FCCLA
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2020 Membership Goals
Register Today: FCS Day
Dine-in Day: December 3rd
Since 2014, nearly half a million people have committed to "Dining In" on Family & Consumer Sciences (FCS) Day!
AAFCS honors Founder Ellen Swallow Richards by celebrating FCS Day on her birthday (see the Top Ten Facts about Ellen Richards). Through the FCS Day initiative, AAFCS provides information, tools, and research on the benefits of families preparing and eating healthy meals together.
In 2019, you are asked to host a “Dine In” meal with your neighbor of choice.
Sign up your family, your students, and your community! Click Here for some great classroom resources: https://www.aafcs.org/fcsday/home
Sign Up Here or directly below!
National FCCLA has a new website: Check it out below
District 11 Meeting
Join District 11 at the Charlestown High School.
Students will be participating in "Dine-in" Day and completing a service project. No cost to attend but students are asked to bring a new teddy bear to donate to the hospital and/or canned food to donated to the North Clark Outreach Center.
E-mail: Erin Cassady for more information at ecassady@gccschools.com
ECE and Education Professions Teachers
Network Meeting: December 2, 2019
Location: Conner Prairie
Cost: $30.00 includes lunch and more
Take advantage of this opportunity to connect with other ECE and Education Professions Teachers. Register below.
Lead4Change Webinar Opportunity
Make the Lead4Change Student Leadership Program the best new idea for your
school this year! Leadership + Service with FREE lessons and amazing
outcomes. Find out more today at Lead4Change.org
Questions/Comments: stephanie@lead4change.org
Save the date for a Lead4Change webinar: December 10th at 4pm EST
Register Below
State Conference, Save the Date, March 5-7
Middle School Whole School Affiliation
Vera Bradley Party for FCCLA Advisers and FCS Professionals
Thank you for joining the Vera Bradley party. Because of attendance, we were able to secure a free Red Vera Backpack for National FCCLA's 75th Anniversary fundraiser.
SAVE THE DATE: FCS Spring Conference May 4, 2019
FCS Spring Conference
One Indiana School will win $500 - enter the National FACTS program to be eligible
Earn Cash For Your FACTS Project as Your State's Winning Project FCCLA is partnering with Ford Driving Skills for Life and Governors Highway Safety Association to award the top FACTS project in each state a $500 cash award. Simply conduct a FACTS project during the school year and submit a program award application by March 1, 2020. You will automatically be entered to win! All state-level winners receive $500 and are considered for a national award! When you summarize your project, including major activities, resources used, partnerships and collaborations--be sure to indicate that you utilized Ford Driving Skills for Life's The Academy program to assist with your FACTS project and describe any impact the resources had on your project! This total section on the evaluation is worth 20 points!
Promote Access to the Internet and win money
Access from AT&T National FCCLA is proud to partner with Access from AT&T again this year to bring affordable internet access to families across the country who receive SNAP benefits. Chapters from these 21 states are encouraged to participate in this FCCLA Community Service project. The first 48 chapters to participate and submit a brief report by April 15, 2020 will receive $250. By engaging in the FCCLA and AT&T Access program partnership efforts, your chapter is assisting in improving the quality of life for members of your community. Click here to learn more.
Next Generation Hoosier Scholar
Next Generation Hoosier Educators Scholarship
The Indiana Commission for Higher Education is accepting applications for the fourth cohort of the Next Generation Hoosier Educators Scholarship<https://www.in.gov/che/4680.htm>. The scholarship provides 200 students up to $7,500 per year (renewable up to four years) in exchange for agreeing to teach in Indiana for five consecutive years. Students interested in applying must:
* Be in the top 20 percent of their class, or have a top 20 percent ACT/SAT score
* Have teacher, counselor, or administrator complete a nomination form<https://www.in.gov/che/files/56134%20fill-in.pdf>
* Submit a completed application<https://scholartrack.che.in.gov/> and nomination form<https://www.in.gov/che/files/56134%20fill-in.pdf>