Iowa FCCLAIowa FCCLA | Iowa FCCLA http://iafccla.org Iowa Association of FCCLA Wed, 22 Feb 2012 20:02:57 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.3 Iowa FCCLA http://iafccla.org/2011/06/27/iowa-fccla/ http://iafccla.org/2011/06/27/iowa-fccla/#comments Mon, 27 Jun 2011 18:00:13 +0000 Nick VanMeter http://192.168.1.177/~nickvanmeter/fccla/?p=81

FCCLA…the Family, Career and Community Leaders of America…the Ultimate Leadership Experience!

FCCLA is a dynamic and effective national student organization that helps young men and women become leaders and address important personal, family, work, and societal issues through Family and Consumer Sciences Education!  FCCLA has over 220,000 members and nearly 7,000 chapters from 50 state associations and the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, and the Virgin Islands.  The organization has involved more than ten million youth since its founding in 1945, formerly known as Future Homemakers of America (FHA), the name changed July 7, 1999 to better represent what FCCLA members accomplish. FCCLA is unique among youth organizations because its programs are planned and run by members.  It is the only career and technical in-school student organization with the family as its central focus.  Participation in national programs and chapter activities help members become strong leaders in their families, careers, and communities.

]]> http://iafccla.org/2011/06/27/iowa-fccla/feed/ 0 A Day with District 15! http://iafccla.org/2012/02/03/a-day-with-district-15/ http://iafccla.org/2012/02/03/a-day-with-district-15/#comments Fri, 03 Feb 2012 16:59:17 +0000 stateadmin http://iafccla.org/?p=820

Vice President of Student Body Mikayla Vanden Berg

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 offer, and talked about running for State Office.  After my speech, we separated into three groups and attended the different STAR Events that were going on so we could learn more about the different STAR Event categories you can be involved in.   Following STAR Events we had box lunches provided by Subway and we were able to mingle with the other members to learn more about what each chapter does.  After lunch we all gathered back in the main room and listened to our guest speaker Bruce Buttell.  Bruce talked about his experience being a probation officer and how he always tried to find a positive outcome out of every situation.  He went through the alphabet and for each letter he gave a positive word or meaning.  After he spoke he did a performance for us as an Elvis impersonator.  We concluded our day with announcing the 2012-2013 District 15 officer team and installation and official closing ceremonies. I think everyone enjoyed the day and learned more about how to be a Limitless Leader!!!!

With FCCLA Spirit,
Mikayla Vanden Berg
2011-2012 State Vice President of Student Body

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SEC hard at work on scripts!

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 you to see it! Sunday was a fun filled day working on scripts. State Intern Katie and Executive Director Mrs. Callahan helped us by getting all of our ideas into action by creating committees and script parts. Unfortunately, Sabrina and Andrea couldn’t be there in person so instead we did a teleconference to update them on the weekend of hard work.

I hope to see each and every one of you at SLC; it will truly be a limitless leadership experience!

In Red and White

Andrew McGlaughlin

]]> http://iafccla.org/2012/02/02/planning-for-slc-2012/feed/ 0 District 13-N! http://iafccla.org/2011/12/19/district-13-n/ http://iafccla.org/2011/12/19/district-13-n/#comments Mon, 19 Dec 2011 21:51:12 +0000 stateadmin http://iafccla.org/?p=767 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 speaker for the day was Jane Erikson, who has had previous experience with leadership training. She spoke about the importance of effective communication by talking about various types of communicators and the effect body language has on us. She did three exciting activities to get members up and moving as well as one that illustrated the many ways to interpret things people say.

One great thing about District 13-N is their ability to involve each chapter. Whether they do so by giving them an opportunity to present on STAR events or just giving a ‘thought for the day,’ each chapter had representatives on stage throughout the day.
With FCCLA spirit,
Sabrina Utterback and Andrea Kuffel

]]> http://iafccla.org/2011/12/19/district-13-n/feed/ 0 District 11W! http://iafccla.org/2011/12/04/district-11w/ http://iafccla.org/2011/12/04/district-11w/#comments Sun, 04 Dec 2011 21:22:51 +0000 stateadmin http://iafccla.org/?p=761 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 business meeting which included roll call, secretary’s report and treasure’s report, and then I gave the NLC report and described my experience as a state officer.  We then had an energizer and did zumba as a large group.  Michele Roling was there guest speaker and she talked about the perfect body type and eating disorders.  Next, we attended four 20 min breakout sessions over yoga, healthy eating, alcohol and drugs, and STD’s.  We then had lunch and ended with announcing district officers and the installation ceremony and then had closing ceremonies.  It was a fun filled day for everyone!

In Red and White,

Mikayla Vanden Berg

]]> http://iafccla.org/2011/12/04/district-11w/feed/ 0 District 2 Meeting! http://iafccla.org/2011/11/30/district-2-meeting/ http://iafccla.org/2011/11/30/district-2-meeting/#comments Wed, 30 Nov 2011 17:11:03 +0000 stateadmin http://iafccla.org/?p=758 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 talked about social media and how it is being used today. Andrew and I enjoyed talking with members during lunch. The afternoon speaker was a magician. “I learned a lot about social media. I wish you all could have been there to hear the importand messages,” said Andrew. We both had a blast talking to members about running for State Officer and Star Events.

