Homestead High School

Family, Career and Community Leaders of America (FCCLA) is a Career and Technical Student Organization that functions as an integral part of the Family and Consumer Sciences education curriculum. Through participation in Competitive Events, becoming involved in community service opportunities, student leadership, and attending leadership conferences, members develop real world skills, explore Career Pathways, and become college- and career-ready.

Homestead’s FCCLA members recntly attended the State Leadership Conference where they competed with their State Projects and STAR Events.  

STAR Event HHS participants receiving Gold Awards:
Riah Heitkamp- Food Innovations
Ciara Baker- Fashion Construction 
Meleah Hatch & Abby Will- Repurpose and Redesign
Kaitlin Brown- Early Childhood Education
AJ Little- Leadership
Piper Leis- Interior Design
Liz Carrel- Interior Design
Sadie Updegraff- Teach or Train

The following students placed either 1st or 2nd in their event, qualifying each of them for the National Competition that will be held this summer in Orlando, Florida.

Riah Heitkamp
Meleah Hatch & Abby Will
Gabi Campbell
London Harris
Kaitlin Brown
AJ Little
John Weimer
Sadie Updegraff 

State Project Award Winners:
Ella Moore- Silver- Healthy Choice = Healthy Teens
Kaitlin Brown- Silver- Lesson Planning
Sadie Updegraff- Gold- Lesson Planning & Interior Design Trend Board
 

In addition to the project awards listed above, our students also had these additional chapter accomplishments.

• Sadie Updegraff was elected to the State FCCLA Council and will serve as the VP of Public Relations.
• Homestead's FCCLA chapter received the distinction of a Gold Honor Chapter.
• Homestead's FCCLA chapter received the 30 x 30 Membership Award

Congrautlations to Mrs. Wiley and all of our amazing FCCLA members!