Students Win Awards at FCCLA

Approximately 450 middle and high school family consumer science students gathered at the College of Lake County on Friday, February 19 to participate in the Grayslake Regional Family, Career and Community Leaders of America, Inc. (FCCLA) Competition. Niles North and Niles West High Schools were among the competing schools and earned 53 gold medals, 20 silver medals and 3 students qualified for state competition. The state contest will be held April 8 through 10 in Springfield, IL.

Niles North results:  Jon Chung, Edis Habibovis and Andrew Jung, State Finalists, STAR Culinary Arts; Karen Dam, Kaitlyn Schlauder and Karina Velazquez, Gold-Most Outstanding, STAR Chapter Service Project Manual; Reine Hanna and Taylor Olander, Gold-Most Outstanding, STAR Focus on Children Team; Jennifer Betshlimon and Eleni Vartelas, Gold-Most Outstanding, Preschool Lesson Storytelling Team; Ramon Bobo, Gold-Most Outstanding, Pastry Arts-Cookie; Jon Chung, Gold-Most Outstanding, Food Production-Salad Demonstration; Andrew Jung, Gold-Most Outstanding, Entrepreneurship-Catering; Nitiwat Kapinlakarn, Food Production-Relish Tray; Alexandra Kuechel, Gold-Most Outstanding, Entrepreneurship-Pastry Arts; Robert Noia, Gold-Most Outstanding, STAR Fashion Construction; Katherine Scheithauer, Gold-Most Outstanding, STAR-Recycle and Redesign; Maria Acosta and Islam Wahdan, Gold, STAR Chapter Showcase Display Team; Jessica Kath and Victoria Robbins, Gold, STAR Chapter Service Project Display Team; Amarra Junagadhwala and Claudia Landsman, Gold, STAR Entrepreneurship Team; Ethan Collins, Gold, Food Production-Relish Tray; Edis Habibovic, Gold, Food Production-Salad Demonstration; Nick Jugo, Gold, Food Production-Relish Tray; Gabriella Lopez, Gold, STAR Fashion Construction; Sophia Martin, Gold, Apparel Construction-Casual Dresses; Jacob Mazor, Gold, Entreneurship-Catering; Davit Mkrtchyan, Gold, Entrepreneurship-Pastry Arts; Lisa Nahhas, Gold, STAR Fashion Design; Calvin Nakprad, Gold, Entrepreneurship-Catering; Daniel Robbins, Gold, Food Production-Relish Tray; Jennifer Taira, Gold, Apparel Construction-Semiformal Wear; Ariel Tidhar, Gold, STAR Fashion Construction; Tara Becares and Amber Martin, Silver, STAR Interior Design Team; Sandra Bitros, Silver, STAR Fashion Design; Patrice Cadet, Silver, Apparel Construction-Casual Dress/Jumper; Julia Choi, Silver, Apparel Construction-Casual Dress/Jumper; Marissa Christie, Silver, Food Production-Relish Tray; Nisa Fayyaz, Silver, Professional Career Image; Samantha Foreman, Silver, Food Production-Relish Tray; Spencer Fritz, Silver, Food Production-Salad Demonstration; Eddie Hall, Silver, Food Production-Relish Tray; Ryan Icasiano, Silver, Food Production-Relish Tray; Ashlei Kehl, Silver, Food Production-Relish Tray; Bisma Makda, Silver, Apparel Construction-Semiformal Wear; and Kamila Charkiewicz and Anne Neumann, Bronze, STAR Environmental Ambassador Team.

Niles West results:  Emma Capps and Diana Kuryakoos, Gold-Most Outstanding, Child Development-Storytelling Team; Sana Haque and Fazali Nkoloma, Gold-Most Outstanding, Child Development-Storytelling Team; Sana Anwar and Jamie Palamkunnel, Gold, Child Development-Storytelling Team; Natalie Gillespi and Jenna Poladian, Gold, Child Development-Storytelling Team; Elsa Flores, Gold, Apparel Construction; Jenny Koob, Gold, Apparel Construction; Carina Flores, Gold, Individual Storytelling; Imaani Ali, Gold, Food Production-Relish Tray; Dabin Chen, Gold, Food Production-Relish Tray; Quincy McKinny, Gold, Food Production-Relish Tray; Angelo Nikolaou, Gold, Pastry Arts-Cookie; Vanja Selak, Gold, Pastry Arts-Cookie; Cindy Tran, Gold, Pastry Arts-Cookie; Ramsina Youmana, Gold, Pastry Arts-Cookie; Samantha Gonzales, Gold, Food Production-Salad Demonstration; Andy Pham, Gold, Food Production-Salad Demonstration; Kevin Villanueva, Gold, Food Production-Salad Demonstration; Alexa Bits, Silver, Apparel Construction; Nicole Delort, Silver, Apparel Construction; Zena Salam, Silver, Apparel Construction; James Hayes, Silver, Food Production-Relish Tray; T.J. Kunach, Silver, Food Production-Relish Tray; Andrew Schoeneman, Silver, Food Production-Relish Tray; Claire Gillman, Silver, Interior Design STAR event and Katarzyna Ciesla, Bronze, Pastry Arts-Cake.