hitting all educators hard, both the AAFCS and Goodheart-Willcox had to adapt. The AAFCS took their research journal online, and Goodheart-Willcox was able to provide 90-day free access to online courses to FCS teachers so their students could then have easy access.    The FCS field is a much more hands-on environment than other fields and materials that Goodheart-Willcox provide are not only textbooks but lab activities, exercises, performance reviews and observations. These resources can then be used by educators to train their students for the real world.   “We have to take action to ensure that family and consumer sciences is required in every secondary school in the United States.” Nancy Bock (32:24 - 32:34)   While the USDA grant provides necessary support, there's certainly more work to do and it starts with recruitment. Various FCS organizations collaborate regularly and with content provided by publishers like Goodheart-Willcox, the hope is that the number of educators will grow and students will not only see the opportunities FCS can provide but will feel supported by these organizations.   How to get involved Join The Produce Moms Group on Facebook and continue the discussion every week!  Reach out to us - we'd love to hear more about where you are in life and business! Find out more here.    If you liked this episode, be sure to subscribe and leave a quick review on iTunes. It would mean the world to hear your feedback and we'd love for you to help us spread the word!

“There's so many opportunities to travel, network, and broaden your horizons. I don't think you can get that anywhere else. ”  Hannah Jones (10:46 - 10:56)   Kevin Homan, FCS student at Purdue University in Indiana, Hannah Jones, National FCCLA First Vice President and incoming political science freshman at The University of Kentucky and Kenzlee Camp, incoming FCS freshman at Oklahoma State University are all three students that have been involved in FCS at a young age and are now taking what they've learned and applying it to their separate career paths.   In previous discussions about family and consumer sciences, the main focus has revolved around how current educators got into the field. But what about their students? A recent USDA grant focuses on recruiting, preparing and supporting these educators. The former of the three tent poles is one of the most important as educators aim to get students involved by showing just how far the FCS field can take them.   While family and consumer sciences originated as middle and high school classes to teach students life trades, it's evolved into much more. The student-run Family, Career, and Community Leaders of America (FCCLA) organization is one of these major recruitment tools for students across the country.   As the National FCCLA First Vice President, Hannah Jones originally aimed to go into the medical field. With FCCLA, she attended a leadership convention in Washington, D.C. that allowed her and her classmates to advocate for a specific topic. This opportunity to speak directly to representatives about something she was passionate about made her switch gears to now focus on politics and eventually becoming a lawyer.   Kenzlee Camp encountered a teacher in high school at a point when she wasn't sure where she wanted to take her career. Kenzlee could tell that this teacher had a passion and that's when she knew she wanted to do the same.    “My advisors were really big on showing me the model for what a strong FCS teacher should look like. That really impacted me and they invested into my leadership journey. They were huge catalysts in my decision to major in FCS education.” Kenzlee Camp (08:34 - 08:49)   Like Kenzlee, Kevin Jones had an FCS teacher that influenced him to go further as an educator himself. His teacher had a knack for restaurant management and encouraged him to make a career out of it. With the assurance of job security, it was a no brainer for Kevin. Now, almost reaching the end of his college career, it's extremely likely he'll get a job fairly quickly after graduation.    Telling students they have career security in FCS sounds simple enough, but how do educators keep them interested and support their endeavours? As all FCS students are virtually in the same classes, Kevin thinks that students supporting each other is a huge factor as they all “grow up” together.   The stigma around FCS as just a culinary arts field just isn't true anymore. It's important to share the story that FCS and FCCLA teach you real world skills that you'll take with you for the rest of your life.    Hannah started in the path of early childhood education and not only learned how to teach children but how their brains work and are affected by every little thing in life. Although an incoming college freshman, Kenzlee has already learned similar practices in her high school education about how people develop. These studies and skills can go on to be applied to virtually any field, not just FCS education.   “A practical lesson I've learned in all of my studies is to remember that you're still growing. You don't have to worry about being perfect the first time. If you mess up, that's an opportunity for growth.” Kenzlee Camp (19:05 - 19:18) The best piece of advice current FCS students have for any that are interested in the field is to not judge the book by it's cover. Even if you don't go into FCS education, the skills learned will set you up for success, no matter what your career choice is.   How to get involved Join The Produce Moms Group on Facebook and continue the discussion every week!  Reach out to us - we'd love to hear more about where you are in life and business! Find out more here.    If you liked this episode, be sure to subscribe and leave a quick review on iTunes. It would mean the world to hear your feedback and we'd love for you to help us spread the word!

