FCCLA Knowledge Quiz

June 11, 1945

Toward New Horizons

Red Rose

Red and White

Edna P. Amidon

www.fcclainc.org

236,529 members

Helps youth address personal and societal issues through family and consumer sciences education.

Identify concerns, set goals, form a plan, act, follow up

Planning, goal setting, problem solving, decision-making, interpersonal communication

This program recognizes FCCLA chapters that address a community need using family and consumer sciences skills. Members can earn awards for their work.

This competitive events program recognizes FCCLA members' proficiency and achievements in leadership and job-related skills. They can demonstrate their skills through competitions.

This is a program designed to help new FCCLA members learn about the organization. It provides information on membership benefits and encourages participation.

This is the national membership program, encouraging members to recruit, recognize, and retain fellow members in FCCLA. It promotes growth and engagement.

This national program teaches teens how to manage their finances effectively. It covers topics like budgeting, saving, and investing.

STAR Events began in 1983 at the National Leadership Meeting.

The Adviser publication, designed for chapter advisors, was introduced in the winter of 1985.

The Power of One national program has five units: A Better You, Family Ties, Working on Working, Take the Lead, and Speak out for FCCLA.

The Student Body National Program focuses on empowering teens with four units: The Healthy You, The Fit You, The Real You, and The Resilient You.

Families First has five units: Dynamics, Balance, Development, Safety, and Skills, aimed at strengthening families.

The Career Connection program has four units: My Skills, My Life, My Career, and My Path, designed to prepare students for successful careers.

The Financial Fitness National Program covers four essential topics: Earning, Spending, Saving, and Protecting.

The Community Service National Program focuses on three essential topics: Learn, Lead, and Serve, promoting active community engagement.

The National Board of Directors sets FCCLA policies, manages finances, assesses programs, and guides future planning.

The US Department of Education's Office of Vocational and Adult Education and the American Association of Family and Consumer Sciences support FCCLA.

"FCCLA: The Ultimate Leadership Experience" was introduced in 2003, highlighting the program's focus on leadership development.

FCCLA has four national regions: North Atlantic, Southern, Central, and Pacific.

A functional FCCLA chapter has five key elements: members, an advisor, leadership, meetings, and projects.

Any student enrolled in or completed a family and consumer sciences course, paid membership dues, or is part of a middle level or urban chapter affiliation program can join FCCLA.

FCCLA exists to empower young people through family and consumer sciences education, focusing on personal growth, leadership development, and practical skills for life.

Ten national officers are elected to lead FCCLA.

The U.S. Department of Education (Office of Vocational and Adult Education) and the American Association of Family and Consumer Sciences (AAFCS).

$9.00 per person.

'FCCLA: The Ultimate Leadership Experience' was introduced in 2003.

North Atlantic, Southern, Central, and Pacific.

There are 10 national officers elected.

FCCLA chapters need: Membership, Advisor, Leadership, Meetings, and Projects.

A chapter's plan outlining their activities and goals for the year.

Empowering young members to lead and be responsible for planning, executing, and evaluating chapter projects.

Leads meetings, appoints committees, and guides project planning.

Assists the president, oversees project committees, and fills in when the president is absent.

Keeps detailed records of decisions and project plans, working with the president on a written planning process.

Manages finances, collecting dues, keeping track of spending, and providing receipts.

The official rules that govern an organization's activities and operations.

Active, Alumni, Associate, and Honorary, each with specific qualifications and benefits.

The minimum number of members needed to officially start and conduct a meeting.

FCCLA is a non-profit organization primarily funded by membership dues paid by its members.

National dues help pay for FCCLA's nationwide activities, such as newsletters, chapter resources, and national training.

The process of officially joining FCCLA by paying membership dues.

Only FCCLA members and chapters who pay dues can use the name 'Family, Career and Community Leaders of America', 'FCCLA', and the FCCLA emblem.

A formal procedure at the start of an FCCLA meeting that includes a call to order, the recitation of the mission statement, and an introduction to the organization's purpose.

A formal procedure at the end of an FCCLA meeting that includes a reminder of the organization's core values and beliefs.

The FCCLA emblem should be worn over the heart or on a jacket pocket to show pride in the organization.

The term of a State Executive Council Member is one year.

The three essential topic areas of FACTS are People, Vehicles, and Roads.

Kikkoman Corporation and Youth for Understanding USA are the two partners of the Japanese Exchange scholarship.

Five essential elements are Message, Audience, Purpose, Method, and Feedback.

All meetings are conducted using Parliamentary Procedure, specifically Robert's Rules of Order.

Two (2) printed editions of Teen Times are published each year.

A national program guides students to develop, plan, carry out, and evaluate projects to improve the quality of life in their communities.

FCCLA members and advisors can participate in public policy development and advocacy training, develop a state and local advocacy plan, meet with members of Congress and Federal officials, and explore the nation's Capitol.

The initial membership fee for FCCLA was ten cents, payable in 1945.

The inaugural national gathering of FCCLA members took place in July 1948 in Kansas City, Missouri.

The organization formerly known as Future Homemakers of America (FHA) and HERO chapters adopted the name Family, Career and Community Leaders of America (FCCLA) in July 1999.

The name change to FCCLA emphasizes the organization's mission to develop leadership, personal growth, and community engagement.

To be a chapter advisor, individuals must hold a certification (or an alternative certification) in family and consumer sciences education.

Each member contributes a state dues fee of $8.00, supporting FCCLA's state-level operations.

FCCLA boasts over 236,529 chapter members in over 5,163 local chapters nationwide.

FCCLA uses four electronic newsletters to keep members, advisors, and alumni up-to-date on the organization's news.