I STAR Events

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I ? STAR Events

• Presented by
• Penny Gerling Russia/UVJVS
• Alyzan Yost Piqua/UVJVS
• August 5, 2008
• OATFACS Summer Conference

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Individual vs. Team

• An individual event is one that is completed by
  the individual.
• A team event is one that is completed by team
  members
• with the exception of Chapter Service Project and
  Chapter Showcase, which reflect the efforts of
  other chapter members
• may have one, two, or three participants
• Parliamentary Procedure may have four to eight

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Individual Only Events

• Career Investigation
• Early Childhood (Occupational)
• Fashion Design
• Financial Planning
• Job Interview
• Recycle and Redesign

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Event Categories

• Junior - chapter members through grade 9
• Senior - chapter members in grades 1012 who are
  identified as comprehensive members on the
  national affiliation form
• Occupational - chapter members in grades 1012
  who have been or are currently enrolled in
  occupational Family and Consumer Sciences
  coursework and who are identified as
  occupational on the national affiliation form.

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Junior vs. Senior

• Junior Only Event
• Recycle and Redesign
• Junior members can participate at the senior
  level, but senior members cannot participate at
  the junior level
• A team composed of both junior and senior members
  must enter the senior category.

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Occupational

• Occupational Only Events
• Culinary Arts
• Early Childhood
• Hospitality
• CANNOT participate in
• Career Investigation
• Recycle and Redesign

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Chapter Projects

• No project can be entered in more than one
  category of a single event, or in more than one
  event.
• However, projects entered in any event may be
  included in the Chapter Showcase events.

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Chapter Service Projects

• Chapters may choose to enter both a Chapter
  Service Project Display and Manual, but must
  select different service projects for each.
• Therefore, you could have up to four entries for
  Chapter Service Project but ALL MUST be different
  projects.

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Costumes/Uniforms

• Clothing of a distinctive design or fashion worn
  by members of a particular group and serving as a
  means of identification.
• If the event allows costumes/uniforms, DO IT!
• Events that do NOT allow costumes/uniforms
• Fashion Design
• Financial Planning
• Interior Design
• Job Interview
• Recycle Redesign

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Project Identification Page

• A page at the front of a document or display
  containing headings specifically called for by
  event rules.
• 8 1/2" x 11" plain paper with no graphics or
  decorations
• may be any color
• use FCCLA national region (CENTRAL)
• project title is not the event title
• can be portrait or landscape
• use the entire page dont cram it into a small
  space
• judges appreciate information in the order on the
  event specifications sheet

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Planning Process

• A five-step method to help FCCLA chapter members
  and advisers plan individual, group, or chapter
  activities.

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File Folders

• A letter-size folder 8 1/2" x 11" with one fold
  on lower horizontal edge and open on the other 3
  sides may have a tab at the top or may be
  straight cut. Within the file folder, each set of
  materials should be stapled separately.
• Events
• Illustrated Talk
• Interior Design
• Interpersonal Communications
• National Programs in Action

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Displays

• An arrangement of material that includes but is
  not limited to photos, project samples, etc., and
  is contained within a specified area that
  includes all materials, visuals, and audiovisual
  equipment to be used for the presentation.
• Events
• Chapter Service Project
• Chapter Showcase
• Fashion Design
• Focus on Children
• Recycle and Redesign

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Display Dimensions

• Freestanding 48 x 60 x 72
• Tabletop 30 x 48 x 48
• If you have a prop or visual aid within your
  display, you may NOT take it outside of the
  dimensions of your display. (i.e., handout,
  sample, etc.)
• If you put anything under your table or use a
  tablecloth, it is considered part of your display
  dimensions

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Display Materials

• Display
• wood, cardboard, show boards, pvc pipes, foam
  board, RV bathtub, Styrofoam, etc.
• Coverings
• paint, fabric, shower curtains, felt,
  tablecloths, plastic sheeting, etc.
• Embellishments
• bulletin board sets, borders, fabric, cardstock,
  letters, any items that reflects your theme
• laminate items
• Consider the weight, transportability, ease of
  set up, and possible shipping costs

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Manuals

• An arrangement of materials in an FCCLA scrapbook
  containing pictures, news clippings, and program
  booklets.
• You MUST use the official FCCLA scrapbook!
• use captions under your pictures
• take care not to stack/overlap
• include a page with purposes or include them
  throughout the book
• know what areas you are going to need in your
  scrapbook so you can document it properly
• Events
• Chapter Service Project
• Chapter Showcase

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Portfolios

• A record/collection of a persons work organized
  in a format that best suits the project and meets
  the requirements of the event.
• You MUST use the official STAR event
  binder/notebook (white or red)!
• tabs have to fit within your binder/notebook
• use plastic sheet protectors to prevent tearing
  or smudging
• Cover page does NOT have to be like your project
  identification page
• Read your specification sheet over and over!
• Events
• Applied Tech
• Career Investigation
• Early Childhood (Occupational)
• Entrepreneurship
• Financial Planning
• Hospitality (Occupational)
• Job Interview

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Content Pages vs. Divider Pages

• Content pages
• pages of a manual, business plan, or portfolio
  that contain information about the project
• one side of page only with no stacking/overlapping
  
• Divider pages
• pages of a manual or portfolio that separate
  sections
• do not contain content
• may include graphic elements, titles, logos,
  theme decorations, page numbers, and/or a table
  of contents for a section

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Oral Presentations

• Range from 20-75 points depending on the event
• Focus as much attention on the presentation as
  you do for the display, manual, portfolio, etc.
• To help organize the presentation, use the
  criteria from the rubric as a reference for the
  order of your presentation

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Length of Oral Presentation

• New STAR Events rubrics are more specific
• Fashion Design 4 - 5 minutes
• Financial Planning 5 - 10 minutes
• Recycle Redesign 4 - 5 minutes
• Interior Design 14 - 15 minutes

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Interior Design Presentation

• Use of 15 minutes to cover essential points
• 1 Dialogue lagged after 3-4 minutes
• 2 Dialogue lagged after 5-8 minutes
• 3 Stopped at 15 minutes, unfinished
• 4 Covered essentials in 14-15 minutes

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Props vs. Visuals

• Prop (e.g., book, puppet, pointer, etc.)
• object used to enhance a theme or presentation
• does not include visuals, audiovisuals, or
  costumes/uniforms.
• Live objects are not allowed.
• Visuals
• posters, charts, slides, transparencies,
  presentation software, etc.
• The ONLY event that doesnt allow both props and
  visuals is Financial Planning!

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Tips for Advisers

• Have students choose an event that interests them
• Review the guidelines very carefully
• Meet state and national deadlines
• Celebrate their accomplishments
• STAR Events Manual page 22

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Checklist for Participants

• Include this in their packet of information to
  give them ownership of their project
• STAR Events Manual page 28

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Why Do You ? STAR Events?

• I enjoy the one-on-one interaction with my
  students. I get to know them as a person - not
  just their student side, and they get to know the
  real me.
• Alyzan Yost

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Why Do You ? STAR Events?

• I enjoy seeing how much my students grow from
  the beginning to the end.
• Penny Gerling

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Why Do You ? STAR Events?
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Contact Information

• Penny Gerling
• pgerling_at_russia.k12.oh.us
• Alyzan Yost
• yosta_at_piqua.org
• To download a copy of this presentation, refer to
  the OATFACS website www.oatfacs.org