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Competitive Events
Represent New Jersey FCCLA at the state and national level through competitive events! Members can select from over 60+ Competitive Events, employing skills and knowledge learned through Family and Consumer Sciences (FCS) education.
COMPETITIVE EVENTS
The NJ FCCLA State Competitive Events and the National STAR (Students Taking Action with Recognition) Events are activities in which members are recognized for proficiency and achievement in chapter projects and occupational preparation. Individual skill development is offered through the following activities:
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- Cooperative: Groups work to accomplish specific goals
- Individualized: Members work alone to accomplish specific goals
- Competitive: Individual or group performance measured by an established set of criteria.
Competitive and STAR Events promote the FCCLA mission to focus on the multiple roles of family members, wage earners, and community leaders. Each event is designed to help members develop specific lifetime skills in character development, creative and critical thinking interpersonal communication, practical knowledge, and career preparation. The New Jersey Core Curriculum Standards for Language Arts Literacy, Mathematics, and Science, approved on April 2, 2004, have been utilized in the development of the purposes for Competitive Event. The belief that all people are winners is the foundation of these events, where cooperation and competition are emphasized in positive, constructive ways.
STATE COMPETITIVE EVENTS
Offered at the Fall Leadership Connection and State Leadership Conference for members in grades 6-12.
STAR EVENTS
Students Taking Action with Recognition (STAR) events are offered at the State Leadership Conference, with the opportunity for qualifying individuals/teams to compete at the National Leadership Conference.
NATIONAL COMPETITIVE EVENTS:
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Knowledge Bowl
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Challenge Tests
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Skill Demonstration Events
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Virtual Business Challenge
COMPETITIVE EVENT LEVELS
STATE COMPETITIVE EVENTS
Junior: Participants in a comprehensive program in grades 6 – 8
Senior: Participants in a comprehensive program in grades 9 – 12
Occupational: Participants in an occupational program in grades 9 – 12
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STAR COMPETITIVE EVENTS
Level 1 - Members through grade 8
Level 2 - Members in grades 9 and 10
Level 3 - Members in grades 11 and 12
Level 4 - Postsecondary members
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Entry into a particular level is determined by the participant’s grade in school during the school year preceding the National Leadership Conference and in some cases, enrollment in a specific course or program.
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Individual events evaluate one member’s performance. Team events evaluate several participants’ or a chapter’s performance as one entry.
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Team events may have one, two, or three participants from the same chapter, with the exception of Parliamentary Procedure, which may have four to eight participants from the same chapter.
