Wheeler County FCCLA Students Attend Fall Leadership Rally

Courtesy of Wheeler County Schools

Members of the Wheeler County High School Chapter of Family, Career and Community Leaders of America (FCCLA) participated in Fall Leadership Rally held recently at the Georgia National Fairgrounds and Agricenter in Perry.

Over 2,900 students and advisers from schools across Georgia participated in the leadership rally session and competed in events. The motivational rally was followed by the Peanut Recipe Contest sponsored by the Georgia Peanut Commission, and a Theme Speech and the Culinary Competition. Wheeler County student Layla Gibbs placed second in the Theme Speech Competition.

About FCCLA

Family, Career and Community Leaders of America (FCCLA), is a dynamic and effective national student organization that helps young men and women become leaders and address important personal, family, work, and societal issues through Family and Consumer Sciences education. FCCLA has over 150,000 members and over 6,500 chapters from 50 state associations, Puerto Rico, and the Virgin Islands. The organization has involved more than ten million youth since its founding in 1945.

FCCLA: The Ultimate Leadership Experience is unique among youth organizations because it is the only career and technical inschool student organization with the family as its central focus. Participation in national programs and chapter activities helps members become strong leaders in their families, careers, and communities.

For more information on Georgia FCCLA, visit www.gafccla.com.