A Day with District 15!
On Friday January 20th, District 15 had a fun filled day of FCCLA!!! They started their day off with opening ceremonies led by Emmie Beard, the District 15 President. The Eddyville-Blakesburg Chapter led the Emblem Ceremony. Following opening ceremonies, I gave a speech on the 2011-2012 FCCLA year, promoted all the things FCCLA has to...
Planning for SLC 2012!
On the weekend of January 14th-15th the Iowa SEC met in Ankeny to start planning for State Leadership Conference 2012! The weekend meeting included touring the new location for SLC! The Community Choice Credit Union Convention Center (previously Veteran’s Auditorium), is a brand new, state of the art building with a much easier layout…we can’t wait for...
District 13-N!
On November 16, 2011 we traveled with our respective chapters to our very own District 13-N meeting. We had a great time hearing the candidate speeches and watching the presenters interact with the members. The theme for this year’s meeting was “FCCLA: The Fast Five,” which compared FCCLA to a racetrack of opportunities. The main...
District 11W!
On Monday November 21st, I attended the District 11 W meeting at West Central High School in Stuart, Iowa. The theme for their district meeting was Healthy Bodies, Healthy Minds. Alea Padden started the meeting with opening ceremonies and Guthrie Center did the Flag Ceremony. Panorama gave a thought for the day. They did their...
District 2 Meeting!
The District 2 Meeting was held in Garner on November 16th. The day started out with one of the North Iowa girls singing the Star Spangled Banner. Andrew and I then had the honor of welcoming the attendees and promoting leadership opportunites. There were six officer candidate speeches for the election of new officers. The guest speaker...
District 7 Meeting!
On Monday November 7th, District 7 met at Hawkeye Community College in Waterloo Iowa. The theme for this year was FCCLA; Careers, Finding your passion. State officers present were Meredith Francisco, Andrew McGlaughlin, and Mikayla Vanden Berg. This year opening ceremony was lead by Andrew McGlaughlin, not as a state officer but as the district...
Meeting Members from West Harrison!
On Tuesday, October 25 I had the opportunity to visit the West Harrison FCCLA chapter. I had a great time helping get their middle school chapter started for the year! I spoke about my FCCLA experiences and things my chapter has done such as trick-or-treating for cans. High school chapter president and former state officer...
Visiting District 12!
On Wednesday, October 26, I had the opportunity to attend the District 12 meeting. I had a fantastic time and the energy of the members was exciting! This meeting, held in Hinton included many schools from the West Central part of the state! I had a great time getting to know the members, watching their...
Attending the National Cluster Meeting!
On November 11-13, I, Hayley Ellis, and JT Roe attended the National Cluster Meeting in Minneapolis, Minnesota. We along with many Iowa attendees participated in a weekend of unique opportunities that challenged, informed, and motivated members and their chapter advisers to explore opportunities available through FCCLA. The ‘Survivor’ theme was interesting as the National Executive...
Limitless Leadership: Expanding your limits with STAR Events
Last year, hundreds of Iowa FCCLA members participated in STAR events. Were you one of them? If not, why not participate this year? STAR events are the perfect way to show how limitless you are! Get ready for a ride that will push your leadership past any limits you thought you had! With STAR events...
Attending the District 5 Meeting
Yesterday, Tuesday November 1st, I took a little road trip to Farnhamville, Iowa for the District 5 Meeting. Schools in attendance were Eagle Grove, Fort Dodge, Jefferson-Scranton, Prairie Valley, Sioux Central, Storm Lake, and South Central Calhoun. I had a fantastic time meeting different members and seeing how other district meetings are run. The...
Attending the 13-S District Meeting!
On Wednesday, October 19th, I had the opportunity to attend the District 13-South meeting. District 13-South is my “home” district and it was great to meet members from the schools around me! The schools that attended included Shenandoah, Clarinda, Red Oak, Nishna Botna and Sidney. The theme was “Leadership: Rated ‘E’ For Everyone!” Our speaker...
