The Tioga Family, Career and Community Leaders of America Chapter made a successful road trip to the FCCLA National Leadership Conference in Orlando, Florida, during the Fourth of July weekend, with multiple projects earning awards and special recognition.
Tioga’s FCCLA team traveled to the Orange County Convention Center July 5-9 for career exploration, networking and to compete against the nation’s best in the Students Taking Action with Recognition Events.
“It was surreal,” Tioga’s FCCLA Adviser Christi Crowe said. 'We've worked really hard for months and months, almost a year, and for it to come to a head like that was very emotional because the kids have worked so hard for so many months. Whether they were on that stage or not, we were proud of their work and just the fact that they were there because only the Top 2 from almost every state were there.' The FCCLA team's STAR Event performance was headlined by the trio of Emily Ballinger, Lacie Gray and Citlaly Zuniga, who won first place in the Chapter Service Project Level 3 category for their Christmas tree donation program called Lighting up Tioga, which helps low-income families through the Tioga Youth Sports Association.
