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West Orange High School Students Take Top Honors at FCCLA Competition

WEST ORANGE, NJ – Students in the West Orange High School Family, Career, and Community Leaders of America Club (FCCLA) took several top spots in a variety of categories at the state spring competition, held March 20-21 in Cherry Hill, NJ.

Categories included: Fashion, Foods, and Education, and several students became eligible to compete at the National event in Seattle, Washington in late June.

Category

Student/s

Award

Fashion Runway, Sportswear

Abramo Bazzani, Arlenys Santana and Brandon Vinanzaca

Gold Medal

Fashion Runway, Evening Wear

Evelyn Estrada

Gold Medal

Fashion Runway, Evening Wear

Francesa Schuler, Isabella Schiner

Silver Medal

Fashion Runway, Career

Jessica Osajie

Gold Medal, $2000 scholarship to Centenary University, $1,000 from Johnson and Wales University, and $3,000 from Walnut Hill College

Yarn Art

Valerie Garcia

Gold Medal

Sucessories

David Johnson

Silver Medal

Fashion Construction 

Gavi Chauca

Bronze Medal

Fashion Construction III

Maria Lanzas

Gold Medal and $1,000 scholarship to Johnson and Wales

Fashion Construction II

Leila Slaten

Gold Medal

Qualified for Nationals

Fashion Design III

Carmina Rojas and Faarah Rexach

Gold Medal

Fashion Design

Thalia Doliscar

Bronze Medal

Fashion Design II

Suri Perez, Britney Velecela

Silver Medal

Storybook Ethics

Letesha Wallace and Camaya Jean

Gold Medal

Say Yes to FCS

Emma Larsen

Gold Medal

Qualified for Nationals

Food Truck

Chelesea Adams, Nora McNamara, and Liat Salama

Gold Medal

Toys that Teach

Nicolle Urias and Jennifer Orantes

Bronze Medal

FCCLA

FCCLA

 

Cynthia Cumming
April 16, 2024