Knowledge Bowl (High school FCCLA)

Officer’s Portion of the Opening Ceremony

“Focusing on the multiple roles of family member, wage earner, and community leader, members
develop skills for life through character development, creative and critical thinking, interpersonal
communication, practical knowledge, and career preparation.”

Members Portion of the Opening Ceremony

“As we work toward the accomplishment of our goals, we learn cooperation, take responsibility,
develop leadership and give service.”

The FCCLA Creed

“We are the Family, Career, and Community Leaders of America.
We face the future with warm courage and high hope.
For we have the clear consciousness of seeking old and precious values.
For we are the builders of homes,
Homes for America’s future.
Homes where living will be the expression of everything that is good and fair.
Homes where truth and love and security and faith will be realities, not dreams.
We are the Family, Career, and Community Leaders of America.
We face the future with warm courage and high hope.”

The FCCLA Mission

To promote personal growth and leadership development through family and consumer sciences
education. Focusing on the multiple roles of family member, wage earner, and community leader,
members develop skills for life through character development, creative and critical thinking,
interpersonal communication, practical knowledge, and career preparation.

What do the letters FCCLA stand for?

Family, Career, and Community Leaders of America

What is the tagline for FCCLA?

The Ultimate Leadership Experience

Who is the National Executive Director of FCCLA?

Sandy Spavone

Name 5 current youth concerns FCCLA chapter projects focus on

1. Teen pregnancy
2. Parenting
3. Family relationships
4. Substance abuse
5. Peer pressure
6. Environment
7. Nutrition and fitness
8. Teen violence
9. Career exploration
10. Entrepreneurship

What is the flower of the organization?

The red rose

What does the flower of the organization represent?

It represents the search for beauty in everyday living

What is the motto?

Toward New Horizons

Name the 5 components of the planning process. (Must be in this order)

Identify Concerns
Set your Goal
Form a Plan
Act
Follow Up

What are the colors of FCCLA?

Red and White

What are the eight purposes of the organization?

1. To provide opportunities for personal development and preparation for adult life
2. To strengthen the function of the family as a basic unit of society
3. To encourage democracy through cooperative action in the home and community
4. To encourage individual and group involvement in helping achieve global cooperation and harmony
5. To promote greater understanding between youth and adults
6. To provide opportunities for making decisions and for assuming responsibilities
7. To prepare for the multiple roles of society
8. To promote family and consumer sciences and related occupations

Local groups of FCCLA should be referred to as ______

Chapters

Meetings should be opened and closed with the official ______

Ceremonies

FCCLA is the only in-school organization with the ___________as its central focus

Family

FCCLA provides opportunities for active student participation at the _____________, __________________ and
_________________ levels

local, state, national

During what month do we celebrate FCCLA week?

Febuary

Where will the National Leadership Conference be held in 2023?

Denver, Colorado

How many national officers (students) are elected by the voting delegates at the annual FCCLA National Leadership Conference?

10

Who is the current FCCLA National President and where do they live?

Mary Katherine Gunn, Alabama

What is Lead4Change?

It is the National Outreach Program that is the nation’s leading and fastest growing free leadership and service program. It is aligned with education standards and 21st century skills to create a transformation in your students and community

How long has National FCCLA been partnering with Lead4Change?

Since 2015

What is the Japanese Exchange Program?

It is a scholarship opportunity for FCCLA members to travel to Japan for four-to-six weeks as an exchange student. The scholarship is funded by the Kikkoman Corporation and administered by Youth For Understanding USA.

What is Say Yes to FCS?

It is a national outreach campaign designed to bring attention to Family and Consumer Sciences (FCS)
education as a valuable and viable career path.

What is the name of the FCCLA National Magazine?

Teen Times

When was the first Teen Times published?

November 1945

In 1945, the official magazine of the New Homemakers of America (NHA) was called ____________ and it was published twice a year.

Chatterbox

The national leadership training meetings held in different cities throughout the country in the fall are called?

National Fall Conference

Where is the National Fall Conference for the 2022-2023 school year?

Columbus, Ohio

What is the national theme this year?

incREDible

When was the organization founded?

June 11, 1945

Where was the organization founded?

Chicago, IL

Who is considered the founder of the organization?

Edna P. Amidon

The Future Homemakers of America emblem in 1945 was _______-sided, representing the _______ purposes of the organization.

Eigth

On the Future Homemakers of America emblem, there are rays extending outward from the center to represent __________

The influence of the home on the community and the world

The first national adviser for both FHA and the NHA was?

Dr. Hazel Frost

During the year of 1945, what was the name of the organization that was founded for African American students in 16
states where schools were segregated by state law?

New Homemakers of America

When did the organization change its name from Future Homemakers of America to Family, Career, and Community Leaders of America?

July 1999

Other than FCCLA, what other names has the organization been called?

Future Homemakers of America, New Homemakers of America

Future Homemakers of America and New Homemakers of America merged during what year?

1965

When Georgia New Homemakers of America merged with the Future Homemakers of America, this merger made the Georgia Association of Future Homemakers of America the ______ largest state association in the nation.

Fourth

When Georgia New Homemakers of America merged with the Future Homemakers of America, this merger mad the Georgia Association of Future Homemakers of America’s membership total to _________ members in ______ chapters.

30,785 members in 515 chapters.

When was the first national convention held?

July 1948

Where was the first national convention held?

Kansas City, MO

How many delegates attended the first national meeting?

2,000 delagates

Who and when was the organization’s first male national officer elected?

