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FRHSD Students Attend NJ FCCLA Leadership Event
Each year, the New Jersey Famiy, Career and Community Leaders of America (NJ FCCLA) hosts "Leadership Bootcamp." The event focuses on leadership development and student growth. This year’s event was held on Jan. 10 at John P. Stevens High School in Edison.
Six FRHSD students attended the conference including Manalapan High School senior Julia Farhat and Freehold Township High School sophomore Heather Paul, who both serve as NJ FCCLA state officers. Heather is the Vice President of Communications and Julia is the Vice President of National Programs. Also in attendance were Freehold Township students Nataly Zaks and Taylor Reck, and Manalapan students Shania Thomas and Alisa Pavlovsky.
Some topics that were discussed at the conference included job interview skills, proper dinner etiquette, servant leadership, and becoming successful in the workforce. All student attendees received a copy of the book "Getting from College to Career" written by Lindsey Pollak.
Family, Career and Community Leaders of America is a nonprofit national career and technical student organization for young men and women in Family and Consumer Sciences education in public and private school through grade 12. Everyone is part of a family, and FCCLA is the only national Career and Technical Student Organization with the family as its central focus. Since 1945, FCCLA members have been making a difference in their families, careers, and communities by addressing important personal, work, and societal issues through Family and Consumer Sciences education.
Today 200,000 members in more than 5,500 chapters are active in a network of associations in 50 states, including the Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico. Chapter projects focus on a variety of youth concerns, including teen pregnancy, parenting, family relationships, substance abuse, peer pressure, environment, nutrition and fitness, teen violence, and career exploration. Involvement in FCCLA offers members the opportunity to expand their leadership potential and develop skills for life -- planning, goal setting, problem solving, decision making, and interpersonal communication -- necessary in the home and workplace.
Six FRHSD students attended the conference including Manalapan High School senior Julia Farhat and Freehold Township High School sophomore Heather Paul, who both serve as NJ FCCLA state officers. Heather is the Vice President of Communications and Julia is the Vice President of National Programs. Also in attendance were Freehold Township students Nataly Zaks and Taylor Reck, and Manalapan students Shania Thomas and Alisa Pavlovsky.
Some topics that were discussed at the conference included job interview skills, proper dinner etiquette, servant leadership, and becoming successful in the workforce. All student attendees received a copy of the book "Getting from College to Career" written by Lindsey Pollak.
Family, Career and Community Leaders of America is a nonprofit national career and technical student organization for young men and women in Family and Consumer Sciences education in public and private school through grade 12. Everyone is part of a family, and FCCLA is the only national Career and Technical Student Organization with the family as its central focus. Since 1945, FCCLA members have been making a difference in their families, careers, and communities by addressing important personal, work, and societal issues through Family and Consumer Sciences education.
Today 200,000 members in more than 5,500 chapters are active in a network of associations in 50 states, including the Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico. Chapter projects focus on a variety of youth concerns, including teen pregnancy, parenting, family relationships, substance abuse, peer pressure, environment, nutrition and fitness, teen violence, and career exploration. Involvement in FCCLA offers members the opportunity to expand their leadership potential and develop skills for life -- planning, goal setting, problem solving, decision making, and interpersonal communication -- necessary in the home and workplace.