“Students can go anywhere in the world, if they are an FCS teacher, and get a job”  Dr. Jacqueline Holland (23:13 - 23:21) Dr. Jacqueline Holland, Associate Professor and Director of the Department of Family Consumer Sciences at Morgan State University in Baltimore, Maryland, and Dr. Susan Turgeson, Associate Professor of Family and Consumer Sciences at The University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point are both working hard on mentoring students to bring to light the vast amount of opportunities in the FCS field.  When you think of family and consumer sciences you probably time travel to home economics classes in middle and high school. These classes originally taught life trades to young adults such as culinary skills, nutrition, and personal finance. FCS in recent years has developed into much more than that, especially with the addition of the student organization Family, Career and Community Leaders of America (FCCLA). Through FCCLA, students can further make a difference in their societies, not just as a concept, but as a potential career opportunity.   Dr. Jacqueline Holland and Dr. Susan Turgeson have both been through a myriad of careers that have led them to the field of Family and Consumer Sciences.    After 10 years of different careers, Dr. Turgeson decided it was time to go back to school for teaching. Her early Family and Consumer Sciences teacher covered different subjects she related to and, essentially, promised a job, something few fields can do.    “We typically say that within the state there's at least three jobs for every graduate. Nationwide, it's more like 10. The job market is so strong and it will continue to be that way.” Dr. Turgeson (12:00 - 12:14)   As the former President of the American Association of Family and Consumer Sciences herself, Dr. Holland started as a high school home economics teacher and then moved on to a mentoring role after seeing teachers leaving early due to lack of support.    With a decrease in students enrolling in secondary FCS programs, a recent USDA grant focuses on recruiting, preparing, and supporting family and consumer sciences educators.   While it's important to recruit students as early as high school it's also vital to prepare them, as teaching FCS is ever-evolving and will change throughout the years.   As Dr. Holland witnessed during her time as a high school educator, teachers are getting burnt out with the lack of support. Current educators are encouraging students to engage in organizations like FCCLA to keep them interested in the field, along with assuring them a career path moving forward.   “Back in 1996 when I went back to school for Family and Consumer Sciences I was promised a job at the end. I can still make that same promise to my students today.” Dr. Turgeson (11:48 - 11:58)   Dr. Susan Turgeson and Dr. Jacqueline Holland both aim to show students how using an FCS education can improve our quality of life, as our world changes year to year.   Service learning in the field of FCS is extremely important to our society. Students that #SayYestoFCS can apply what they've learned in the classroom to their career and community to further make a difference. How to get involved Join The Produce Moms Group on Facebook and continue the discussion every week!  Reach out to us - we'd love to hear more about where you are in life and business! Find out more here.    If you liked this episode, be sure to subscribe and leave a quick review on iTunes. It would mean the world to hear your feedback and we'd love for you to help us spread the word!

