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HISTORY FCCLA began on June 11, 1945 as Future Homemakers of America ('''FHA'''). It was created in Chicago, Illinois by Edna P. Amidon. The name of the organization was changed to Family, Career, and Community Leaders of America (FCCLA) in July 1999 at the National Meeting in Boston, Massachusetts . FCCLA currently has over 220,000 members in nearly 7,000 chapters across all 50 states as well as in the District Of Columbia , the Virgin Islands , and Puerto Rico . Another symbol of FCCLA is the Red Rose , which represents beauty. The headquarters are in Reston, VA. Mission Statement To promote personal growth and leadership development through family and consumer sciences education. Focusing on the multiple roles of family member, wage earner and community leader, members develop skills for life through character development, creative and critical thinking, interpersonal communication, practical knowledge, and vocational preparation. PROGRAMS FCCLA has a variety of programs serving families, careers, and communities. #Family ##Families First ##Japanese Exchange ##FACTS ##Financial Fitness ##Power of One ##STAR Events ##Student Body ##Dynamic Leadership #Career ##Career Connection ##Leaders at Work ##STAR Events ##Japanese Exchange ##Power of One ##Dynamic Leadership #Community ##Community Service ##FACTS ##Japanese Exchange ##Power of One ##STAR Events ##Dynamic Leadership ##Students Taking on Prevention (STOP) the Violence STAR Events STAR Events ('''S'''tudents '''T'''aking '''A'''ction with '''R'''ecognition) is a very popular, if not the most popular, national program incorporated into FCCLA.
GOVERNANCE Ten national officers (students) are elected by the voting delegates at the annual National Leadership Meeting and together make up the National Executive Council. The National Board of Directors is composed of adult educators, adult community members, and four youth representatives. State associations and local chapters elect their own youth officers. State programs come under the direction of family and consumer sciences education staff. Chapter advisers are family and consumer sciences teachers. The level of officers go as follows: National Officer = The top ranking positions. Officers make and create programs for members to use. Officers in each region will also plan a cluster meeting. The greatest responsibility of a National officer is to plan the National Leadership Meeting. State Officers = The key to the membership of each state. Officers plan a State meeting as well as create state programs and ways to carry out existing national and state programs. Officers also attend the National Leadership Meeting where they bring back information to the state for the upcoming year. Regional/District Officers = Membership in a certain area, plan a meeting to discuss Star Events and any other related information Chapter officers = Officers work in their communities, to put in place programs that National, State and Regional officer put in place. This is the lowest ranking position. MEETINGS Chapter Meetings Chapter Meetings include all the members of a certain chapter in the USA. There, they discuss current issues within the chapter. These usually take place within a school building. Regional Meetings Regional Meetings may also be called District Meetings. These are meetings where students within a geographical area may compete in STAR events and conduct business related to chapters in that area. District or regional STAR competition will result in groups or individual with a score above a set minimum (usually 50 or 70 out of 100 points) to the state STAR competition. In some states only a specific number of top achievers in each event are given the chance to advance. State Meetings State Meetings are held in a large city within a state and they are where students present their projects and STAR Events for the chance to go onto the National Leadership Meeting. The only way to win the trip to the National Meeting is to be the best in your category (Such as Focus on Children, or Illustrated Talks) at state. These are usually held at the same city each year in your state. National Leadership Meeting Each year a National is held in a different city. National meeting is where thousands of FCCLA Members gather to compete with STAR events to get a Gold, Silver, Bronze metal. Members also go to bring back new and important information towards their state. National Officer are also picked during this and introduced during the final night of the meeting. The National Leadership Meeting is held in a different US city each year. Some past and future National Leadership Meetings are:
National Cluster Meetings National Cluster Meetings are similar to the National Leadership Meetings, without the STAR competitions. The meetings begin on a Friday night and last through Saturday night. Several motivational-type speakers are featured. There are four of these held every year in November, taking place in different regions of the USA. Anyone can attend these meetings.
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