East Central FCCLA Has Successful Three Days at FCCLA State Leadership Conference

Four East Central HS students were elected as FCCLA State Officers for 2023-2024 School year.

East Central High School FCCLA. Photo provided.

(St. Leon, Ind.) – The East Central Middle and High School FCCLA had a very successful three days at the annual Indiana FCCLA State Leadership Conference.

Several students competed in FCCLA Star Events, which allow students to put their Academic and Family Consumer Sciences Skills into action.

All STAR Event competitors had to create a portfolio or display and give a 5-15 minute speech after they completed an event.

Between the middle and high school participants, East Central came away from the leadership conference with 39 national qualifiers and 16 national qualifier alternates.

Among the high school students, EC FCCLA took home 39 gold medals, 21 silver medals and one bronze medal.

See a full list of medalists, national qualifiers, and alternates below.

Alexandra Seubert, Maleighna Mondal. Mak Kelley and Jocelyn Inderhees. Photo provided.

Additionally, four East Central High School students were elected as FCCLA State Officers for the 2023-24 school year.

  • Mak Kelley – Indiana FCCLA State President
  • Alexandra Seubert – Indiana Vice President of Development
  • Maleighna Mondal – Vice President of District Coordination
  • Jocelyn Inderhees – Vice President of National Program

Indiana FCCLA has over 5,000 members that are led by a team of 10 state officers.

East Central FCCLA is advised by Family and Consumer Sciences Teachers, Brenda Osman, Ashley McConnell, Josie Bonilla and Tammy Neltner.

East Central Middle School FCCLA. Photo provided.

2023 East Central Middle School FCCLA State Leadership Results

Riley Craven

Gold

Chapter Service Project Display-Level 1

National Qualifier

Aislyn Ankenman

Brandy Shields

Silver

Chapter Service Project Display-Level 1

National Qualifier

Acelyn Retzki

Silver

Chapter Service Project Portfolio-Level 1

National Qualifier

Macy Lyness

Josie Wolf

Gold

Chapter Service Project Portfolio-Level 1

National Qualifier

Brooklyn Botts

Adalynn Greer

Gold

Event Management-Level 1

National Qualifier

Caitlin Reniff

Molly O’Connor

Addison McAdams

Gold

Focus on Children- Level 1

National Qualifier

Grace Kirchgassner

Avery Calvert

Gold

Focus on Children-Level 1

National Qualifier

Natalie Kirchgassner

Leah Fox

Gold

National Programs in Action-Level 1

National Qualifier

Nicholas Carr

Haydn Nix

Gold

Nutrition and Wellness-Level 1

National Qualifier

Parker Simpson

Owen Mersmann

Thomas Sillis

Silver

Promote and Publicize-Level 1

National Qualifier

Lexie Fey

Gold

Repurpose & Redesign-Level 1

National Qualifier

Josie Stenger

Ella Stenger

Silver

Sustainability Challenge-Level 1

National Qualifier

 

East Central High School FCCLA STAR Event Results

Emily Newkirk

Gold

Career Investigation-Level 2 

National Qualifier

Melea Herbert

Gold

Career Investigation-Level 3

National Qualifier

Kara Rowland

Katie Baier

Silver

Chapter Service Display-Level 2

National Qualifier Alternate

Kayla Craig

Layla Craig

Emma Wolber

Silver

Chapter Service Display-Level 2

National Qualifiers

Savannah Campbell

Vivianna Uhlenbrock

Gold

Chapter Service Project-Portfolio-Level 2

National Qualifiers

Madison Barkley

Lilly Green

Silver

Chapter Service Project-Portfolio-Level 3

National Qualifier Alternate

Jocelyn Inderhees

Gold

Chapter Service Project-Portfolio-Level 3

National Qualifier 

Becca Tupper

Gold

Chapter Service Project-Portfolio-Level

National Qualifier

Ava Kraus

Miriam Weber

Malieghna Mondal

Emma Sturwold

Gold

Culinary Arts/ProStart Competition

 

Maleighna Mondal

Gold

Event Management-Level 3

National Qualifier

Delaney Donawerth

Silver

Fashion Construction-Level 2

National Qualifier

Abby Cross

Silver

Fashion Construction-Level 2

National Qualifier

Alaina McDaniel

Silver

Fashion Design-Level 2

 

Emily Florence

Mackenzie Beever

Gold

Fashion Design-Level 2

National Qualifier Alternate

AJ Rumpke

Gold

Fashion Design-Level 2

National Qualifier

Lucy Chenault

Gold 

Fashion Design-Level 3

National Qualifier Alternate

Cate Cole

Bronze

Fashion Design-Level 3

 

Madison Goodwin

Gold

Focus on Children-Level 2

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