“We are going to address our family and consumer sciences teacher shortage and truly work to increase the number of highly qualified teachers that best meet the needs of our schools and community.” Kristin Vest (5:49-6:02) Reno Palombit, CTE Workforce Development Specialist from North Carolina, Melissa Webb, Family and Consumer Sciences Consultant at the California Department of Education and FCCLA State Advisor, and Kristin Vest, Human Sciences and Education Career Field Specialist from the Nebraska Department of Education are all passionately helping recruit, support and retain future FCS educators of America as a part of the USDA grant project and national partnership.   How is the national partnership preparing people to become interested in teaching FCS? Well, when Melissa first joined, the efforts were focused on finding individuals at the state level who were interested in helping out with the teacher recruitment campaign. Melissa created a teacher task force which will be receiving funding this year to promote these efforts. Only two universities in California, one of them being Sacramento State Northridge University, offer the teacher pipeline program for students to get their credentials. The partnership is focused on working with post-secondary colleagues to make sure this mission is happening.   They've put together a promotional video to spotlight the campaign that hopefully will resonate with teachers, administrators and FCS students so they'll start thinking about becoming a teacher.    “By incorporating FCCLA into the subject area, the teacher has now opened a door for that student to achieve and be recognized for their work and accomplishment. These students get to work with industry professionals at various workshop conferences, and also get to be evaluated by industry partners, their own peers and other family and consumer sciences teachers to get feedback and recognition for their work in their class.” Melissa Webb (11:18-11:54) There are a lot of opportunities for college students to get involved with FCCLA by providing training or workshops, going to conferences and sharing with FCCLA members in high school about what college is like as a way of recruiting them into the FCS field.   For Reno, in college, observing and microteaching was really beneficial. What's microteaching? It's when a FCS student goes into the classroom to teach a 20-or-30 minute lesson on a specific topic and debriefs with the teacher to start building their teaching skills.    Reno also believes going to teacher conferences as a FCS college student is a great opportunity to start building a network, get connected to professional communities and hear about job opportunities. He's seen students have great success by taking an extra class or two at a local community college on the particular discipline they wanted to teach since studying FCS can be so wide - there's interior design, childhood development, food, nutrition and so much more!    Another important, but not-so-fun part of the program is fiscal and policy compliance. Each state has their own rules and regulations that govern career and technical education and it's a complex system with many different ‘buckets' of money that each have their own regulations.   For example, the food and nutrition program at a school has a certain ‘bucket' where funding for the groceries for a food lab comes from, which won't come from federal money. But, let's say a teacher wants to go to a conference to develop more skills, federal money might cover that. Managing these policies is important at a district level to make sure teachers have access to the equipment, supplies and knowledge they need to teach their curriculum.     Just like everyone else, the past year upped the occurrence of burnout and even though the public school system did an incredible job at thriving through the pandemic, many teachers may be close to burnout. In Reno's office, although funds were limited, they sent teachers a tree with a thank you message on Teacher Appreciation Day.   “Some things we've done in our office to support teachers is just making them feel celebrated. In addition to all of the ways we support them at the state level and at the district level, it was important for us this year to celebrate them and show them how much we appreciate them.” Reno Palombit (27:49-28:10)   One of the biggest things Kristin does at the Nebraska Department of Education is make herself available to listen to FCS teachers because many of them are a department of one. They don't have other colleagues to bounce ideas off of, get an opinion or lean on for support when they're struggling with something. It's great to be able to provide teachers with solutions as well as give them a safe space to be heard and supported. In California, Melissa was a part of putting on virtual workshops and forums over the past year which gave teachers an opportunity to collaborate, network, learn best practices from one another and share resources with each other.   To help prevent burnout, Reno suggests creating a support network by connecting with professional organizations, and establishing personal boundaries. For example, when he was a teacher, he hated grading, so he didn't take it home because he didn't want to bring that into his home life, but lesson planning, something he loved, was a responsibility he would take home from time to time.    Also, don't hang out in the teacher's lounge too long! Make sure you're surrounding yourself with positive people whether that's in person with colleagues and other teachers, or on social media, and check in with yourself and how supported, enriched or uplifted you feel with the people you associate with. How to get involved Join The Produce Moms Group on Facebook and continue the discussion every week!  Reach out to us - we'd love to hear more about where you are in life and business! Find out more here.    If you liked this episode, be sure to subscribe and leave a quick review on iTunes. It would mean the world to hear your feedback and we'd love for you to help us spread the word!

In this episode, we talk to Family And Consumer Sciences Teacher, Mrs. Melinda Preston about her new YouTube show, Kitchen Thyme. In an effort to engage her students who have been working from home because of COVID she started her own cooking show. She talks with us about how it got started and why Career & Technical Education is so important to students today. Make sure to give us a shoutout at Henrico CTE Now. We would love to hear from you. What do you like? Who would you like us to interview? Send us an email at mwroberts@henrico.k12.va.us. Also, please tell your friends and family about us and be sure to LIKE and SUBSCRIBE so you get a notice when we post our next episode.

