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Contemporary Living
FCCLA Activities Build Leaders
Family, Career, and Community Leaders of America (FCCLA)
helps students develop leadership skills while addressing important
personal, family, work, and societal issues. As the only in-school student
organization with the family as its focus, FCCLA is an ideal companion
to Contemporary Living and other courses in your school’s family and
consumer sciences program.
In studying this text, you will see FCCLA activities provided at the
end of each chapter. These hands-on projects help students
• develop character
• analyze and solve problems
• apply academic and communication skills
• build relationships
• recognize the value of diversity
• establish positive work-related attitudes and habits
Chapter 14’s “Teen Focus” provides more information on FCCLA,
spotlighting several of the organization’s programs and their value
to students. To learn more about how to expand your involvement in
FCCLA or start a chapter in your school, visit www.fcclainc.org.
Goodheart-Willcox Supports FCCLA
To support Family and Consumer Sciences and FCCLA,
Goodheart-Willcox sponsors the State Adviser
of the Year award. State FCCLA Advisers are
dedicated educators that provide organization
and leadership to FCCLA chapters and
STAR Events Competitions. At a recent
National Leadership Meeting, Julie Bell
of South Dakota State University (right)
was presented the State Adviser of the
Year award by Todd Scheffers, Vice
President Sales, Goodheart-Willcox
Publisher. Assisting is FCCLA Student
Representative, Rachel Remund, National
Vice President of Peer Education.