02/13/2026
Campus FCCLA & The Gallop Culinary Teams have been BUSY and absolutely crushing it!
On February 4, Campus FCCLA competed at the District I STAR Events, and on February 5, The Gallop Culinary Teams took the stage at the Johnson County Community College Culinary Invitational, and our students represented Campus with excellence both days.
February 4 – District I FCCLA STAR Events
Campus FCCLA took 21 competitors to Districts, and our students delivered outstanding results:
• Early Childhood Education – Level 2
🥉 Alina Ramirez — Bronze | 1st Place
• Entrepreneurship – Level 2
🥇 Lynda Oun & Kailey Tran — Gold | 1st Place | State Qualifiers
• Entrepreneurship – Level 3
🥈 Serenity Hinton-Boone & Selah Harrold — Silver | 1st Place | State Qualifiers
• Event Management – Level 3
🥇 Connor Pedrow & Kennady Hammann — Gold | 1st Place | State Qualifiers
• Focus on Children – Level 2
🥉 Andrea Guardado-Morales & Emma Field — Bronze | 1st Place
• Food Innovations – Level 2
🥈 Grant Ballinger — Silver | 2nd Place | State Qualifier
• Hospitality, Tourism & Recreation – Level 2
🥈 Charlee Stork — Silver | 1st Place | State Qualifer
• Leadership – Level 2
🥈 Zoey Poort — Silver | 2nd Place | State Qualifier
• National Programs in Action – Level 2
🥇 Hadley Bain & Josh Wells — Gold | 1st Place | State Qualifiers
• Professional Presentation – Level 2
🥉 Trenton Pigg & Zuleyka Zapata — Bronze | 1st Place | State Qualifiers
• Promote & Publicize FCCLA! – Level 2
🥇 Hunter Simons — Gold | 1st Place | State Qualifier
• Public Policy Advocate – Level 2
🥈 Kirra Held, Isayanna Marchan & Lily Clark — Silver | 2nd Place | State Qualifier
• Sports Nutrition – Level 2
🥇 Mackenzie Ward — Gold | 1st Place | State Qualifier
Officer Elections:
• Gabbi Perry, Grant Ballinger, and Hunter Simons were elected to District I FCCLA Officer positions, representing Campus at the district level.
Leadership Highlights:
• Gabbi Perry was elected as a District I Officer for her second year of service
• Connor Pedrow retired after completing his second year as a District Officer
• Kylie Kennady & Jerica Neth served as Voting Delegates
• State Officer Audrea Wilson assisted with District elections
February 5 – Johnson County Community College Culinary Invitational
The Gallop Culinary Teams competed at JCCC and represented Campus with professionalism and skill:
Team 1
(Connor Pedrow, Gabbi Perry, Kennady Hammann, Kylie Kennady, Serenity Hinton-Boone)
🥈 Silver Medal | 4th Place
🎓 Awarded a Scholarship from the Missouri Restaurant Association
Team 2
(Jerica Neth, Kaley Rangel, Trenton Pigg, Blake Pigg, Selah Harrold)
🥉 Bronze Medal | 7th Place
We are proud to share that Kylie Kennady and Jerica Neth have committed to Johnson County Community College and will be entering the Chef Apprenticeship Program.
We are incredibly proud of the leadership, professionalism, and heart shown by these students.
Campus FCCLA and The Gallop represented our school with excellence.