“As soon as the student steps into their first family and consumer sciences class, oftentimes that teacher can be a pivoting point for the student.” Sandy Spavone (15:29-15:41)   FCCLA is the Family Career and Community Leaders of America which touches over 5,400 family and consumer sciences teachers across the US and connects with students to prepare them for careers with family and consumer sciences work.   FCCLA, formerly known as Future Homemakers of America, is a 75-year-old student leadership group that works hand in hand with family and consumer sciences. They currently have 475,000 youth based in middle and high schools across the United States as well as in Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands. The students that are a part of FCCLA have enrolled in family and consumer sciences courses and wanted to take it one step further with the leadership opportunity while exploring careers they might be interested in and engaging in competitive events.   “Our goal is to help students explore and prepare to be leaders in whatever career they choose in family and consumer sciences.” Sandy Spavone (5:52-6:01)   The connection between the FCCLA and FCS is essential. FCCLA isn't a club or an extracurricular activity. The FCCLA is meant to be integrated as a part of the classroom to provide all of the resources and opportunities students need to succeed… resources which are crosswalked with the national standards of family and consumer sciences education.    One of the things that's foundational to FCCLA is their competitive events, which they have over 30 of at different skill levels. The competitive events incorporate project-based learning inside the classroom. It could be anything from fashion design, interviewing for a job, early childhood Teach and Train… there are many points of exploration.   Once a student decides what they are interested in, the competition they want to enter, and what the specifications are, they then develop the project requirements, whether it be creating a portfolio or decorating a cake, and then have the opportunity to compete at a regional and state level. At the state level, they're representing their entire state and then can compete at the national level.    Another thing about family and consumer sciences teachers that goes unrecognized is the safe space and emotional nurturing they give for students. It's in those classrooms that a lot of emotional, social learning happens which inspires so many of those who go into the field that want to be another safe space and caring person for a student and make a difference.   How does a student win and move on to the next level? Their projects are evaluated based on a rubric and they get feedback from evaluators who are typically in the business industry or in the career field. The beautiful thing about these competitive events (unlike others) is it is a safe place to fail! Not only are they learning FCS-related skills, they're also learning about time-management, conflict resolution, communication skills, team leadership skills, and, what kids are most excited about, is the opportunity to win a scholarship through several of FCCLA's partners. In many of the competitions, students have the opportunity to explore different careers, which is good because they can find out, for example, they'd rather be a teacher on a particular topic, not be out in the field of that career path.   Another event called “Say Yes To FCS” was specifically designed to have students who are thinking about becoming an educator go through the process of creating a lesson plan and getting feedback on it. Kids can apply the skills they've learned in the classroom, explore career opportunities and prepare themselves to be successful while also contributing to their communities.   “We just tried to be more intentional about making [Signing Day] a very special event in our state so that our teachers look forward to recognizing their students and so that we can still celebrate their decision to major in FCS education.” Kayla Godbey (13:32-13:46)   Signing Day, part of the FCCLA Leadership conference, started in Kentucky and was spearheaded by Kayla Godbey, Kentucky's Program Consultant for FCS. Signing Day is an event that recognizes a student's commitment to FCS Education. Complete with a huge banner similar to an NCAA event, the president of the teacher association pins students on stage who then sign their letter of intent that isn't legally binding, but helps them commemorate, celebrate and welcome them into an FCS profession.   The amazing thing about a career in family and consumer sciences that was brought up in our previous episode is that the ability to find a job is extremely easy. Students don't have to hunt and go through the pains of going through multiple job applications just to be shut down. There are plenty of positions out there and these jobs are in high demand.    How to get involved Join The Produce Moms Group on Facebook and continue the discussion every week!  Reach out to us - we'd love to hear more about where you are in life and business! Find out more here.    If you liked this episode, be sure to subscribe and leave a quick review on iTunes. It would mean the world to hear your feedback and we'd love for you to help us spread the word!

