🌹PRESIDENT'S MESSAGE🌹
All the April showers to recharge your May superhero powers!
Well, it's that time of year again - Prom Season, Graduation
Season, Allergy Season, Mother's Day Season, and Educator
Recharge Season! We hope you’re enjoying the rainy
Downpours that bring about the lovely spring blooms of
flowers everywhere!
To ensure a successful recharge, indulge in registering for the
VATFACS Professional Development Institute where you are
able to re-ignite, re-energize, re-lax, and re-charge before you
are right back into the swing of things in late July/August.
As an educator of “FCS”, YOU belong in “VATFACS”. If you
haven't already, there is still time! Please remember, there’s
power in numbers! 2024 PDI is a good time to join the
VATFACS Superhero family! As a new member, enjoy
our members gift as a welcome to this fabulous organization!
The board is working hard to bring you a "POWERFUL" institute, July 21st - 24th at the Hotel Madison and Shenandoah Conference Center in Harrisonburg, VA. I hope that you will be very happy and excited with our institute this year. As the school year is coming to a close, we are excited for the networking and information that we have to pass along to you at the Institute this year! Be sure to register before time runs out!
HUGE SHOUT OUT to everyone that has submitted a request to present during the institute! We APPRECIATE YOU! Also, if you have submitted names of award/scholarship recipients, we thank you for your time and consideration of those people you nominated!
We look forward to seeing you at the Institute in July! If you have questions or need
assistance, please email myself or one of the board members! Congratulations on flying
through May and being in the home stretch!
Your Superhero Wonder Woman Signing Off,
Toshieba Ragland - President
Virginia FCCLA 2024 State Leadership & Recognition Conference
FCCLA held its annual conference April 12 - 14 at the Virginia Beach Convention Center. Approximately 1000 members, advisers, and guests were in attendance to experience the Ultimate Journey!
Over 900 members competed in competitive events on Friday and enjoyed the expo and fun activities before and after their event. Thanks to everyone who stopped by the VATFCS table on Friday.
Friday night was the opening session, “Out of this World with FCCLA”, where chapters were recognized for their participation in National Programs and outreach projects. We met the slate of officer candidates for the 1st time. We closed out the evening with keynote speaker, Terrence Talley.
Saturday morning was the business session, “Lost in Space”. This was the time for VA FCCLA to conduct their annual business meeting and hear the officer candidate's speeches. Voting Delegates then placed their votes.
Members hurried off to “Explore the Red Planet” and attended action-packed sessions that were sure to aid them in navigating their journey.
Chapters had the opportunity to explore VA Beach for a few hours before preparing for the “Starstruck” Awards Banquet and “Galactic Gala”. A nice meal, some great entertainment, and some awesome adults received recognition for their outstanding accomplishments with FCCLA this school year. The newly elected state officers were announced, and members danced the night away.
Sunday morning, “The Final Frontier” brought us to the final step in our weekend journey. The new student leaders were installed and members received their medals and trophies.
It was a great weekend for the field of Family and Consumer Science and VA FCCLA! We hope to see you there with your members next year, April 4-6, 2025 in Virginia Beach!
