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Thirteen members of the Madison County High School FCCLA chapter attended the annual state conference in Orlando, on March 6–8. The students attended the conference to participate in leadership activities and vote on incoming state officers and amendments, as well as to compete in both state and national competitive events. These events allow students to take the skills they are learning in Family and Consumer Science classes beyond the classroom. The twelve members competing at the state level did very well with their competitive events, bringing home six gold and seven silver medals. Five of the students were selected to represent Florida at the national conference this summer. The students were: Florida Events Dylan King, Decorative Food Centerpiece, occupational division – silver medal Ashlyn Blount, FCCLA Writes: Poetry, occupational division – gold medal Victoria Todd, Chapter in Action Scrapbook, occupational division – gold medal Lizzie Frakes, Storytelling, senior division – gold medal (perfect score) National STAR events Bianca Serrano, Applied Math for Culinary Management, occupational division – gold medal (first place), Florida’s representative to nationals Amelia Blanton, Career Investigation, occupational division – gold medal (first place), Florida’s representative to nationals Tyler Burnett, Career Investigation, senior division – silver medal (second place), Florida’s representative to nationals Jacob Moore, Illustrated Talk, senior division – gold medal (first place), Florida’s representative to nationals Sarah Baltzell, Job Interview, occupational division – gold medal (first place), Florida’s representative to nationals Magan Jennings, Life Event Planning, senior division – silver medal (third place) Maddie Gurley and Mackenzie Miller, Life Event Planning, junior division – silver medal In addition to the awards the students received, two young ladies from the chapter received scholarships to further their education. For her high score in the Applied Math competition, Bianca Serrano received a $1,000 scholarship to Johnson & Wales University. Amelia Blanton, Chapter President, received the Francis Champion Scholarship, a $1,500 scholarship to further her education in a Family and Consumer Science related career. Chapter Advisor Robin Smith is very thankful to the parents and community members, who are a consistent and constant source of support. She is also very proud of the student’s accomplishments and hopes that next year the group will grow and expand.