Leadership convention focuses on action

Representatives of Family, Career and Community Leaders of America at Warren County High School attended the state Leadership Meeting focusing on the theme, “FCCLA Stars Take Action.” The event was held April 2, 3 and 4 at Opryland Hotel in Nashville.

The conference was planned to include activities such as star events that featured regional Culinary Arts winners Darrah Simpson, Erik Grepperud and Jonathan Crissman. The three WCHS students received the silver medal for excellence in Culinary Arts.

Attending the state convention with approximately 1,000 family and consumer sciences students and their advisors were Brandy Roller, Amanda Woodlee, Jennifer Cantrell, Lindsey Patterson, Simpson, Grepperud and Crissman. They were accompanied by Culinary Arts teacher Susan Davis and Patti Clarke, teacher of Early Childhood Education II, in addition to faculty members Kay Grandstaff and Deborah Grepperud.

FCCLA is a national association of young men and women enrolled in family and consumer science courses. The Tennessee Association of FCCLA has approximately 12,000 members.