Palmyra FCCLA Students Shine at State Leadership Conference; Three Advance to Nationals
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Students from Palmyra High School attended the 2025 Missouri Family, Career and Community Leaders of America (FCCLA) State Leadership Conference, March 16-18, 2025, at Margaritaville Lake Resort and Conference Center in Osage Beach. Almost 1,283 delegates from across the state represented more than 9,263 members of Missouri FCCLA.
The following Palmyra FCCLA members attended the conference: Aubrey Bier, Lauren Jones, Leah Pontius, Maggie Hicks, Paige Jackman, and Travin Rice. Local chapter adviser Aron Knoche also attended.
The conference centered on the student-developed theme “Missouri FCCLA: The Greatest Show” representing how Missouri FCCLA members are showcasing their spectacular leadership skills. The conference kicked off with the Opening General Session on Sunday evening where the 2024-2025 Missouri FCCLA State Executive Council presided. The keynote speaker was John Beede.
On Monday, almost 856 students participated in more than 30 competitive STAR Events – Students Taking Action with Recognition. Events included Entrepreneurship, Culinary Arts, Job Interviews, Chapter Service Projects, Event Management, Early Childhood Education, Sports Nutrition, and many others. Palmyra R-1 students competed in Leadership, Sports Nutrition, Chapter in Review, and Career Investigation.
Results for the Palmyra R-1 Chapter STAR events are as follows: Chapter in Review Portfolio, Level 2, Lauren Jones, TOP gold, advancing to Nationals; Leadership, Level 2, Maggie Hicks, Gold, Advancing to Nationals; Sports Nutrition, Level 2, Paige Jackman, Gold; Career Investigation, Level 2, Leah Pontius, Silver. Aubrey Bier also competed in an online STAR event, Red Talks on Education, placed top 15, and advanced to Nationals.
For the first time ever 132 Missouri students were able to participate in Show Me Skills. Events included the $20 Clothing Challenge, Cake Decorating, Fiber Art, Impromptu Speaking, Pin It!, PR Photo Challenge, Toward New Horizons, Toys that Teach, and Venture NLC. Palmyra R-1 students competed in the Cake Decorating competition and Toward New Horizons.
Students also were able to attend workshops on leadership development, community service, career preparation, and healthy living. Exhibits from Missouri colleges, universities, and vendors were also present at the conference. Student voting delegates elected the 2025-2026 Missouri FCCLA State Executive Council and raised money for our state outreach project benefitting MO-NACA.
FCCLA is unique among student organizations because projects and events–such as the State Leadership Conference–are planned and run by its student members. This prime focus of Missouri FCCLA, youth-centered leadership, helps members develop those “skills for life”—planning, goal setting, problem solving, decision-making, and interpersonal communication—necessary in the workplace and in the home.
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