STAR Events Descriptions

The STAR Events descriptions listed below are from the 2009-2010 school year. Check the national FCCLA website in September to read about events that are added each school year. 

The STAR Events program includes the following events:

• Advocacy-an individual or team event, recognizes participants who demonstrate their knowledge, skills, and ability to actively identify a local, state, or national concern, research the topic, identify a target audience and potential partnerships, form an action plan, and advocate for the issue in an effort to positively affect a policy or law. Participants must prepare a portfolio, an oral presentation, and complete a case study.

• 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 and 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-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 and/or related occupations skills to address and take action on a community need.
   
• Chapter Showcase-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 skills to the community.
   
• Culinary Arts-a team event, recognizes participants enrolled in occupational culinary arts/food service training programs for their ability to work as members of a team to produce a quality meal using industrial culinary arts/food service techniques and equipment.
   
• Early Childhood-an individual event, recognizes participants who demonstrate their ability to use knowledge and skills gained from their enrollment in an occupational early childhood program. Participants must prepare a portfolio and a resource container. On site, participants must plan and present to evaluators an activity in response to a case study provided during the event and an oral presentation describing the activity.
   

• 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. Participants are evaluated on the business plan and an oral presentation and are not required to have implemented the plan. The business must relate to an area of Family and Consumer Sciences Education or related occupations.

• Environmental Ambassador-an individual or team event, recognizes participants who address environmental issues that adversely impact human health and well-being and who actively empower others to get involved. Participants will research one of the five current topics, investigate areas where they can make a difference, develop and carry out a stewardship project for their home, school, or community, and educate others in their school or community

  about the problems, effects, and solutions regarding the environmental concern.

• Fashion Construction-an individual event, recognizes participants who apply fashion design skills learned in Family and Consumer Sciences courses to create a display using samples of their skills.

• Fashion Design-an individual event, recognizes participants who apply fashion

  design skills learned in Family and Consumer Sciences courses to design and market clothing styles. Participants will develop a clothing label, research the intended audience, and design the label’s first 6-piece collection. Students will

  exhibit knowledge of all the aspects that surround design, including design basics, fabric choice, and pricing.

• 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.

• Food Innovations-an individual or team event, recognizes participants who create, test, and develop a marketing strategy for an original prototype formula which fits into the annual food product scenario as identified by national

  FCCLA. Participants will demonstrate their knowledge of food science, nutrition, food preparation safety, and product marketing.

• Hospitality, Tourism, and Recreation-an individual or team event, recognizes participants who demonstrate their knowledge of the hospitality, tourism, and recreation industries and ability to translate their knowledge into a hypothetical or real business. Project must relate to culinary, lodging, recreation, tourism, or event coordination.  Participant(s) will research existing businesses which are similar to their project, develop basic business plan and client services information, and create a website that highlights the business.  Participant(s) will demonstrate their customer service knowledge and ability to problem solve through an onsite case study. Participant(s) must prepare a portfolio, an oral presentation, and complete a case study.
   

• 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 the presentation.
   
• Interior Design-an individual or team event, recognizes participants who apply interior design skills learned in Family and Consumer Sciences courses to design interiors that meet the living space needs of clients.

• 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 in a chosen category: community, employment, relationships, family, peer groups or school groups.
   

• 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.

• Leadership-an individual event, recognizes participants who actively evaluate and grow in their leadership potential. Participants use the Student Leadership Challenge and supporting materials, to investigate their leadership ability and develop a mentorship relationship to further their leadership development. Participants must prepare a portfolio and an oral presentation.

• Life Event Planning-an individual or team event, recognizes participants who apply skills learned in Family and Consumer Sciences courses to manage the costs of an event.
   

• 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.

• Nutrition and Wellness-an individual event, recognizes participants who track food intake and physical activity for themselves, their family, or a community group and determine goals and strategies for improving their overall health.  Participants must prepare a portfolio and an oral presentation.

• Parliamentary Procedure-a team event, recognizes chapters that develop a working knowledge of parliamentary law and the ability to conduct an FCCLA business meeting.

• Promote and Publicize FCCLA!-an individual or team event, recognizes participants who use communications skills and techniques to educate their schools and communities about FCCLA with the intention of growing chapters and strengthening Family and Consumer Sciences and FCCLA programs.

• Recycle and Redesign-an individual event, recognizes participants who select a used fashion or home apparel item to recycle into a new product.

• Teach and Train-an individual event, recognizes participants for their exploration of the education and training fields through research and hands-on experience.
  

• Food and Beverage Service-an individual STATE event, recognizes participants enrolled in occupational culinary arts/food service training programs for their ability to demonstrate their skill in food and beverage service techniques.

• Pastry Arts-Baking-an individual STATE event, recognizes participants enrolled in occupational culinary arts/food service training programs for their ability to demonstrate their skill to produce baked products of quality accepted by commercial baking establishments.
   
• Pastry Arts–Cake Decorating-an individual STATE event, recognizes participants enrolled in occupational culinary arts/food service training programs for their ability to demonstrate their skill to produce decorated cakes in a manner acceptable to the industry.