Thursday, March 28, 2019 3:46 am

CCHS students attended the Family, Career, and Community Leaders of America (FCCLA) 74th Annual State Leadership Conference at Chattanooga Convention Center March 20-22, 2019. During the three day convention, students participated in competitions, attended workshops, and had the opportunity to listen to exceptional speakers. The conference theme was "Believe in Yourself."

Three CCHS students advanced from district competitions to compete at the state level. The results are as follows: Ashton Gilley won 4th place in Advocacy. Destinee Byrd won 5th place in Life Event Planning, and Morgan Miner won 4th place in Illustrated Talk. Advisor, Connie Lorance, was recognized as a Tennessee FCCLA Distinguished Service Award recipient.

Family, Career and Community Leaders of America is a nonprofit national career and technical student organization for young men and women in Family and Consumer Sciences education in public and private school through grade 12. Everyone is part of a family, and FCCLA is the only national Career and Technical Student Organization with the family as its central focus. Since 1945, FCCLA members have been making a difference in their families, careers, and communities by addressing important personal, work, and societal issues through Family and Consumer Sciences education.