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...

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...

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...

On Monday, October  17th, I traveled to Cedar Rapids to attend the District 10 meeting. I was met by an amazing group of members. The chapters present included Williamsburg, Tipton, Benton Community, North Lin., Clear Creek, Lone Tree, and Mid-Prairie. The theme this  year was “Leadership: Rated ‘E’ for Everyone”. Their guest speaker had an amazing...

The State Executive Council announced their State-wide Service Project challenge at the Fall Leadership Rally on Monday October 11, 2011.  Each chapter is asked to hold a canned food drive and collect at least 150 cans before the State Leadership Conference this spring.  Please strive for more cans! Including other student organizations (student council, FFA,...

On Monday, October 10, 2011, over 450 members and advisers attended Fall Leadership Rally 2011 to kick off our year of ‘Limitless Leadership’! The day before FLR, Sunday, your 2011-2012 State Executive Council was privileged to have training with Kent Butler and Curtis Haley to learn to be effective leaders to make our organization more...

With Fall Leadership Rally approaching rapidly, the State Executive Council has been hard at work to complete the goals our Program Of Work as well as preparing a better year for our Iowa FCCLA members. Over the past five months that we have been in office, your 2011-2012 officers have met regularly in Ankeny, through...

Inspire in style and show your “Limitless Leadership” in FCCLA by wearing the state t-shirt or official red polo to Fall Leadership Rally and State Leadership Conference. The t-shirt features the “Limitless Leadership” logo on the front and the FCCLA logo on the back printed on a white T-shirt for only $10. Or stay in...

Join us, the State Executive Council, in Ankeny on Monday, October 10th for Fall Leadership Rally! This year Kent Butler and Curtis Haley will be our trainers as we learn about time management, project planning, and effective meetings together with members from around the state! Check out the Events page for more information and then get...

I, along with our First Vice President, Hayley Ellis, had the opportunity to attend the Iowa Family and Consumer Sciences Educators for Progress (IFCSEP) Conference in West Des Moines July 24-26th. IFCSEP is a professional organization consisting of FCS teachers from across the state. They come together to get excited for the coming year, elect their...

Peer Education is a state-wide peer-to-peer learning program. Iowa features four different teams: Families First, Financial Fitness, Public Relations, and Student Body. Each team is led by their respective vice president. Andrea Kuffel, Vice President of Families First; Andrew McGlaughlin, Vice President of Financial Fitness; JT Roe, Vice President of Public Relations; and Mikayla Vanden...

2011-2012 State Executive Council at NLC The eight of us had the exciting opportunity to attend the 2011 National Leadership Conference in Anaheim, California. It was a great time to get to know each other, other State Officers, and the attending Iowa delegation. The first few days were spent settling in and sight-seeing–many of us...