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. 2011-2012 Families First  Officers Chairperson: Bethany Lambert Vice Chairperson: Mekenna Wingard Secretary: Shayla Shanie Public Relations: Ethan Mosel Historian: Kali Lenhoff 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. 2011-2012 Financial Fitness Officers Chairperson: Samantha Beed Vice Chairperson: Morgan Langan Secretary: Courtney Pendleton Public Relations: Alex Norton Historian: Erin Keetle 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. 2011-2012 Student Body  Officers Chairperson: Aryn Smidt Vice Chairperson: Amy Venteicher Secretary: Elliot Janssen Public Relations: Nicole Beam Historian: Andrea Lemmer Advisor: Cheryl Gustafson Advisor: Carol Erwin

13. 2011-2012 SPOT Council Chairperson: Aryn Smidt Vice Chairperson: Samantha Beed Secretary: Ethan Mosel Lead Advisor: Carol Erwin

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