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Competitive Events
Spring 2026
Please note: Be sure to read the guidelines carefully as they have been updated from previous years. All Competitive Events will be judged in-person, but all events require a Digital Folder and some in-person elements. Click on the event below to access the guidelines which are posted as PDFs. Advisers should contact the NJ FCCLA State Office for access to the editable version of the guidelines. Members, contact your adviser for access.
STATE COMPETITIVE EVENTS
STAR EVENTS
Art of Garde Manger
Bread Basics
Cake Decorating
Civic Engagement
Clever Cookies (For a Cause)
Fashion Runway
Food Truck Feud
Hospitality 101
International Food
Lessons Learned
Luncheon Menu Showcase
Manners Matter
Peer to Peer
Personal Patchwork
Program Cover Design
Reinventing Spaces
Storybook Ethics
Successories
The Effective Teacher
Toys That Teach
Windows of Fashion
Yarn Art
*IMPORTANT: If you have qualified for the 2026 National Leadership Conference with your STAR Event, you must refer to the guidelines on the National Portal in order to update your project and do not use the guidelines from SLC.*
Contact the NJ FCCLA Office with any questions.
Baking & Pastry
Career Investigation
Chapter in Review Display and Portfolio
Chapter Service Project Display and Portfolio
Culinary Arts
Early Childhood Education
Entrepreneurship
Event Management
Fashion Construction
Fashion Design
Focus on Children
Food Innovations
Hospitality, Tourism and Recreation
Interior Design
Interpersonal Communications
Job Interview
Leadership
National Programs in Action
Nutrition and Wellness
Parliamentary Procedure
Personal Finance
Professional Presentation
Promote and Publicize FCCLA
Public Policy Advocate
Repurpose and Redesign
Say Yes to FCS Education
Sports Nutrition
Sustainability Challenge
Teach or Train
Teaching Strategies
STAR Event Qualifiers have the opportunity to compete at the 2026 National Leadership Conference in Washington, D.C.!
ONLINE STAR EVENTS
DUE IN THE PORTAL
Additional Event Resources:
- FCCLA Chapter Website
- Digital Stories for Change
- Instructional Video Design
- Red Talks on Education
