State FCCLA Meeting

What a week it has been!

On Monday of this week, five students , myself and my student teacher left Elizabethton, TN for Nashville, and the annual state FCCLA meeting. We drove through sleet, snow, and whatever else could fall from the sky. As it is April, I was hoping for better driving conditions. The good news, we made it safe and sound! We had Chloe(our GPS) and she kept us on the correct tract. Her presence in the car was comforting when trying to find the Hard Rock Cafe in downtown Nashville. Her directions were flawless and we enjoyed an evening of music and good food while surrounded by music memorabilia.

Our purpose for traveling to Nashville, was to participate in the STAR events (Students Taking Action with Recognition) competition for our state FCCLA (Family, Career, and Community Leaders of America). Back in February we competed with students from our region and won! We went to Nashville to compete against other regional winners. The students in the above photo created our Chapter Showcase Manual. They prepared a speech and displayed our chapters projects and activities through a beautifully prepared manual.

I am so proud of them! :0) They brought home a Bronze medal.

The photo below, was snapped just when we all realized that they won in their division! Look at the cute grin on her face. This is priceless! They are now going to represent TN at the National FCCLA convention which will be this summer, also in Nashville. I am blessed! :o) I have known that I work with the best students in the world, now others will also be impressed with these young people. Their project was: Life Event Planning. They did a financial project on going to the prom. It was awesome! I wish you could see their project and hear their presentation. You would agree with me and congratulate me for having the opportunity to work with such amazing kids!

The state meeting is 2 and 1/2 days of activities. The first day is competition. The second day begins with the award ceremony. The afternoon session includes an inspirational entertainer and various business transactions. We have a short break before attending the formal banquet that evening. The banquet is always a favorite. This is an opportunity for us to meet and get to know other FCCLA members. We sat at the table with a teacher and student from Memphis. Their school is five times larger than ours. It was interesting to find out how they raised registration fees and what areas they competed in.

Opryland hotel is absolutely beautiful! After the banquet we spent time walking around the hotel and taking pictures.

We had so much fun!:o)

The young man in our group was such a trooper.
He held his own with a van load of women. :o)

If you can't tell, we had a FANTASTIC time!

As an educator my favorite part of the trip was listening to them talk about returning next year and how they are already planning new projects for competition! I think that's success!

Happy Easter!

XOXO

Theresa