Jessica Harris and Mr. Fogg, FCCLA Advisor at Warren County High School
LOCAL STUDENT
RECOGNIZED FOR OUTSTANDING
SKILLS IN STATE
COMPETITION
Jessica Harris of Warren County High
School recently participated in STAR Events (Students Taking Action with
Recognition) at Family, Career and Community Leaders of America’s (FCCLA) 2014 State
Leadership Conference.
Jessica who is a senior at Warren
County High School, and is the daughter of Diane Harris received a Silver medal
in Illustrated Talk, one of 31 national STAR Events available to FCCLA
students. Her medal was presented at a recognition session honoring all
participants at the Joseph S. Koury Convention Center, Greensboro,
NC on Wednesday April 2,
2014. Hundreds of members, advisers,
alumni, and guests from across the state attended this meeting.
Jessica used her Family and Consumer Sciences
related occupation skills to develop a presentation on Childhood Obesity using
the Eagles on the Move Line Dancing Class instructed by Odessa Perry. She
explained how dancing a way to prevent childhood obesity and staying active is.
“I decided to research and give my Illustrated
Talk on childhood obesity,” Jessica said, “because it is a serious issue that
has a lifelong effect on families, communities and school environment. This
project taught me a great deal about organizing and presenting information to
others that youth can make a difference.
FCCLA’s STAR Events are based on the
belief that every student is a winner. Competition, evaluation, and recognition
all stress cooperation as the basis of success. Both youth and adults work
together to manage the events and serve as evaluators of the participants.
Throughout the year, FCCLA members
tackle issues such as teen violence prevention, traffic safety, family issues,
career exploration, and much more. FCCLA programs and competitions enrich
student learning, improve self-esteem, and serve students with a range of
ability levels, economic situations, and cultural influences.
Family,
Career and Community Leaders of America (FCCLA), is a dynamic and effective
national student organization that helps young men and women become leaders and
address important personal, family, work, and societal issues through Family
and Consumer Sciences education. FCCLA has over 200,000 members and over 6,500
chapters from 50 state associations, Puerto Rico, and the Virgin Islands. The
organization has involved more than ten million youth since its founding in
1945.
FCCLA:
The Ultimate Leadership Experience is unique among youth organizations because
its programs are planned and run by members.
It is the only career and technical in-school student organization with
the family as its central focus.