Local Projects

Austin High School
        Family, Career and Community Leaders of America
            The Ultimate Leadership Experience

The Ultimate Gift for FCCLA Week -A chapter-wide leadership outreach project to help students learn how to be great leaders in our school, community and state. Each day will have a series of tasks that members can complete to reach the "Ultimate Gift" (the gift of leadership).

 

Red Ribbon Week -"Drugs are a NO!" – Create a week of activities teaching student to avoid drugs (focusing on drunk driving). Learn a STEP SHOW and perform at Red ribbon Parade (Set to music of: “Low”)  

 

“Triple HHH” – A fitness project designed to get fellow students learn that exercise is healthy, fun and rewarding to do and to want to stay active will help you build the habit for life.

Families First

Student Body

Stop the Violence

Dynamic Leadership

Families Acting For Community Traffic Safety

Hospice-Visit, throw parties, make gifts, etc. for all hospice families (families with a terminally ill family member) in our communities.

Community Service

 "Don't be a Punk be like a Chipmunk" – Service project designed to inform and educate our local teens and community about the dangers of  emotional abuse that can lead to physical violence and investigate ways to overcome these dangers. Set up exhibit at State Fair and on campus, create an assembly and safe night activites to educate fellow students, etc.

Family Safety Fair09- project designed to educate and inform our community about the risk factors/dangers associated with natural disasters, online and community predators, fire safety and resources available in our community..

STAR EVENTS

  

 

 

 

“Bank Your Bucks” – a project to educate local teens on making wise consumer decisions through informative announcements and savings bookmarks to remind them to save.

 

 

Santa's Little Helpers- Activities/babysitting at a local church with preschool children to allow parents a way to do holiday shopping.

 

Children's First

Applied Technology
An individual or team event – recognizes participants who develop a project using technology that addresses a concern related to Family and Consumer Sciences and/or related occupations. The project integrates and applies content from academic subjects.
Career Investigation
An individual event – recognizes participants for their ability to perform self-assessments, research and explore a career, set career goals, create a plan for achieving goals, and describe the relationship of Family and Consumer Sciences coursework to the selected career.
Chapter Service Project (Display)
A team event – recognizes chapters that develop and implement an in-depth service project that makes a worthwhile contribution to families, schools, and communities. Students must use Family and Consumer Sciences content and skills to address and take action on a community need.
Chapter Showcase (Manual)
A team event – recognizes chapters that develop and implement a well-balanced program of work and promote FCCLA and Family and Consumer Sciences and/or related occupations and skills to the community.
Entrepreneurship
An individual or team event – recognizes participants who develop a plan for a small business using Family and Consumer Sciences skills and sound business practices. The business must relate to an area of Family and Consumer Sciences Education or related occupations.
Focus on Children
An individual or team event – recognizes participants who use Family and Consumer Sciences skills to plan and conduct a child development project that has a positive impact on children and the community.
Illustrated Talk
An individual or team event – recognizes participants who make an oral presentation about issues concerning Family and Consumer Sciences and/or related occupations. Participants use visuals to illustrate content of the presentation.
Interpersonal Communications
An individual or team event – recognizes participants who use Family and Consumer Sciences and/or related occupations skills and apply communication techniques to develop a project designed to strengthen communication.
Job Interview
An individual event – recognizes participants who use Family and Consumer Sciences and/or related occupations skills to develop a portfolio, participate in an interview, and communicate a personal understanding of job requirements.
National Programs in Action
An individual or team event – recognizes participants who explain how the FCCLA planning process was used to implement a national program project.
Parliamentary Procedure
A team event – recognizes chapters that develop a working knowledge of parliamentary law and the ability to conduct an FCCLA business meeting.