Seventeen students from the Culinary Arts program at Eastland Career Center will represent Eastland-Fairfield Career & Technical Schools at the 2024 FCCLA State Competition.
Following regional competitions held in February, Eastland-Fairfield Career & Technical Schools will have 17 Culinary Arts students represented at the upcoming FCCLA State Leadership Conference.
Students qualified for state competition in 19 culinary and career development events. A pair of students qualified in two events. Senior Ryan Traylor (Groveport Madison) earned a silver placement in Interpersonal Communication, as well as a gold finish in the Garde Manger event. Junior Adam Fazekas (Reynoldsburg) took in a pair of silver finishes, one in the Garde Manger event and the second in the Hospitality, Tourism, and Recreation category.
Ten students earned Gold designation, the top honor at the regional level, while 11 students earned Silver designation. A complete list of state qualifiers and top finishers can be found below.
In addition to a strong showing in the competition’s events, four juniors have declared that they will interview for a regional or state-level executive council position. We wish the best of luck to Adam Fazekas, Kit Blowers (Liberty Union), Journey Morris (Liberty Union), and Gracie Horton (Pickerington Central).
State culinary event competitions will take place on April 20, at Hocking College. Career Development events will be held during the FCCLA State Leadership Conference on April 25 and April 26th inside Kasich Hall at the Ohio Expo Center.
About FCCLA
Family, Career and Community Leaders of America (FCCLA) is a national Career and Technical Student Organization (CTSO) for students in Family and Consumer Sciences education in public and private schools through grade 12. FCCLA offers intra-curricular resources and opportunities for students to pursue careers that support families. Since 1945, FCCLA members have been making a difference in their families, careers, and communities by addressing important personal, work, and societal issues through Family and Consumer Sciences education. Today, more than 155,000 members from 4,253 chapters are active in a network of associations in 47 states, including Puerto Rico.
List of FCCLA Regional Finishes (name, year, homeschool, event, placement)
Ian Tolbert (Sr., Canal Winchester) - Product Development, GOLD $
Marissa Alruz (Sr., Reynoldsburg) - Product Development, GOLD $
Ryan Traylor (Sr., Groveport Madison) - Garde Manger, GOLD $
Christopher Woodard (Sr., Pickerington North) - Culinary Arts, GOLD $
Aiden Maynard (Sr., Gahanna Lincoln) - Culinary Arts, SILVER $
Marvin Figueroa (Sr., Groveport Madison) - Product Development, GOLD $
Evan Kirton (Sr., Pickerington North) - Product Development, GOLD $
Cymiah Mobley (Sr., Reynoldsburg) - Baking & Pastry, SILVER $
Kaira Pegram (Sr., Whitehall-Yearling) - Interpersonal Communication, SILVER $
Ryan Traylor (Sr., Groveport Madison) - Interpersonal Communication, SILVER $
Emaleigh Arcand (Sr., Groveport Madison) - Job Interview, GOLD $
Adam Fazekas (Jr., Reynoldsburg) - Hospitality, Tourism, Recreation - SILVER $
Kris Horton (Jr., Pickerington Central) - Hospitality, Tourism, Recreation - SILVER $
Stephany Albino Sandoval (Jr., Whitehall-Yearling) - Food Innovations, SILVER $
Jaela Armstead (Jr., Whitehall-Yearling) - Food Innovations, SILVER $
Hannah Wilson (Jr., Bloom-Carroll) - Baking & Pastry, GOLD $
Adam Fazekas (Jr., Reynoldsburg) - Garde Manger, SILVER $
Josh Akridge (Jr., Whitehall-Yearling) - Product Development, GOLD $
Elora Hackett (Jr., Hamilton Twp.) - Product Development, GOLD $
Kit Blowers (Jr., Liberty Union) - Culinary Arts, SILVER
Journey Morris (Jr., Liberty Union) - Baking & Pastry, SILVER
Ne’vaeh Early (Jr., Canal Winchester) - Culinary Arts, SILVER
$ denotes the student qualified for state competition