Junior Carson Widlund was joined by sophomores Laney Peterson, Makayla Geerdes and Kayla Skramstad, with the three 10th-graders all making a second appearance. All four of the students secured Top-4 finishes in their respective events.

Widlund was third in the Grilled Cheese Challenge, as was Peterson in the $10 Meal for 4 Challenge. Skramstad placed fourth in the T-shirt design and Geerdes was fourth for her informational poster.

“All four of my students have taken my Food Fundamental class, Child Development class and Food and Nutrition and FCS Foundations class,” MNW teacher Jessica Lavicky said. “Those classes all help them in areas with their individual categories.

“All four are current FCCLA members, as well, and they look forward to competing at more conferences.”

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Carson Widlund, a student at Manson Northwest Webster, competes in the Grilled Cheese Challenge during the FCCLA Fall Leadership Rally in Des Moines recently. Widlund finished third in the event.

The T-shirt, meal for four and poster competitions were all completed before the conference and judged on during the sessions, while Widlund performed his on the spot with several other schools also competing.

“The morning sessions were held by the different vendors and exhibitors, and then the afternoon ‘Red Talk’ sessions were presentations put on by the FCCLA State Officers about different topics that related to the students,” Lavicky said.

FCCLA, which stands for Family, Career and Community Leaders of America, is a career and technical student organization that functions as an integral part of the Family and Consumer Sciences education curriculum and operates within the school system.

Since 1945, FCCLA members have been making a difference in families, career and communities by addressing important personal, work and societal issues.