Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education

• LifeSmarts*

• Other Events

• STAR Events

LifeSmarts - The Ultimate Consumer Challege

(administered by Missouri FCCLA)

Missouri FCCLA is administering LifeSmarts, an educational program that develops the consumer and marketplace skills of teenagers.  LifeSmarts competitions are run in a game show style format and are open to all teens in Missouri in grades six through twelve.  Teams compete online and in state matches, with the state winners going to the national LifeSmarts championship.  The state competitions will be held February 14-15, 2012 in Jefferson City and the national competition will be held April 20-24, 2012 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. For more information click here.

STAR Events

The 2011-2012 school year will provide members the opportunity to participate in 36 STAR Events. (Subject to change)                                   Events include: 

• Advocacy
• Applied Technology
• Career Investigation
• Chapter Service Project
• Chapter Showcase
• Chapter Website**
• Culinary Arts
• Digital Stories for Change (N-O)
• Early Childhood
• Entrepreneurship
• Environmental Ambassador
• Fashion Construction
• Fashion Design
• FCCLA Knowledge**
• Focus on Children
• Food Innovations
• Hospitality, Tourism and Recreation
• Illustrated Talk

• Impromptu Speaking**
• Interior Design
• Interpersonal Communications
• Job Interview
• Leadership
• Life Event Planning
• National Programs in Action
• "No Kid Hungry"  (N-O)
• Nutrition and Wellness
• Parliamentary Procedure
• Plan and Teach**
• Promote and Publicize FCCLA
• Recycle and Redesign
• STEM Integration**
• Subject to Debate**
• Teach and Train
• Toward New Horizons**
• Virtual Poster (N-O)

The affiliation deadline for STAR Events participants is December 20.  Affiliation must be sent with payment to the State FCCLA Office with a postmark by December 20.

Students participating in district STAR Events, especially graduating seniors, should be made aware of the dates of the State Leadership Conference and National Leadership Meeting to make sure they can attend and participate fully.

Incoming state officers and national candidates may not participate in STAR Events as it will interfere with State Leadership Conference and National Leadership Meeting responsibilities and training sessions. In addition, State Leadership Conference voting delegates and ushers should not be STAR Events participants.

Please review the STAR Events manual carefully and thoroughly with participants as disqualification is uncomfortable for everyone concerned.

To allow more participation at state STAR Events, each region will be able to send the top TWO Gold STAR winners to state STAR Events. In order to provide adequate evaluators and consultants for state STAR Events, each participating chapter will be required to provide one volunteer to assist in some way with state STAR Events.  Volunteers may be students or adults. 

The Regional 1st Vice Presidents and advisors are in charge of STAR Events throughout the state.  Contact them for information on deadlines, event dates and location.