FCCLA
Adviser: Mrs. Bettels
About Us
Family, Career and Community Leaders of America is a national Career and Technical Student Organization that provides personal growth, leadership development, and career preparation opportunities for students in Family and Consumer Sciences education.
Mission
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 career preparation.
Motto
Toward New Horizons
Purposes
To provide opportunities for personal development and preparation for adult life
To strengthen the function of the family as a basic unit of society
To encourage democracy through cooperative action in the home and community
To encourage individual and group involvement in helping achieve global cooperation and harmony
To promote greater understanding between youth and adults
To provide opportunities for making decisions and for assuming responsibilities.
To prepare for the multiple roles of men and women in today's society
To promote Family and Consumer Sciences and related occupations
Creed
We are the Family, Career and Community Leaders of America. We face the future with warm courage and high hope. For we have the clear consciousness of seeking old and precious values. For we are the builders of homes, homes for America's future, homes where living will be the expression of everything that is good and fair, homes where truth and love and security and faith will be realities, not dreams. We are the Family, Career and Community Leaders of America. We face the future with warm courage and high hope.
Program Emphasis
FCCLA is the only in-school student organization with the family as its central focus. FCCLA is a career and technical student organization that functions as an integral part of the Family and Consumer Sciences education curriculum and operates within the school system, and it provides opportunities for active student participation at local, state, and national levels.
Membership
FCCLA has a national membership of 160,000 young men and women in nearly 5,400 chapters. There are 47 state associations including Puerto Rico, and the Virgin Islands. Since its founding in 1945, FCCLA has involved more than nine million youth. Former members are eligible to become members of Alumni & Associates.
2018-2019 Theme
You can do anything you set your mind to do. Believe in Yourself as you lead others, develop new skills, explore career opportunities, build strong families, and give back to your communities. Make a difference. Be You.
FCCLA Colors
The FCCLA colors are red and white. Red symbolizes strength, courage, and determination. White symbolizes sincerity of purpose and integrity of action.
FCCLA Flower
The FCCLA flower is the red rose. It stands for desire for joy in everyday living.
FCCLA Programs
There are many FCCLA programs which provide Family, Career, and Community Leaders of America opportunities. Some of these are:
Families First
FACTS
Financial Fitness
Power of One
Career Connection
Student Body
Community Service
Stop the Violence
Sponsor
Mrs. Colburn
Meeting Dates and Times
Monthly as designated by Sponsor
Projects in our School and Community
GO PINK
Cancer Fundraisers
Partnering with Senior Center
Partnering with FBLA – Scavenger Hunts
Community Blood Drive
Take Defense Program
Teacher Appreciation