“We have found through research that the majority of states are recording a significant shortage in family and consumer sciences teachers to be able to fill the void within the classroom.”    Dr. Carol Werhan (7:05-7:18)   Dr. Carol Werhan and Alyson McIntyre-Reiger are both former family and consumer sciences teachers who are now passionately doing all they can with the FCCLA to help put an end to the national teacher shortage, specifically with FCS educators. Where is this shortage coming from?    Carol started research a few years ago to identify where the teacher shortages are, and also determine ways to increase the number of students going into secondary education and working on recruiting. Even though there's a shortage of educators, there doesn't seem to be a shortage in interest of students enrolling in family and consumer sciences courses. What does Carol think is at the root of our teacher shortage? For one, in the United States, there's a downplay of respect for the teaching profession across the board, whether we're talking about pay rate, respect or classroom size. This is a vast contrast to 50 or more years ago when parents used to encourage kids to go into teaching and educating as a highly respected career.    There's also a misperception of how available the job is. Carol regularly meets with students at Purdue University who are interested in “people-centric” sciences, like being a family and consumer sciences teacher, but they usually have the assumption that there aren't any jobs. In actuality, plenty of students are getting jobs as a family and consumer sciences educator months before they graduate college. On that same note, just within the past two months, Alyson has even seen seven different programs looking to hire a new teacher… not a teacher to replace someone that has left or retired, a new staff member because of growth of their program.   “We know from career exploration that sometimes people don't make a career choice because they don't know anything about it.” Dr. Carol Werhan (18:20-18:27)   If there's such great interest from students, why is there a shortage? For one, underserved schools are struggling to get educators in the door. Unlike the 1950's-1980's when graduates would go to where the jobs are, students now have the availability to locate a job wherever they want to go. Carol says most students like to go back and teach in the area where they grew up.     There is an opportunity for underserved or rural communities to take a “grow your own” approach to finding educators. Some schools are agreeing to give high school graduates the first rights to a job when they finish college. In Indiana, for example, there's a scholarship program from the Commission for Higher Education that will help pay the tuition for students who are interested in teaching as long as the student agrees to teach for five years.   Did you know there are only around 3.2 million teachers available to serve 98,000 of the public schools in the United States?   Alyson has played a huge role in a grant through the USDA which was inspired by the teacher shortage, especially in the Northeast/New England area of the United States, which is lacking teacher preparation programs. The USDA instigated the grant after seeing a shortage of family and consumer sciences educators as a way to try and recruit, prepare and support new educators.   How are colleges trying to support the preparation of family and consumer sciences educators? Colleges like Purdue and most states have programs that help someone transition their degree from, for example, nutrition or child development, into family and consumer sciences. If someone is interested and has an overlapping or similar background, these programs will support them in that transition.   “You can be your industry's number one recruiter just by the way you carry yourself.” Lori Taylor (24:56-25:00)   Become a Teacher Day is a yearly event held in Bankers Life Fieldhouse in Indianapolis where 32 universities are able to come and set up booths to inform and recruit students about a career path as a teacher. Just this last year Become a Teacher Day had its biggest year yet by putting 650 students into the pathway of teaching. The focus is kept on sharing with students what they need to know about entering the education field. College students also attend to share their insights on what the journey is light, set expectations and paint the picture of what it is like in and out of the classroom.    Instead of having to visit colleges individually, students get access and information to 32 different programs, helping universities get in front of the students they want to target and helping students shorten the timeline of deciding to become an FCS teacher. Carol also says they try to encourage current FCS teachers at the middle or high school level to talk about why being a family and consumer sciences educator is a great career. She hears many students talk about how they want to be like their FCS teacher and have that same passion, so having teachers share in detail acts as a seed planting recruitment mechanism. How to get involved Join The Produce Moms Group on Facebook and continue the discussion every week!  Reach out to us - we'd love to hear more about where you are in life and business! 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Stockdale Independent School District Meeting: Regular meeting, May 10, 6:30-7:35 p.m. Executive Session 7:04-7:25 p.m. Actions: •Adminstered oaths of office to Blaine Akin, District 3, and Tanner Voelkel, District 4, who were elected unopposed to the board; Akin replaces Brian Stahl •Voted to retain board officers — President Sal Urrabazo Jr., Vice President Teri Wolff, Secretary Teri Dugi •Approved amending the 2021-22 Compensation Plan to increase stipends for Agriculture/FFA, FCCLA, Junior High Cheerleading/Pep Squad, and Campus Testing Coordinator •Approved purchase of a new scoreboard and press box audio equipment at a cost of ,632; costs will be offset by sponsorships,...Article Link

Our scholars continue to succeed at the state level as FCCLA competed at its state competition over the weekend and our art scholars competed at their VASE competition recently. Our COVID-19 and WIG numbers continue to look great!

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We've got a special, rapid-fire questions episode today! The only rule was you couldn't stop talking. Which we broke numerous times... We are also celebrating CTE month, with a special guest appearance from Aubrey representing FCCLA and Family & Consumer Sciences.

Today I sit down with Ms. Jones who is our Early Childhood Education Teacher and one of her students to discuss the pathway, FCCLA and what doors the pathway can open for students. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/generalslead/message

Welcome to the first episode of the Rebel-Ed Podcast. This week we interview a variety of people that update us on the spelling bee, FCCLA, and basketball. Enjoy!

On the pod today, Jordan is joined by our newest intern Brianna Brown! They talk about her time as a district president in high school, college, and being a leader in your school!

The Lionel SHIPman $HAPE YOUR FINANCES Show is a financial and life empowerment show focusing on our lives around money and finances. Guests: Ashley Turner (VP-Public Relations) and Zach Love (VP-Development) of Family, Career and Community Leaders of America (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 FCCLA is the only national Career and Technical Student Organization with the family as its central focus. Ashley Turner is a graduate of Maumelle High School in Maumelle, AR and is serving as the 2017-2018 National VP of Public Relations for FCCLA. Aside from FCCLA, Ashley is passionate about government and is partaking in an internship with the Arkansas Treasurers Office this summer in Little Rock! In her free time, she enjoys painting, writing, hanging out with her youth group, and spending quality time with her family and friends. This Fall, Ashley will be moving to Virginia Beach, Virginia where she will attend Regent University. While there, she plans to pursue a degree in Political Communications before moving on to law school. Zack Love is a graduate of Talladega High School in Talladega, AL and is serving as the 2017-2018 National VP of Development for FCCLA. Aside from FCCLA, Zack is passionate about giving back to his community, and has volunteered more than 750 hours towards the betterment of Alabama. He loves kids and works with child enrichment programs every summer. In his free time, he loves reading, playing tennis, and working with his parents on their honey bee farm. This Fall, Zack will be moving from Alabama to Washington, D.C. to attend The George Washington University. While there, he hopes to complete a dual degree in Human Nutrition and Public Health before transitioning into medical school.