Nebraska FCCLA Peer Education

1. Nebraska FCCLA Peer Education Teens Teaching Teens

2. General Information • Peer Education teams teach peers how to make better choices. • Each team has a central focus. • Nebraska has three teams, with each using an FCCLA National program as its foundation. • Families First • Financial Fitness • Student Body • Each of the teams consists of five members.

3. Nebraska Peer Teams • The 3 peer education teams are: • Families First • Financial Fitness • Student Body • There are 5 officers for each team making a total of 15 state peer officers. • The chairperson for each team is on the SPOT (State Peer Officer Teams) council. • Each team has 2 advisors.

4. Families First • Families First is an FCCLA national peer education program through which youth gain a better understanding of how families work and learn skills to become strong family members. • There are 5 units for the team. • These units are guidelines for the team to create projects to teach people about families.

5. Families First Units • The 5 units for Families First are: • Families Today - Understand and celebrate families • You-Me-Us - Strengthen family relationships • Meet the Challenge - Overcome obstacles together • Balancing Family and Career - Manage multiple responsibilities • Parent Practice - Learn to nurture children

6. 2013-2014 Families First Officers • Chairperson: Christina Hamilng • Vice Chairperson: MekennaWingard • Secretary: Tiffany Patrick • Public Relations: Justine Bauer • Historian: Elizabeth Ohlde • Advisor: Virginia Whidden • Advisor: Marla Prusa

7. Financial Fitness • Financial Fitness is an FCCLA national peer education program that involves youth teaching one another how to make, save, and spend money wisely. • Through FCCLA’s Financial Fitness program, youth plan and carry out projects that help them and their peers learn to become wise financial managers and smart consumers. • There are 5 units for Financial Fitness to help the team create projects to help people manage their finances.

8. Financial Fitness Units • The 5 units for Financial Fitness are: • Banking Basics - Conquer bank accounts, credit, and investments • Cash Control - Track and plan personal spending • Making Money - Sharpen on-the-job financial fitness • Consumer Clout - Become a savvy spender • Financing Your Future - Apply financial skills to real life

9. 2013-2014 Financial Fitness Officers • Chairperson: Grayce Jorgensen • Vice Chairperson: KaitlynBecher • Secretary: Ariel Lichty • Public Relations: Ethan Sutton • Historian: Emily Folkerts • Advisor: Suzanne Martin • Advisor: Lisa Groth

10. Student Body • Student Body is an FCCLA national peer education program that helps young people learn to eat right, be fit, and make healthy choices. • Student Body has 3 units that help the team inform peers of healthy choices.

11. Student Body Units • The 3 units for Student Body are: • Eat Right — Explore good nutrition, eating disorders, healthy snacks, supplements, vegetarianism, and more • Be Fit — Take action related to lifelong exercise habits, obesity, sports training, and other topics • Make Healthy Choices— Choose a positive lifestyle by avoiding drugs, alcohol, and tobacco; managing stress; building self esteem; and practicing good character

12. 2013-2014 Student Body Officers • Chairperson: Brooke Schulzkump • Vice Chairperson: Bethany Vinton • Secretary: Ashley Keetle • Public Relations: Andie Chapman • Historian: Ashley Shaffer • Advisor: Cheryl Gustafson • Advisor: Kristin Vest

13. 2013-2014 SPOT Council • Chairperson: Christina Hamling • Vice Chairperson: KaitlynBecher • Secretary: Bethany Vinton • Lead Advisor: Marla Prusa

14. Team Member Responsibilities • Chairperson- introduce team members & preside over team meetings • Vice Chairperson- make team members’ displays • Secretary- take notes and send meeting overview to team members • Public Relations- write articles for Teen Talk and newspapers • Historian- take pictures and keep team scrapbook updated

15. Selection Process • To become a peer education team member select the team that best matches your interests and strengths. • Complete an application form by set deadline • The application will be scored, the 12 highest scored applications for each team move to phase two. • Phase two takes place at State Leadership Conference in April. Each applicant will prepare a 3 minute presentation, take a test and be interviewed by a panel. • The scores of all the phases are averaged and the applicants with the 5 highest scores are the new team members.

16. Peer Education Responsibilities • *June Planning Meeting -- All members meet to plan year’s activities • National FCCLA (optional) • *FLW (Fall Leadership Workshop) -- Current and prospective officers meet to develop leadership skills • *Various District Conferences -- Peer officers attend to present workshops • *Peer Education Retreat -- Workshops for all FCCLA members highlighting peer education topics • *State Leadership Conference *Asterisks indicate required meetings

17. Responsibilities at District Leadership Conference • Team members present workshop sessions at District Leadership Conferences in the fall • Topics for individual workshop sessions - Information that relates to each team’s focus areas - Specific areas of FCCLA requested by the district - How to become a Peer Education Officer - Factual information about FCCLA and its program • Group ice breakers • Educate peers about all of the FCCLA programs • Peer officers may present sessions at individual chapters in their districts

18. Any Questions?????? • Contact Janis Brandt, Nebraska State Advisor, at www.nebraskafccla.org