YOUR Ultimate Journey's at NLC in Denver, CO

Jaden Carr

From Hillsborough High School, Jaden Carr was chosen to be a Florida FCCLA Voting Delegate alongside our Florida State Officers. We asked Jaden about his experience and he said the following: “A phrase to explain FCCLA NLC: MIND BLOWING! NLC in Denver Colorado was amazing From networking to trading pins with kids across the country, waking around the city and trying new foods, going to Elitch Gardens; and hearing from the passionate FCCLA National Officer candidates, it blew my mind to the possibility’s that FCCLA has to offer The youth workshops offered numerous ways for me to grow Going into this year, I want to share the experience with my school I had and bring a new family to NLC 2024!”

Venice Cabrera

As a first year member of Haines City High School FCCLA's Chapter, Venice shared her some thoughts about her journey in Denver, CO. "Being at NLC was a once in a lifetime experience for me. It was such an amazing opportunity as I got to branch out and meet so many intelligent people everyday! The most memorable part of my NLC experience this year was definitely the morning of competition, seeing the guest speaker and having an excuse to meet and socialize with new people through pintrading. Through NLC, I was also able to learn and develop my communication skills while also deepening my understanding of the impact of FCCLA as it was my first year of being a member!"

This time around, representing Florida FCCLA at Nationals was a movement that our State Executive Council was very passionate about. We were delighted to see our members bring their "Florida Gear" to Opening General Session. As members settled into Florida's designated seating area, State Officers rallied and made members excited to kick off NLC.

We thoroughly enjoyed the amount of chapters that participated in this project. Prompted by the influence of a post on our State Instagram (@flfccla) account, it stated ways to represent Florida FCCLA at Opening session. In the post, it was encouraged that members bring glow sticks, sunglasses, pool floats, leis, and banners that would make our state stand out amongst the tremendous crowd of over 7,900 youth leaders across the nation.