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Twenty-three Fulda FCCLA members attended the Minnesota State Conference Friday, March 27 to Sunday, March 29 in Bloomington. -
Kellen Hollahan received the Ultimate Leadership Award. He was chosen as one of six members throughout the state to receive the award. -
Fulda FCCLA member, Vincent Bray (center), was elected as the FCCLA Southwest Region President. Cullen Vanderbeek (right) was elected as the Southwest Region Vice President, and Jaycee Meier (left) was chosen to be a part of the Minnesota State Peer Education Team.
Fulda Family, Career and Community Leaders of America Chapter attended the Minnesota State FCCLA Conference from Friday, March 27 to Sunday, March 29 at the Doubletree South in Bloomington. The students participated in three days of service, leadership training, competition, networking, and fun with about 700 other high school students from across the state.
Members heard from speakers like Minnesota First Lady Gwen Walz, Patrick Grady, National Officer Tennyson Elrod- Spears, and Mental Skills Coach Melissa Hager; attended leadership workshops taught by Minnesota State Officers, and saw the election process work for new student leaders for the 2026-2027 school year.
Fulda FCCLA members had a great conference. Here are some of the highlights: 23 members attended the conference as delegates and competitors. All students competed in STAR Events, and Sophomore, Junior, and Senior members had the opportunity to give back to the organization by acting as student judges, room consultants, or runners for STAR Event headquarters.
• Kellen Hollahan was chosen as one of six members throughout the state to receive the Ultimate Leadership Award. These award winners are chosen for their leadership, service, participation in STAR Events, attendance at state and national conferences, and help to younger members. This is a very high honor for Kellen
• Three of Fulda’s members won leadership positions for 2026-2027. Vincent Bray was elected as the Southwest Region President. Cullen Vanderbeek was elected as the Southwest Region Vice President. And Jaycee Meier was chose to be a part of the state Peer Education Team. All three will be attending FCCLA Camp at Bethel University in June.
• Nine of Fulda’s members are advancing to National Competition in STAR Events. The Parliamentary Procedure team of Vincent Bray, Cullen Vanderbeek, Colten Erdmann, Grace Sawadogo, Mara Clarke, and Brynlee Farris; as well as Zoe Nelson, Emma Nielsen, and Ruth Ethridge in National Programs in Action for their project on Road Safety. Cullen and Colten also were national advancers in Chapter Service Project Display for their Veterans’ Day project, but only one project can advance to NLC so they will be competing in Parliamentary Procedure. These members who advanced get to attend the National Leadership Conference in Washington DC July 6-10.
• Kellen Hollahan and Albert Vega were the first alternates in the category of Chapter in Review Display
• An additional Gold Medal group was Brie Kirchner and Alexis Wiener in National Programs in Action for their project on Drug Awareness
• Silver Medal winners included Brynlee Farris, Mara Clarke and Grace Sawadogo in National Program in Action; Mauricio Garcia and Myles Timmerman in National Programs in Action; and Vincent Bray in Sports Nutrition
• Bronze Medal winners included Jesse Swanson, Aidyn Shaddix, and Curtis Johnson in Chapter Service Project Display; Ellie Hart and Jayden Meinders in National Programs in Action; Bennett Runkle and Jordan Vortherms in National Programs in Action; and Jaycee Meier in National Programs in Action.
• Cullen Vanderbeek was chosen for the Chapter Spark Award and Jayden Meinders as the New Member Award.
Fulda received recognition for excellence in several community service areas for our wide program of work and service projects. Thank you to all of our community partners who aid our students on their service projects and make their participation in this organization possible!
The Fulda FCCLA Chapter Advisor is Jonathon Curry.
