Digital Stories for ChangeFCCLA prep guide for 2026-27

About this event

Digital Stories for Change asks students to find an issue that affects families, careers or communities, research it, and make a digital story that advocates for positive change. Individual or team event (1 to 3 members), Levels 1, 2, 3 and 4. Students qualify through their state (regional or district first where the state has one), and nationals are at the National Leadership Conference in San Antonio, June 22 to 26, 2027. Each participant earns a gold, silver or bronze rating, with Top 10 recognition per event and level. Sullivan University gives the national Level 3 top 3 scholarships of $10,000, $5,000 and $3,000 toward a related degree there. The full guidelines, times and rating sheet are for FCCLA members only, so ChapterPrep does not print them. These events start with a national online round: a chapter advisor registers the entry by February 1, 2027 with a live public link, the national online preliminary costs $25 per participant, and the top 20 entries in each event and level, announced March 1, 2027, go on to the National Leadership Conference. Entries that reach the National Leadership Conference give an oral presentation there.

1. 1

   Read the information sheet

   FCCLA's public information sheet says what the event asks for. The full guidelines, times and rubric are for members only, so ask your advisor for them.

   Information sheet (opens in a new tab)
2. 2

   Cover every part

   Plan your entry so each part of the event, listed below, has a clear place in it.

   See what it covers
3. 3

   Make it yourself

   Your entry should be your own work, start to finish.

• Choosing and researching an issue
• Storytelling for advocacy
• Planning, filming and editing a digital story
• Copyright and fair use of media
• Using the modernized Career Clusters framework correctly (national evaluators score it since 2025-26)

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