From left: Wadena-Deer Creek FCCLA members Elliot Doyle, Casey Bounds, Morgan Grangruth and Angela LeComte display their STAR events medals they earned at the national conference in Anaheim, Calif. Photo by Cindi Koll, FCCLA co-advisor.
Wadena-Deer Creek Family, Career, and Community Leaders of America (FCCLA) members attended the National Leadership Conference in Anaheim, Calif., June 30-July 4 with approximately 8,000 delegates from across the country.
Wadena-Deer Creek students Casey Bounds, Morgan Grangruth, Elliot Doyle, and Angela LeComte attended to compete in their STAR (Students Taking Action with Recognition) events.
The keynote speaker, Kyle Scheele, encouraged students to make the most of all opportunities to build a better world without fearing what others think. This promoted the conference theme of “Believe in Yourself.”
Conference delegates participated in workshops on FCCLA programs, toured the Spotlight on FCCLA Expo, listened to national candidate speeches, presented their STAR Events, and attended the recognition session. As MN State FCCLA President-Elect, Elliot Doyle was a voting delegate and attended state officer leadership trainings.
Angela LeComte earned a gold medal on her STAR Event with a great score of 99.3/100 for her Nutrition & Wellness project, Elliot Doyle earned a gold medal on his Life Event Plan, and Casey Bounds & Morgan Grangruth received a silver medal on their Chapter in Review. Morgan was also awarded a $100 Lois Hagel Scholarship from MN FCCLA.
WDC FCCLA Advisers Cindi Koll and LaDonna Norenberg also attended the conference and Caryl Stave and Stephanie Schiller participated as chaperones.
Family Career, and Community Leaders of America is a national career and technical student organization that provides personal growth, leadership development, and career preparation for its members.
The FCCLA National Leadership Conference 2019 theme is displayed in the background and attending from Wadena-Deer Creek High School, from left: WDC FCCLA members Casey Bounds, Angela LeComte, Morgan Grangruth, and Elliot Doyle, and co-advisors Cindi Koll and LaDonna Norenberg. Courtesy photo.