Silver and Gold for Selah FCCLA!

It’s all silver and gold as Family, Career and Community Leaders of America (FCCLA) students representing both Selah High School and Selah Middle School earned top honors at yesterday’s Region 7 STAR Events Competition and will head to the State conference later this spring.

STAR Events, Students Taking Action with Recognition, are contests in which members compete at the regional, state, and national levels. Students are recognized for proficiency and achievement in chapter and individual projects, leadership skills, and career preparation.

At the Region 7 contest held in Kittitas, Selah’s Parker Casey, Washington’s State FCCLA President, presided over the event. Additionally, the Selah contingent had 21 members compete in 17 different categories. Each participant or team earned gold or silver rankings to qualify to move on to the State event in March, with an opportunity to advance to Nationals in July. Selah’s student projects ranged from showcasing the work of the Chapter, hosting service events, designing repurposed projects out of old materials, and researching future careers.

Now the results of Selah members who participated in Regional STAR Events:

Selah High School:

• Miley Maybee, Gold — Chapter in Review Display Level 3

• Cecilia Escamilla and Ellie Henson, Gold — Chapter Service Project Display Level 3

• Mya Nelson, Gold — Event Management Level 3

• Allyson Simmons, Gold — Fashion Construction Level 3

• Sadie Smith, Gold — Focus on Children Level 3

• Max Eismann, Gold — National Programs in Action Level 2

• Genevieve Gamache and Sophia Tyrrell, Gold — National Programs in Action Level 3

• Clare Richards, Gold — Promote and Publicize FCCLA Level 3

• Delilah Haller, Gold — Repurpose and Redesign Level 3

• Chloe Myers, Silver — Repurpose and Redesign Level 2

• Parker Casey, Gold — Say Yes to FCS Education Level 3

• Leah Richards, Gold — Sports Nutrition Level 2

• Maury Falcon, Gold — Sports Nutrition Level 3

Selah Middle School:

• Zoe Fonfara and Sarah Richards, Gold — Chapter in Review Display Level 1

• Olivia Eismann, Gold — Fashion Construction Level 1

• Natalie Brink, Gold — Food Innovations Level 1

• Addyson Gamache, Gold — Repurpose and Redesign Level 1

• Melissa Falcon, Gold — Teach or Train Level 1

Also, Leah Richards and Max Eismann took the first steps in their journey to run for State Office for the upcoming year. Max is running for Region 7 State Vice-President and Leah is running for Region 7 At Large Officer. Further, Ava Fonfara also represented the high school as an evaluator during the conference, volunteering her time to help judge peer projects. Selah FCCLA is advised by Shari Brink and Maggie Uceny.