At almost every school event, there is a booth from the club ‘FCCLA’ that is there trying to pump up the school and get students involved all while raising money for a greater cause. One activity was Turkey Teacher, where the goal was to raise the most money in the student’s first hour class in order to have their teacher dress up like a turkey the week of Thanksgiving. This helped raise money for the KC Food Pantry. FCCLA, which stands for Family Career and Community Leaders of America, is a club that leads these kinds of activities.

“FCCLA is a club out of the Family and Consumer Sciences department that gives students an opportunity to find their voice by making a difference in their school community and homes. We have done several community services projects such as highway cleanup, Harvesters, raising money for food pantries, and Alex’s Lemonade Stand. We are just trying to let students know that anyone can make a difference,” FACS department chair Jodi Fowler said.

Getting involved and volunteering within the community is the main goal of FCCLA, but it is not all that is planned and accomplished at the weekly meetings.

“It is really fun; you build all kinds of relationships with people by being on the committee with them, so you get to hang out and plan social activities. We plan Crush for a Crush and Turkey Teacher to promote school spirit and get the school more unified, all while raising money in a fun way,” senior Montana Grizzle said.

Promoting school spirit and giving back to the community are small changes that affect the atmosphere of the school. If a student wants to make a difference even further, they can create their own project to take to a ‘Students Taking Action with Recognition’ (STAR) event.

“Members have the privilege to complete a STAR event within a variety of categories that they can take to regional, state, and even national competitions. My STAR event is sports nutrition, so I came up with a nutritional plan for a student athlete; other people’s can be things that they want to promote and change within our school,” senior David Crow said.