 

In Red and White,

JT and Andrew

]]> http://iafccla.org/2011/11/30/district-2-meeting/feed/ 0 District 7 Meeting! http://iafccla.org/2011/11/30/district-7-meeting/ http://iafccla.org/2011/11/30/district-7-meeting/#comments Wed, 30 Nov 2011 17:04:12 +0000 stateadmin http://iafccla.org/?p=756 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 President. “It was in interesting day for myself, trying to do three different leadership rolls at one time. Keeping an eye on the J-Town Chapter, Setting up as the District President, and of course trying to help fellow state officers”, said Andrew. “I loved the emblem ceremony since, I got to be apart of it as well as the chapter presidents” said Mikayla. They day started and moved right along. The guest speaker for this year was one of the Representative from the Children’s Miracle Network. Members got ideas of their own to start up a team for the next Dance Marathon. Mikayla and Meredith got the privilege to help out the Officer Candidates. “Even though I didn’t get to hear their speeches it was fun to hangout with them before they went on!”,said Meredith. After the Candidates speeches came lunch, followed by the round table sessions. There were 4 different career areas. The areas were Finances, Entrepreneurship, AE Dairy, and Clothing designer.  After Closing Ceremony, it was time to head home. We all had an amazing day. District 7 was an amazing experience for all three of us.

 

In Red and White

Andrew, Meredith, Mikayla

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Hayley Ellis, First Vice President

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 candidate Miranda Felton also spoke about her experiences and the things that their chapter does through the year.

I had a great time gaining ideas for my chapter, exploring their school, and getting their members excited for the year! It’s always exciting to see how other schools do things during the day since I am looking forward to becoming an FCS teacher! It was great to meet some of the middle school students interested in becoming FCCLA members, and I hope they all join!

Good luck to all of the West Harrison FCCLA members this year! I think we can expect great things from all of you!

In Red & White,

Hayley Ellis

First Vice President

]]> http://iafccla.org/2011/11/20/meeting-members-from-west-harrison/feed/ 0 Visiting District 12! http://iafccla.org/2011/11/20/visiting-district-12/ http://iafccla.org/2011/11/20/visiting-district-12/#comments Mon, 21 Nov 2011 02:40:04 +0000 stateadmin http://iafccla.org/?p=744

First VP Hayley and R5 Speaker Mike Donahue

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

First VP Hayley with Past State Officer Kaitlin

schools from the West Central part of the state! I had a great time getting to know the members,
watching their great District Officers lead their district and listening to their great speakers!

In the morning, I was able to speak about my FCCLA experiences, STAR events, Peer Education
and Running for Office! Following that, we heard candidate speeches and the voting commenced! After
voting our main speaker, Mike Donahue from R5 Productions spoke about Walking a Mile in other
people’s shoes. Mike is one of my favorite motivational speakers because after hearing Mike speak, you
always feel empowered to do something positive. Next, we ate lunch and after following heard from
another speaker who spoke about being an organ donor and its importance. He had a real reason for
speaking about organ donations also as he had received a kidney transplant.

Overall, I had a great time at the District 12 meeting and would love to attend over and over
again! I love the energy and excitement through the entire meeting! I’m looking forward to seeing some
great things from the members of District 12 and I hope they had as great of a time as me! I can’t wait to
see some District 12 members at State Leadership Conference!

In Red & White,

Hayley Ellis

First Vice President

]]> http://iafccla.org/2011/11/20/visiting-district-12/feed/ 0 Attending the National Cluster Meeting! http://iafccla.org/2011/11/19/attending-the-national-cluster-meeting/ http://iafccla.org/2011/11/19/attending-the-national-cluster-meeting/#comments Sun, 20 Nov 2011 01:09:59 +0000 stateadmin http://iafccla.org/?p=734

First Vice President Hayley and VP of Public Relations JT Roe

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 Council split into teams and competed for a hypothetical one million dollars. They had to work together and use some FCCLA knowledge to work through the challenges. We enjoyed two speakers: Gerald Jones who spoke about appreciating your past in order to achieve new things today and John Beede who spoke about following your dreams and climbing the mountains that are in your way. The state officer training was more personal that at the National Leadership Conference; there were fewer State Officers we were able to get much deeper in our training and have a great time! We both attended a few Youth Sessions and our favorites included the National Executive Council’s workshop ‘Lead Out Loud’ and R5 productions workshop ‘Walk a Mile’. Getting to meet and network with other state officers from states surrounding Iowa was one of our favorite parts of NCM! As always, it was fun meeting Iowa FCCLA members for the first time and seeing old friends. The NEC did a great job and if you haven’t attended a Cluster meeting, we definitely recommend doing so in the future!

In Red and White,

Hayley and JT

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