North Clayton High school FCCLA held a F.A.C.T.S week. F.A.C.T.S stands for Families Acting for Community Traffic Safety. NCHS’s own Amber Turner who is the V.P. of F. A. C. T. S. had a truck brought in from a junk yard of a teen that fatally died from texting and driving. The totaled vehicle was set up outside with a sign over it stating you shouldn’t text and drive. Amber Turner and her partner Zakeyia Smith set up a table outside telling the story and showing the news article as to what happened to both the truck and the teen.
Tuesday through Thursday Amber and other FCCLA members did a flash mob during lunch. As members would randomly collapse to the floor, Amber would announce in front of the Cafeteria the percentage of teens that dies from texting and driving.
On Friday Amber and her committee gathered other FCCLA senior students with a few staff members and dressed them up in make up as zombies along with a grim reaper with signs on them stating, “Ask me how I died” (on the front) and on the back it read “I was texting and driving.” This was a very successful week and she made sure she got the message across that texting and driving is an unsafe idea!
North Clayton High school FCCLA did volunteered work at Ben Hill United Methodist church. The event was held for families to come out to enjoy live entertainment, karaoke, balloon animals, food, face paintings, etc. North Clayton FCCLA females gave pedicures and manicures to little girls and mothers as well. The experience was enjoyable and well done. The Church ministers thanked North Clayton for coming out and helping the young ladies.
North Clayton High school FCCLA hosted their first annual “Stop the Violence” presentation during Sam Collier’s “No Losing Campaign”. The assembly included many guest speakers including D. Woods from Danity Cane, a local MC whose name is Fly and many entrepreneurs, lawyers, doctors, music producers, and bank tellers. A slide show during the assembly of previous students that were killed due to violence was shown which had students, faculty and staff in tears. FCCLA had their very own Candace Duffy and Jamie Concepcion speak at the assembly and had the entire student body say the Stop the Violence pledge. The assembly was a great success !
The Atlanta Suburban Chapter of Delta Sigma Theta presented North Clayton High School (NCHS) with a check for $500.00 to assist with membership dues for students with financial hardships. Delta Sigma Theta also donated $300.00 to NCHS FCCLA to run Delta Kid’s Kitchen. Every Thursday Delta Sigma Theta comes to North Clayton for Delta Kids kitchen. Kids Kitchen runs for 6 weeks and is an opportunity for NCHS students to learn about healthy eating, meal preparation, shopping tips, how to read labels, and most importantly how to cook healthy meals for themselves and their family. Mrs. Moore, FACS teacher from NCHS and local Chefs and business partners teach the classes. North Clayton High is so is appreciative and thankful for the donations. During our next phase of Kid’s Kitchen we will be working on our
“Let’s Move Campaign” video that will be recorded in March 2012.
“North Clayton attends Fall Leadership Conference and wins Big”
On September 23, 201, North Clayton High school attended the Fall Leadership Conference in Covington, Georgia. North Clayton won the award for bringing the most members which counted 21 students her and Lexus Jenkins also won the Statesmen award. As their president Chante’ Bunch
walked to the stage to receive their award
North Clayton cheered in excitement.
(North Clayton High school and the State Officers, president Chante’ Bunch holding the award)
On September 16, 2011 the North Clayton Chapter of FCCLA had their 2nd Annual Induction Ceremony for officers and members. North Clayton inducted over 50 students with their membership count being 11 last year, they installed 15 officers and 45 members, and currently the roster is weighing in at over 62 members and growing.
(Keon Box, Treasurer, lighting the candle for the 5th purpose of FCCLA, to promote a better understand of youth and adults)
The new Executive officers are Chante’ Bunch (President), Lexus Jenkins (1st Vice President), Stefan Hutchinson (Secretary), Keon Box (Treasurer) , and Jetta Kaimachiande (Parliamentarian).
The FCCLA 2nd Vice Presidents are Sherecca Frazier (Public Relations/Historians) , Alicia Walker (Competitive Events), Kyman Box (Career Connections, Power of One), Candace Duffy (Stop the Violence) Michael Hizine and Sierra Smalls ( Families First), Amber Turner (Japanese Exchange and FACTS), Lewis Farrell (Student Body), OT Hughley ( Leaders at Work), D’onna Presha (Fundraiser), Tylasia Scott (Community Service), Dayvonn Boyer (Financial Fitness), Samantha Burston (Membership), and Adam Ferguson (Dynamic Leadership) .
The North Clayton High FCCLA advisors are Mrs. April Moore and Mrs. Terry Shipman.
(Doresa Dorsey (lighting the candle) and Lakesha Stewart (right) Charter members of the North Clayton FCCLA Alumni Chapter joined the ceremony with President Chante Bunch (far right). William Bell IV, Past President is also a charter member and was unavailable due to college courses.
