Fourteen members of the Cherokee High School FCCLA Chapter traveled to Oklahoma City on Feb. 19 to compete in the FCCLA North Region STAR Events. STAR Events (Students Taking Action with Recognition) are competitive events in which members are recognized for proficiency and achievement in chapter and individual projects, leadership skills, and career preparation. STAR Events offer individual skill development and application of learning through the following activities:

• Cooperative – teams work to accomplish specific goals

• Individualized – an individual member works alone to accomplish specific goals

• Competitive – individual or team performance measured by an established set of criteria.

STAR Events are grouped into Foundational, Leadership, Career Preparation, and Online events.

Competing in events from Cherokee were:

1st Place

Lexi Williams, Job Interview Level 2

Hailey Hackett, Professional Presentation Level 2

2nd Place

Taryn Miller, Career Investigation Level 3

Hope Jordan, Career Investigation Level 1

Raylen Weve, Cake Decorating Level 2

Hayley Thresher, Work Readiness Table Setting Level 2

3rd Place

Gracie Leslie, Children's Literature Level 2

Korey Dooley, New Member Facts Level 2

Madison Wheeler and Bridget Wilhite, Professional Presentation Level 3

Abby Guffy and Brant Failes, Repurpose and Redesign Level 2

Participants

Ruston James, Job Interview Level 3

Elizabeth Fletcher, Cake Decorating Level 3

The first and second place winners advance to the state competition which will be held in Stillwater on April March 24-26.