Area students, adult advisers, and guests were among more than 1,000 Nebraska Family, Career, and Community Leaders of America attendees for the annual State Leadership Conference earlier this month.
Students had the opportunity to participate in listening to a keynote speaker, learning breakout sessions, community FCCLA Serves projects at the Lincoln Children’s Museum and Food Bank of Lincoln, a variety of tours, on-site service projects, and more.
Over 570 students participated in STAR (Students Taking Action with Recognition) events, FCCLA’s premier competitive event program. Those who placed first or second qualified to compete in the FCCLA National STAR event competition, which takes place in Seattle Washington June 29 to July 3.
Below are the students from the KCNI/KBBN listening area recognized:
The 2024-2025 Nebraska State Peer Officer Teams
Career Leader Team
Kloey DeNaeyer, Thedford – Secretary
Nebraska FCCLA Lisa Groth Memorial FCS Education Scholarship
Lola Rowse, Thedford
Nebraska FCCLA Honorary Membership Award
Christina Dahlberg
Nebraska FCCLA presented the Adviser Committed to Excellence (ACE) Award to the following local chapter advisers
Candace Cain, Burwell
Mikaela Franzen, Thedford
Red and White Affiliation Awards
Thedford, white
Burwell, red
Callaway, red
Nebraska National Program Awards
Community ServUS Awards
Thedford, gold
Gold Chapter Awards
Callaway
Thedford
Say Yes to FCS Collegiate Signing Participants
Lola Rowse, Thedford, studying Family & Consumer Sciences Education at Chadron State College
Power of One Completers
Zella Smith, Burwell
Shealynn Amos, Burwell
Family & Consumer Sciences (FCS) Knowledge Tests
Senior General Family & Consumer Sciences Knowledge Test
Chenney Dishman, Callaway
Online STAR Event Qualifiers
Digital Stories for Change, Level 3
Jadyn Anderson & Fayth Brown, Mullen
STAR Event State Champions and Runner-Ups
Star Event recognition is offered to each competitor with a medal representing total number of points earned in their event. State champions and runner-ups receiving a gold or silver medal have qualified to represent Nebraska at the National Leadership Conference in Seattle, with the exception of the Nebraska STAR Events, which are only offered at the state level.
Nebraska Consumer Issues (Junior)
Silver- Burwell Jr./Sr. High School FCCLA, Natalie Conrad, Halle Woolsey
Career Investigation (Level 2)
Gold- Thedford Jr./Sr. High School FCCLA, Brooklynn DeNaeyer
Chapter Service Project Display (Level 2)
Gold- Thedford Jr./Sr. High School FCCLA, Kloey DeNaeyer
Food Innovations (Level 2)
Gold- Thedford Jr./Sr. High School FCCLA, Laney Dahlberg
Hospitality, Tourism, and Recreation (Level 3)
Gold- Callaway Jr./Sr. High School FCCLA, Dawson Mason, Jozi Edgington
Job Interview (Level 1)
Silver- Thedford Jr./Sr. High School FCCLA, Chandler Pettit
Repurpose and Redesign (Level 2)
Gold- Thedford Jr./Sr. High School FCCLA, Katen Licking
Say Yes to FCA Education (Level 3)
Gold- Thedford Jr./Sr. High School FCCLA, Lola Rowse
Sports Nutrition (Level 3)
Gold- Mullen Jr./Sr. High School FCCLA, Riley Hegland, Kyle Finney
Sustainability Challenge (Level 2)
Gold- Thedford, Natalie Deines
