FCCLA duo advances in online contest
By Donnie A. Lucas
Several members of the Albany FCCLA chapter will compete at the State Leadership Conference in Dallas set for March 31 through April 2.
Two of the parliamentary procedure teams placed at the regional conference to qualify for the state meet, and two two-person projects also advanced.
In addition, one of the chapter’s online contests has advanced straight to the national conference to be held in Denver in July.
Juniors Luke Marshall and Houston Heatly placed in the top 15 in the nation in the Digital Stories for Change category for a video pertaining to the amount of screen time people spend on electronic devices and its possible negative effects.
The pair will present their video at the national convention. They took second nationwide last year in the same category for a video on the stigma of mental health issue among students.
“They researched the effects of excessive viewing and the physical, social, and emotional effects that it can have.” FCCLA sponsor Jennifer Marshall said.
Lanxton Viertel and Zane Waggoner also submitted an online project in the instructional video category on the topic of the role of students in school safety.
“Lanxton and Zane received high marks but didn’t make the top 15 in order to present their project at Denver,” the sponsor said. “I was surprised, because their content was really good. I think there was a lot more competition this year.”
The pair qualified to present at national contest last year in the same category.
State Leadership
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Both the Level 1 and Level 2 parliamentary teams are moving on to the State Regional Conference after placing in the top two places at the regional conference.
The Level 1 (junior high) team won first in their division. The group consists of Hattie Jo Braly, Tatum Grady, Zayne Lefevre, Wesley Gleitz, Connor Smith, Colter Edgar, Jack Nail, and Braeten Street - all eighth graders.
The Level 2 parliamentary team (9th and 10th grade) are basically the same group that competed as Level 1 last year, winning the regional, state and national title.
Now all ninth graders, the team finished in second place to move forward to state.
Members of the Level 2 team are Caroline Chapman, Mimi Ivy, Madison Parrott, Woods Peterson, Tristan Howe, Jaxson Street, and Cade Fairchild.
Two other projects will also be competing, including Ann Davis and Lainey Cash in Chapter Service Project Display. The team got a third place at the regional meet, with the top five places advancing to state.
The Level 3 (11th and 12th grade) team of Jaci Chapman and Callan Edgar earned a second place finish in the Level 3 National Programs in Action contest.
