68 FCCLA events. Find yours.
FCCLA competitive events (STAR Events included) for 2026-27, each with its own prep page: what is on the test or what the judges score, study resources, and a link to FCCLA's official guidelines. The 22 with a written test have free practice tests.
Child Development: Early Stages Through Adolescence Challenge
An individual knowledge test on prenatal development through adolescence, physical, intellectual, social and emotional growth and developmental milestones.
Entrepreneurship
Students write a business plan for a new small business tied to family and consumer sciences and present it to evaluators.
Guide to Good Food Challenge
An individual knowledge test on nutrients and dietary guidance, food safety and sanitation and meal planning.
Impromptu Speaking
Students give a short speech on an FCCLA or family and consumer sciences topic with no time to prepare ahead.
Job Interview
Students prepare a portfolio with a job application, then interview with evaluators to show their skills and job knowledge.
Professional Presentation
Students research an issue in family and consumer sciences or a related career and give a professional presentation on it.
#TeachFCS
Students plan and run a week-long campaign of at least three activities that promotes teaching family and consumer sciences as a career.
AI for Impact
Students use AI responsibly to help solve a real problem in family and consumer sciences, then present the project.
Apparel: Fashion Design and Construction Challenge
An individual knowledge test on textiles and how they are developed, the global apparel industry and sustainability in fashion.
Baking and Pastry
An on-site kitchen event: students bake a quick bread, choux pastry and cookie and show cake decorating skills for evaluators.
Career Investigation
Students assess themselves, research careers, set goals and present a plan to reach them, with a portfolio and an oral presentation.
Chapter in Review Display
Students show how their chapter ran a balanced Program of Work and promoted FCCLA, using a display and an oral presentation.
Chapter in Review Portfolio
Students show how their chapter ran a balanced Program of Work and promoted FCCLA, using a portfolio and an oral presentation.
Community Service Project Display
Students present an in-depth chapter service project that meets a real community need, using a display and an oral presentation.
Community Service Project Portfolio
Students present an in-depth chapter service project that meets a real community need, using a portfolio and an oral presentation.
Counseling and Mental Health Services Challenge
An individual knowledge test on human development, mental health disorders and therapeutic communication.
Culinary Arts
An on-site kitchen event: students in culinary programs cook a meal from given menu items with industrial equipment.
Culinary Food Art
An on site event where students design and create a food art item from an assortment of fruits and vegetables.
Culinary Knife Skills
An on-site event where students cut six uniform pieces for each named knife cut while working safely and cleanly.
Culinary Math Challenge
An individual knowledge test on measurements in the kitchen, fractions and decimals and unit conversions.
Digital Stories for Change
Students research an issue facing families, careers or communities and make a digital story that pushes for positive change.
Early Childhood Education
Students from early childhood programs bring a portfolio and resource container, then plan and present an activity from a case study.
Entrepreneurship Challenge
An individual knowledge test on finding business opportunities, writing a business plan and target markets.
Event Management
Students plan an event and write a researched proposal for a school, nonprofit, business or government group, then present it.
Fashion Construction
Students sew a garment or outfit from new materials before the conference and present it with a display and file folder.
Fashion Design
Students create a clothing label, design its first 2 or 4 piece collection, sew one sample and present the label to evaluators.
Fashion Marketing and Merchandising Challenge
An individual knowledge test on the fashion industry, consumer behavior and market trends.
FCCLA Chapter Website
Students build a chapter website that teaches members and the public about family and consumer sciences and their chapter.
FCCLA Creed Speaking and Interpretation
First-year members through grade 10 recite the FCCLA Creed and explain what it means to them.
FCCLA Knowledge Challenge
An individual knowledge test on FCCLA history, FCCLA national programs and leadership roles and officer duties.
Focus on Children
Students plan and run a child development project that helps children and the community, then present it with a display.
Food Innovations
Students create an original food product, test it with focus groups and plan its marketing, then present with a display.
Hospitality Services Challenge
An individual knowledge test on hospitality's five segments (food and beverage, lodging, travel, tourism and recreation) plus hospitality management and human resources.
