Pittsburg High School FCCLA

04/15/2026

The 2026 FCCLA State Leadership Conference is in the books!🌹 It was a great time with students getting to participate in keynote speakers, competition, volunteering and networking!

🥇Lexis Barr earned a gold for Career Investigations- Level 3

🥈Molli O'Ferrell earned a silver in Focus on Children- Level 3

Mrs. Long was recognized as District J-East's nominee for the Spirit of Advising Award

02/09/2026

A busy day as members volunteered to help with district STAR Events as well as serve as voting delegates for district elections.

We also had two awesome entries for STAR Event competitions.

🥇Lexis Barr received a GOLD score for her Career Investigations project.
🥈Molli O'Ferrell received a SILVER score for her Focus on Children project.

They both rocked it representing PHS!

11/07/2025

FCCLA members attended the District J-East Fall Leadership Conference, held on PSU's campus. They heard from a great keynote speaker, got updates from the District Officer team and Kansas FCCLA State Officer. They participated in breakout sessions provided by the state officer and Finacial Fitness Peer Ed team. Members also got a brief tour of campus, including the FCS building and contributed to the service learning project in which a collection of items was taken to be donated to organizations that support foster families in our ares.

10/27/2025

Students from Mrs. Long and Ms. Sherwood's Teach and Train pathway classes attended the Kansas Future Teacher Academy Learning Day last week! They learned about brain development, learned ways to engage students and discussed characteristics of highly effective teachers.

05/08/2025

FCS students from the Teach & Train and Early Childhood Education pathways!

Each year, Educators Rising (formerly Future Educators of America) celebrates upcoming high school graduates who have committed to pursuing a postsecondary degree in education by encouraging them to participate in an Educators Rising National Signing Day at the local level. The 2025 Educators Rising National Signing Day on May 6, 2025.
For the first time, four Pittsburg High School students were able to participate in this signing day! We are so excited for these Dragons and know they will become impactful and amazing educators!

🍎 Norah Kermashek | Pittsburg State University | Elementary Education
📓 Hope Cronister | Mid America Nazarene University | Social Studies & History Education
👩‍🏫 Kaylee Busby | Emporia State University | Elementary Education
📚 Nia Imhof | Pittsburg State University | Elementary Education Unified (K-6)

04/09/2025

We finished up Kansas FCCLA State Leadership Conference yesterday with breakout sessions, official business and keynote speaker Sam Demma. Results from STAR Events were also announced and we are so proud of Kaylee Busby for earning a GOLD medal for her Career Investigation project!

04/08/2025

The first full day of Kansas FCCLA State Leadership Conference is in the books! Hope and Lexis worked hard as STAR Event volunteers, Kaylee competed in the Career Investigation STAR Event and we attended opening ceremonies for the conference. Kaylee was recognized as the District J-East Chaper Member of the Year!

03/27/2025

Throwback Thursday to fall semester when Mrs. Long's Foundations of Early Childhood Education class earned 18 KDHE hours by completing the Foundations for Safe and Healthy Early Care Facilities. This class was facilitated through Kansas Child Care Training Opportunities (KCCTO) and Kansas State University.

Students who earned their certificates: Pryce Bowman, Hope Cronister, Keileen Brooks, Korey Ross (Not pictured: Jay Laubengayer)

03/12/2025

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02/27/2025

01/29/2025

Congratulations to Kaylee Busby on earning a silver at District J-East STAR events today. Kaylee competed in Career Investigation and qualified for the Kansas State FCCLA STAR Events in April!

Other PHS FCCLA members volunteered their time helping with the competitions.

11/14/2024

Yesterday, 6 students from Mrs. Long's Teach and Train pathway classes attended the South Central Regional Educators Rising Conference in Wichita. They heard from experiences, passionate educators through breakout sessions, got to network with students who share their passion for education, as well as meet with college representatives from education programs from across the state of Kansas!