Grayson County High School’s Family, Career and Community Leaders of America (FCCLA) chapter capped off a phenomenally successful year with individual and chapter awards on the national stage during the organization’s National Leadership Conference earlier this month in Nashville.
The chapter earned the National FCCLA Public Relations Award, which recognizes chapters that have excelled in planning and implementing an exemplary public relations campaign to increase public awareness of FCCLA and Family and Consumer Sciences (FCS) education. It also includes a monetary chapter award.
The GCHS project was titled “FCCLA in the KNOW,” and was based on collaborative efforts with the school district communications arm, GCHS yearbook staff and website director, RYSC, K105 radio, and a new chapter website design by graduating senior Gracyn Cook.
Only one chapter in the nation is awarded this honor each year.
Individual honors included Jordan Grant, who earned second place in the Virtual Knowledge Matters Fashion Challenge and a $500 award.
Cook earned the Omni Hospitality Scholarship of $1,000.
Students Taking Action with Recognition (STAR) events give competitors the opportunity for recognition of achievement in chapter or individual projects, leadership skills and career preparation. These results included:
- Gold – Chloe Cox, Job Interview; Gracyn Cook, Chapter Website; Isaac Dowell, Food Innovations; Shayla Parks, Career Investigation.
- Silver – Hollie Hagan, Focus on Children; Sydney Lindsey, Nutrition & Wellness
- Bronze – Audrey Overstreet and Gary Mercer, Chapter in Review; Braelyn Hayes, Baking and Pastry; Mary Kerr, Event Management.
STAR events are held at the regional, state and then national level. These students had already earned either regional (1st) and state (1st or 2nd) placement to advance to nationals.
In addition, Erika Khan and Shayla Parks signed on stage as they committed to Western Kentucky University’s FCS Education program this fall.
(Photo: back, l – r: Teacher/Advisor Lennon Johnson, Sydney Lindsey, Abby Smith, Isaac Dowell, Mary Kerr, Hollie Hagan, Teacher/Advisor Cody Mooneyhan; front: Ashley Dotson, Erika Khan, Shayla Parks, Gracyn Cook. Virtual winners/attendees not shown.)
By Grayson County Schools
