Alicia Holmberg Selected as Finalist for FCCLA State Peer Education Officer Team
Launch the media gallery 1 playerThe Leigh-Clarkson FCCLA Chapter attended the FCCLA State Peer Education
Conference held in Kearney, NE on February 25, 2019. The theme of the meeting was
“Nebraska Peer Education in the SPOTlight”. Multiple FCCLA obligations were discussed including STOP the Violence, Career Connections and FACTS (Families Acting for Community Traffic Safety). Members were shown the goals and reasons for these responsibilities and why they’re important to FCCLA.
Chapters also had the opportunity to participate in each Peer Team’s Outreach Project. Each year the Nebraska State Peer Officer Teams also select a community service outreach project. This year the officer team encouraged chapters to collect items to donate to their local domestic violence shelters. The Leigh-Clarkson chapter was awarded for their Domestic Violence Outreach Project. Through this project, 272 items were collected and donated to the Center for Survivors organization in Columbus, NE.
During opening session, finalists for the 2019-2020 State Peer Officer Team were
recognized. Alicia Homberg, a sophomore, was recognized as the finalist from the Leigh-
Clarkson chapter.
In addition, there were several speakers and sessions. The keynote speaker was Tom
Thelen, a nationally recognized author and founder of VictimProof: The
Student’s Guide to End Bullying. His message taught students how to overcome the
victim mindset and how to respond to bullying. Tom’s presentation at the conference
was sponsored by MaKenna’s Rae of Hope, which was founded in 2017 in Kearney,
Nebraska. The mission of McKenna’s Rae of Hope Foundation is to prevent teen suicide
by fostering awareness, resilience, and social change.
There were also three breakout sessions about issues related to the FCCLA National
Programs. The first session was “SPOTlight on National Programs!” In this session, the
State Peer Officers educated members their National Program focus areas as well as how
to become a State Peer Education Officer.
Alicia Holmberg attended the conference and went through interviews for the State Peer Officer Team. She was accompanied by FCCLA sponsor Mrs. Megan Hillen.
“The conference was a learning experience and really gave me more insight into what SPOT does and how I can become a better leader,” Alicia recalled after attending.