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 Olivia Letterle served this past year as an Illinois
FCCLA State Officer. She was elected last April at the conference
and helped to guide the direction of the organization and plan
various meetings and conferences throughout the 2016-2017 school
year. She served at the State First Vice-President and at State
Conference she presided over the business session and helped to lead
the other sessions. Over the course of her year of service she was
able to participate in a variety of new experiences which gave her
opportunities to increase her leadership, public speaking, and
teamwork skills. All of these skills were put to use as she
completed her term this April.
As Olivia completed her term, another Mount Pulaski member was
hoping to begin his. Felipe Buenrostro spent a good portion of the
conference preparing and running to serve as an Illinois State
Officer. During the conference he presented a campaign poster,
delivered a campaign speech, and answered various fact and situation
interview questions before the assembled delegates.
Olivia Letterle, Mr.
Waterkotte, and Felipe Buenrostro after the installation of
officers.
Once the votes were counted, Felipe was indeed
elected to serve as one of six officers to lead the state for the
2017-2018 school year. He will spend his summer training for his new
position, interviewing to be assigned his new position, and
beginning to plan and lead the activities of the state.
In addition to the activities that were centered around the state
officer elections, all ten Mount Pulaski Students in attendance
participated in competitive events. Two students competed in FCCLAs
State Proficiency Events. These events are state level events that
allow the competitors to demonstrate skills that are not tested by
the Nation STAR events.
Ashley Berry competed in the Pastry Arts: Frosted
Cake event in which she was given a theme and had to decorate a cake
on site under the inspection of a team of judges. She received a
silver medal rating for her work.
Drew Dyer competed in the Public Speaking: Creed
event in which he had to recite the FCCLA creed before a panel of
judges and then answer their questions about the creed’s meaning. He
received a gold medal rating and was named first in the state.
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Felipe Buenrostro, Josh Dyer, Stormy Pal, TJ Benhart,
and Garrett Skelton after receiving their medals (Not pictured: Skye
Kretzinger and Eli Olson)
The remaining eight members competed in National STAR Events. These
events are sponsored by the National Association of FCCLA and allow
for the top two finishers in each event to advance to the National
Leadership Meeting to compete against the best from around the
nation. Olivia Letterle competed in the Job Interview event in which
she had to research and create a work portfolio on a job in her
interest area. She then had to participate in an interview with a
panel of judges as of she were actually applying for the job in
question. She received a silver medal rating and was named second in
the state.
The Parliamentary Procedure team after their
competition.
The parliamentary procedure team consisting of TJ
Benhart, Felipe Buenrostro, Josh Dyer, Skye Kretzinger, Eli Olson,
Stormy Pal, and Garrett Skelton also competed in their Parliamentary
Procedure Event. In this event, the team must prepare the agenda for
a professional business meeting and then conduct that meeting in
front of a panel of judges. The team received a silver medal rating
and was named first in the state. Both Olivia and the parliamentary
procedure team earned the right to advance to the national
leadership meeting in Nashville, TN this summer.
It has been another incredible year for Mount Pulaski FCCLA. All of
the above students were recognized at the annual FCCLA Recognition
Night on May 3, 2017 and the newly elected Chapter Officers were
also installed; Felipe Buenrostro (President), Olivia Letterle
(Vice-President), Nate Dyer (Secretary), Garrett Skelton
(Treasurer), and Teagan Wyss (Public Relations).
There are truly a number of great achievers in Mount
Pulaski and especially in the FCCLA. The transition of new officers
at the chapter and state level will see new leaders rise to fill
roles that they may not even expect yet. If you see any of these
members, please extend congratulations and good luck.
[Wyatt Waterkotte
Family & Consumer Sciences
Mount Pulaski High School] |