Hospitality, Tourism, and Recreation
Students plan a real or made-up hospitality business with a website, present it, and solve a customer service case study on site.
Housing and Interior Design Challenge
An individual knowledge test on the design process, historical, cultural, government and technology influences on housing and architectural styles.
Instructional Video Design
Students research, plan and make an instructional video that teaches content as part of a lesson or unit.
Interior Design
Students design spaces for a client from FCCLA's yearly design scenario and present their design deliverables to evaluators.
Interior Design Sketch
Students design and sketch an interior space to solve a provided interior design scenario.
Interpersonal Communications
Students run a project that improves communication in a family, school, peer, community or work setting, then answer a case study.
Interpersonal Relationships Challenge
An individual knowledge test on communication skills, conflict resolution and cultural influences on relationships.
Interviewing Skills
Students prepare employment materials and interview for an entry level job in family and consumer sciences.
Journalism: Publishing Across Media Challenge
An individual knowledge test on news gathering and newsworthiness, reporting and writing and editing.
Knowledge Bowl
A five-member chapter team quiz run with LifeSmarts: two online 75-question quizzes, then buzzer matches at the NLC.
Leadership
Students read a leadership book, assess their leadership skills and carry out a plan to grow as a leader, then present it.
Lesson Plan Development and Modifications
Students write an original lesson plan and then adapt it for a student profile given to them.
Math for Financial Literacy Challenge
An individual knowledge test on bank accounts, credit cards and budgets.
National Programs in Action
Students show how they used FCCLA's Planning Process to plan and run a project for one of FCCLA's national programs.
Nutrition and Wellness
Students track food intake and activity for themselves, their family or a group, set health goals and present the results.
Nutrition and Wellness for Life Challenge
An individual knowledge test on nutrition and physical activity guidelines, meal planning and shopping and safe food preparation and storage.
Parents and Their Children Challenge
An individual knowledge test on parenting responsibilities and styles, pregnancy and prenatal development and child development.
Parliamentary Procedure
A chapter team takes a parliamentary law knowledge test, runs a demonstration business meeting and writes the minutes.
Personal Finance, presented by EVERFI
Students use EVERFI's free financial lessons to set SMART goals, budget and track spending, then present their financial plan.
Principles of Food Science Challenge
An individual knowledge test on food chemistry, food microbiology and the physics of food.
Principles of Human Services Challenge
An individual knowledge test on personal development, leadership and communication.
Promote and Publicize FCCLA
Students run a campaign that teaches their school, parents and community why FCCLA and family and consumer sciences matter.
Public Policy Advocate
Students research a local, state, national or global issue in family and consumer sciences and advocate to change a policy or law.
RED Talks on Education
Students prepare and give a TED Talk style presentation on an education topic drawn from FCCLA's yearly scenario.
Repurpose and Redesign
Students turn a used clothing, home or other item into a brand-new product and present it with a display.
Say Yes to FCS Education
Students explore a career as a family and consumer sciences teacher: they observe classes, teach a lesson and present a portfolio.
School to Career Challenge
An individual knowledge test on goal setting, employability skills and career planning.
Sports Nutrition
Students build a nutrition and hydration plan for a student athlete in one sport, present it and demonstrate a tool the athlete can use.
Sustainability Challenge
Students research one of five yearly sustainability topics, run a project at home, school or in the community, and present it.
Teach or Train
Students explore a teaching or training career, plan and teach a full lesson or workshop, and present a portfolio.
Teaching Challenge
An individual knowledge test on the teacher's role and duties, planning instruction and teaching methods.
Teaching Strategies
Students build an original lesson activity on research-based teaching strategies and teach it in a role-play where the evaluator is the student.
Virtual Business Challenge: Entrepreneurship
An online business simulation where students run a startup and compete for the best score against teams nationwide.
Virtual Business Challenge: Hospitality (Restaurant)
An online restaurant simulation where students make management decisions and compete for the best score nationwide.
Working with Young Children Challenge
An individual knowledge test on growth and development of young children, guidance and learning environments.