Local Hot Springs student takes part in leadership training program

Nashville, TN. – More than 7,000 Family, Career and Community Leaders of America (FCCLA) members, advisers, alumni, and guests from across the country gathered in Nashville for the FCCLA 2013 National Leadership Conference. The conference is based on the student-originated theme “Discover Your Voice.” Sadee Miller, a senior at Hot Springs High School, was among the members and took part in the Leadership Academy program.

The FCCLA Leadership Academy is a series of year-long leadership trainings which allow students to customize their leadership development journey by choosing courses that fit their needs and interests. Through the program, members are given the opportunity to gain leadership training and be recognized for their self-improvement efforts. Sessions took place at the National Leadership Conference and will continue through national meetings, state involvement, and online coursework. The Leadership Academy offers four concentrations including: FCCLA Ultimate Leader, Student Leadership Challenge Achiever, Expert Advocate, and Master State Officer.

Sadee is President of FCCLA District 5/6 and is State Officer of National Programs. Part of the responsibilities that go with that office will be to help plan and lead the State Leadership Conference to be held in March of 2014 in Billings, MT.

Family, Career and Community Leaders of America (FCCLA), is a dynamic and effective national student organization that helps young men and women become leaders and address important personal, family, work, and societal issues through Family and Consumer Sciences education. FCCLA has over 200,000 members and over 6,500 chapters from 50 state associations, Puerto Rico, and the Virgin Islands. The organization has involved more than ten million youth since its founding in 1945.

FCCLA: The Ultimate Leadership Experience is unique among youth organizations because its programs are planned and run by members. It is the only career and technical in-school student organization with the family as its central focus.