The Mount Pleasant High School chapter of FCCLA (Family, Career, and Community Leaders of America) competed at the Region III meeting in Waco, Texas on Friday, February 8.\u00a0 Five students will move on to the State competition in April.<\/p>\n
The team of Alicia Bello, Lizbeth Mejia and Samanta Garcia competed in Life Event Planning.\u00a0 For their project, they planned and organized a baby shower.\u00a0 They came up with a theme, invitations and had to stay within a budget.\u00a0 They placed 5th and will be moving on to State competition.<\/p>\n
Ashley Rodriguez and Lauren Southerland received bronze medals for their efforts in Education and Training FCS-Assessments.\u00a0 Rodriguez and Southerland will be taking another assessment at the State level in Child Development to extend their professional portfolios.<\/p>\n
Two MPHS teams competed in the Culinary Arts competition.\u00a0 In teams of three, these students prepared a meal consisting of caprese salad with tomatoes, and toasted baguettes with guacamole topped with saut\u00e9ed shrimp.\u00a0 For the entr\u00e9e, the culinary teams prepared saut\u00e9ed chicken over fettuccini with a basil cream sauce, and for dessert, Rocky Road mousse.\u00a0 The students competed against 30 other teams from all over the region.\u00a0 Although they did not advance to state competition, they received $500.00 scholarships and gained skills and comradery within the culinary community as a result of their efforts.\u00a0 Team members included Matt Braudaway, Hunter Tigert, and Angel Reyes, and\u00a0 Andrea Flores, Jaquelin Vazquez, and Tyrese Milton.<\/p>\n
\u201cAll the competitors and advisors spent countless hours studying and preparing for the competition and the results prove that Mount Pleasant FCCLA is a force to be reckoned with,\u201d said Aimee Sweeden, MPHS teacher and one of the FCCLA sponsors. \u201cWe are all are excited about the upcoming State competition.\u201d<\/p>\n
FCCLA sponsors are Sweeden, Margaret Bradley, and Chef Kathleen Miller-Hayes.<\/p>\n
Photos:
\n1) State qualifiers Samanta Garcia, FCCLA Advisor Margaret Bradley, Lizbeth Mejia, Alicia Bello<\/p>\n
2) State qualifiers Lauren Southerland and Ashley Rodriguez<\/p>\n
3) FCCLA Culinary Arts team members with Advisor Chef Kathleen Miller-Hayes<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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