FCCLA Members Attend Fall Leadership Workshop
Launch the media gallery 1 playerSeven students from Overton Public Schools recently attended the Nebraska Family, Career, and Community Leaders of America Fall Leadership Workshop. This annual event was held at the Younes Conference Center in Kearney, Nebraska and featured over 584 students from all corners of Nebraska. The theme for this year is Fuel Your Passion as Nebraska FCCLA works to provide members with opportunities to discover and find their passion for their future and career.
All students at this event heard from members of the Nebraska FCCLA State Officer Team, the State Peer Officer Team, and other chapter leaders about state and national programs, leadership development, and chapter management. Madeline Wittstruck, FCCLA National Executive Council Vice-President of Finance from Milford led sessions focused on introducing new members to the organization.
This year keynote speaker, Dean Jacobs challenged members to life a life wonder and humanity through generosity, gratitude, dignity, curiosity, humility, respect, kindness and community. Nebraska FCCLA works to prepare students for future careers in Human Services, Education and Training, Hospitality and Tourism, and Visual Arts and Design. The University of Nebraska at Kearney Family Studies Department helped students learn about Passion for the Future by considering a future degree program focused on helping others. Dr. Christine Chasek presented Brain Storms: 12 Mind Bending Careers in Behavioral Health from the Counseling and Psychology Department at UNK.
As members of the chapter bring this information and training home, they are looking forward to implementing it in a variety of ways. Senior officer Megan Zulkoski attended a session about chapter awards and said “I am excited to share about these awards with other chapter members and help our chapter gain even more recognition for projects throughout the year.” Other chapter officers were excited to learn about new STAR events, chapter activities and ways to grow their own leadership potential.
FCCLA is a dynamic and effective national career and technical 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. Nebraska FCCLA has over 2,800 members in 98 chapters across the state. For more information about FCCLA, please visit www.nebraskafccla.org.