Toney Bingham, July 1973

Georgia hosted the National Leadership Meeting for the first in ______

July 1982

When did STAR Events begin?

1983 National Leadership Meeting

When did the series of national regional meetings called Cluster Meetings begin?

1983

In the winter of 1985, what publication was introduced for chapter advisors?

The Adviser

STOP (Students Taking on Prevention) the Violence was introduced at which National Meeting?

July 2000 in Orlando, FL

Where is the National FCCLA Headquarters located?

Reston, VA

Adults who are interested in supporting the goals of the organization may become ___& ___ members.

Alumni & Associates

This partner contest is sponsored by the National Road Safety Foundation and is an initiative for FCCLA members to
display advocacy through encouraging their peers to make safe choices on the road _____________.

Safe Rides Save Lives

This partner contest is sponsored by the Campaign for Tobacco Free Kids and is an advocacy program that helps
students understand the dangers of tobacco and nicotine use and how to use their voices to be the first tobacco and
nicotine free generation _________________.

Take Down Tobacco

This competition encourages FCCLA members to test their personal finance or fashion management skills through two
rounds of competition in the fall and spring. Teams can participate in one or both rounds of competition using the
virtual business classroom software. This competition is called _________________.

FCCLA/Knowledge Matters Simulations

This is a team competition that challenges students’ knowledge in six content areas including all career clusters and
FCCLA is quizzed at the National Leadership Conference _____________________.

FCCLA/LifeSmarts Knowledge Bowl

What are the six content areas students are quizzed on in the LifeSmarts Knowledge Bowl?

1. Personal Finance
2. Consumer Rights & Responsibilities
3. Technology
4. Health & Safety
5. Environment
6. FCCLA Knowledge

The national program with The Healthy You, The Fit You, The Real You and The Resilient You components is called
_________________.

Student Body

The national program which teaches teens to manage their money is called ___________.

Finnancial Fitness

The national program which promotes highway traffic safety is called ___________________.

FACTS (Families Acting for Community Traffic Safety)

The national program which uses peer education to strengthen families is called ________.

Families First

The national program which guides members to identify local concerns and carry out projects to improve their communities is called ____________.

Community Service

The national program which promotes job readiness is called ____________.

Career Connection

The individual project recognition program is called ___________________.

Power of One

The national program that is a peer education program that guides member to develop, plan, carry out, and evaluate
advocacy activities to improve the quality of life in their communities is called ________________.

Stand Up

What are the 3 units of the Stand-Up program?

1. Assess current needs
2. Educate others regarding concerns
3. Advocate so that they can make a difference now and in the future

Name the five units of Power of One.

1. A Better You
2. Family Ties
3. Working on Working
4. Take the Lead
5. Speak out for FCCLA

Name the program that recognizes advisors who oversee strong and active chapters.

Master Advisor

Name the program that recognizes advisors who spend several years assisting and training new chapter advisors.

Advisor mentor

Name the competitive events program that recognizes members for proficiency and achievement in leadership and jobrelated skills.

STAR Events

What does the acronym STAR in STAR Events stand for?

Students Taking Action with Recognition

What is the program designed to help new members learn about FCCLA?

Step One

In which STAR Event do members plan and conduct a child development related project?

Focus on Children

In which STAR Event do members go through all the steps in obtaining employment?

Job Interview

In which STAR Event do members demonstrate their ability to use knowledge and skills gained from their enrollment in
an occupational early childhood program?

Early Childhood Education

In which STAR Event do members make an oral presentation about issues related to family and consumer sciences?

Interpersonal Communication

In which STAR Events area do members demonstrate skills in producing a quality meal using industrial culinary
arts/food service techniques and equipment?

Culinary Arts

Who may enter the Level 1 category in STAR Events?

Students in grades 5-8

Who may enter the Level 2 category in STAR Events?

Students in grades 9-10

Who may enter the Level 3 category in STAR Events?

Students in grades 11-12

What are the 4 levels of competition in STAR Events?

Local
Regional
State
National

What is the state theme for this year?

incREDible

Who is the Georgia Program Specialist for Family and Consumer Sciences?

Vickie Rundbaken

Who is the Georgia CTSO Coordinator?

Lynsey Singleton

Who is the Executive Director for Georgia FCCLA?

Caitlin Roberson

Where is the headquarters for the state association located?

Bogart, Georgia

How many FCCLA regions are in the State of Georgia?

9

There are ______ (number) state officer positions.

11 (9 state officers + up to 2 National Liaisons)

Name the current state officers and the office they hold

Ava Trussell – President
Andy Lu – First Vice President
Mia Carver – Vice President of Community Service
Bryna McKenzie – Vice President of Membership
Isabella Powell – Vice President of Programs
Nyziah Cain – Vice President of Public Relations
Nicole Fernandez – Secretary
Cara Hall – Historian

There may be _______ student who run at the State Leadership Conference to represent Georgia as a National Officer
Candidate.

2

If either national officer candidates are not elected at the national level, they will serve as ___________________ the
following year.

Vice President of Leadership Development

Who is the most recent Georgia national officer?

Brynley Jones – National Vice President of Public Relations

The official publication of the Georgia association is _____________.

Georgia News

What does CTAE stand for?

Career, Technical and Agricultural Education

What does CTSO stand for?

Career and Technical Student Organizations

Name the group of teams that helps to promote membership and serve as a link between regions and the state.

Region Officer Teams

Name the two camping centers and the locations in Georgia.

Georgia FFA-FCCLA Center - Covington, GA
Camp John Hope - Fort Valley, GA