Miami FCCLA participated in the 2013 STAR Events Competition
on February 6th, at the University of Central Missouri. STAR Events
stands for Students Taking Action with Recognition. Students choose from a
variety of categories to create a project from. Miami took 9 competitors in 7
events. 5 of those 9 will be moving on and representing Region 12 at the 2013
State Leadership Conference held in Columbia, Missouri. We are proud of all
participants and wish good luck to those moving on to State!
Caitlin Slattery and Jocelyn Cook participated in the
Promote and Publicize category. Through their project, they were able to
increase their club affiliation by 45%. They also hosted numerous community
activities, such as a volleyball tournament and community 5K, to increase community
knowledge of FCCLA. Caitlin and Jocelyn received gold medals and will be
advancing to State.
Shelley Kaufman partook in the National Programs in Action
category. She collected 526 books, 60 drawstring bags, numerous items to fill
the bags, as well as monetary support. Shelley donated these items to
Children’s Mercy Hospital of Kansas City. She earned a gold medal and will be
progressing to State.
Kara Goddard took part in the Chapter Service Project
Display category. Kara collected 622 hygiene products and clothing items. She
donated them to the Sheffield House, a homeless shelter for women with
disabilities and their children. Kara received a gold medal and will be moving
on to state
Kaylee Ewbank partook in the Entrepreneurship category. She
created an intricate business plan for a t-shirt company called Kaylee’s
Kloset. Kaylee received a silver medal.
Lee’A Hoss took part in the Fashion Construction category.
She sewed a floor-length prom dress. She earned a silver medal. Ruth Taylor and Kristen Cook participated in the
Environmental Ambassador category. They instituted a plastic and aluminum
recycling program in our school. They received bronze medals. Congratulations to all our participants and Good Luck at
state!
