FCCLA Members Secure 2026 State Honors

Family, Career, and Community Leaders of America (FCCLA) club members from Fayette County Public Schools recently competed at the 2026 state conference, where they demonstrated community involvement and specific skill sets in career pathways. Congratulations to all!

From Beaumont Middle School

• Chapter in Review Display – 3. Austin Sullinger and Garrick Stenberg
• Chapter in Review Portfolio – 3. Ella Cantrell, Sofia Contreras, and Yasamin Kabirinia
• Chapter Service Project Portfolio - 2. Mallary Greeman and Grace Zakowski
• Entrepreneurship – 3. Ellie Brajuha, Raegan Caudill, and Charli Howe
• Event Management - 3. Abigail Cizmar, Evelyn Quisenberry, and Vivienne Schweighardt
• Fashion Construction - 2. Hallee Greene
• Food Innovations - 1. Caroline Dent
• Instructional Video Design - 1. Madilyn Helton and Avery Moore
• Job Interview - 1. Ivan Hernandez Nanguelu 
• Modified Career Investigation - 1. Liam Stenberg
• Parliamentary Procedure – T1. Emma Ball, Hannah Lacefield, Liya Paul, Evelyn Sizemore, Neeli Taghaddosi, and Evelyn Vest

Jessie Clark Middle School

• Career Investigation – 3. Ben Winstead
• Fashion Construction – 1. Nikki Muratore
• Focus on Children – 2. Vera Inniger
• Food Innovations – 2. Sylvia Alley
• Hospitality, Tourism, and Recreation – 2. Skye Pendleton
• Interior Design – 1. Brenna Cook and Bryn Hartley  
• Job Interview – 2. Chloe Isom
• Leadership – 1. Matthew Flaherty
• Parliamentary Procedure – T1. Addison Craig, Andrew Kelly, Ryleigh Laski, Owen Long, Jack Moorhead, Knox Pursiful, Hazel Smith, and Griffin Veinot
• Promote and Publicize – 3. Kira Chornobai and Katy Lyne
• Repurpose and Redesign – 2. Ava Watts and Jenny Winstead
• Sports Nutrition – 2. Charlotte Brown and Sarah Claiborne 

Lafayette High School

• Digital Stories for Change – May Dihn, national qualifier
• Interior Design (Level 2) – 1. Eva Martinez Limon and Ellie Murphy
• Interior Design (Level 3) – 1. Emily Bethel and Claire McNees 
• Leadership – 1. Marisa Presley 
• Repurpose & Redesign – 2. Lane O’Bryan 

Paul Laurence Dunbar High School

• Instructional Video Design – 1. Lio Pinson
• Parliamentary Procedure – 1. McKayla Ball, Shane Bradshaw, Katie Day, and Leila Zarate

FCCLA gives students a chance to expand their leadership potential and develop skills for life such as planning, goal setting, problem solving, decision making, and interpersonal communication.