Ziegenbein Places 3rd at State FCCLA
“Back to Our Future” was the FCCLA 2016 State Leadership Conference theme in which five members from Plainview attended. Attending from Plainview were Caiti Ziegenbein, Jadin Doerr, Autumn Ickler, Andrea Haase, and Ashlynn Ickler along with adviser Ronita Jacobsen.
Caiti Ziegenbein represented the chapter in the President’s Parade onstage during Opening Session on Sunday. Keynote speaker Sunday night was Alex Sheen founder of “because I said I would”, a social movement and nonprofit dedicated to bettering humanity through promises made and kept. Sparked by the loss of his father, Alex and his organization send “promise cards” to anyone anywhere in the world at no cost. In just two years, the organization has sent over 3.15 million promise cards to over 153 different countries. The promise card was created to hold people accountable to their commitments. Each student at the conference received 10 promise cards.
Jadin Doerr represented the chapter as Voting Delegate as she is the 2016-2017 FCCLA Chapter President. Her responsibilities included attending the Voting Delegate Session, hearing State Officer Candidate speeches, and watching the candidates complete a “Fishbowl Activity” followed by casting the chapter’s ballots.
Autumn Ickler, 2016-2017 District Officer, attended the District Officer Meetings and the District Officer Training. During these meetings she was informed of her duties as a district officer and collaborated with others on ideas for District Leadership Conference Speakers. She will run for her specific district office at the District 8 Officer Meeting, which will be held in May.
During Monday night’s Business and Recognition Session Caiti Ziegenbein was recognized and received Power of One pins and certificates for completing all 5 Power of One Units. She will receive additional recognition at the National FCCLA Conference in San Diego, CA this summer. The Plainview Chapter was awarded the Chapter Award-Gold Star Plaque, highest rating for chapters. The award reflects FCCLA members’ Program of Work for the 2015-2016 school year. To earn this award, members set realistic goals for themselves and conduct a balanced chapter program of work that is related to the family and consumer sciences program. The chapter had 12 specific tasks they needed to complete and document in the following areas: Membership, Leadership, Competitive Events/Programs, and Promoting FCCLA. At the conference, Jacobsen was also recognized as an outstanding adviser with the ACE (Adviser Committed to Excellence) Award.
Throughout the conference members had several sessions to attend. Members attended the Opportunity Fair on Monday which had 17 colleges represented. Additionally, members had the opportunity to attend sessions such as: Our Opportunities for YOU in FCCLA, Donations/Presenting Yourself, Power of Youth, FCCLA 101, Social Media FTW, Be Part of the Solution, Gallup Strengths and Talents, College Admission: Choosing and Applying, To and Through: Navigating for College Success, Financial Aid Defined: Affording Your Dream, Healthy Students, Building a Brighter Future, From FCCLA to Owning an Online Clothing Store, Your Own Best Friend, Your Future in FACS!, Teaming Up to Give Back, HIV/AIDS Prevention, and FCCLA Studies Abroad in Japan.