Niles North students competed at the state conference of the Family, Career and Community Leaders of America (FCCLA) in April 2026. Students earned 21 gold medals, 14 silver medals, and 5 bronze medals in categories across Family and Consumer Sciences and Career and Technical education fields.

Culinary Arts

• Food Production Salads
  • Ayann Miah - Gold Medalist
  • Ynigo Ocampo - Gold Medalist
  • Samuel Dobschuetz - Silver Medalist
• Food Production Charcuterie Board
  • Max Robinson - Gold Medalist
• Entrepreneurship Food Truck Event
  • Luciano Gramajo, Maritza Pardo, and Chris Tan - Silver Medalists
  • Angelo Bautista and Manzoor Hussain - Silver Medalists
  • Peter Bounas, Sofia Campos, and Mustaf Rexhepi - Silver Medalists
  • Anela Lozic and Jonathan Zdrentan - Bronze Medalists
• STAR Culinary Arts Competition (College of DuPage)
  • Chris Tan - Bronze Medalist; qualified for nationals in Washington, D.C., July 6-10.
  • Angelo Bautista - Bronze Medalist
• STAR Baking and Pastry Competition (College of DuPage)
  • Maritza Pardo - Silver Medalist

Fashion

• Fashion Apparel Construction – Casual Wear
  • Nicole Kantor - Gold Medalist
  • Emily Ngo - Gold Medalist
  • Ruby Loza - Gold Medalist
  • Kari Serbe - Gold Medalist
  • Layla Shannon - Gold Medalist
• Fashion Apparel Construction – Semi-Formal/Formalwear
  • Afsa Khan - Silver Medalist
  • Nenorta George - Silver Medalist
  • Aliyah Mills-Terrell - Silver Medalist
• Fashion Apparel Display
  • Kulsum Siddiqui and Julia Strashko - Gold Medalists
  • Isbelle Gube - Silver Medalist

Early Childhood Education

• Children’s Literature Presentation Team Event
  • Ella Ben-David and Lanna Grace Juarez-Torres - Gold Medalists
  • Manya Gandhi and Sugra Tahir - Gold Medalists
  • Ava Parsell and Mariam Kalampai - Gold Medalists
• Preschool Lesson Event
  • Abby Sayson and Abigail Mateo - Gold Medalists
• Personal Childcare Provider Binder
  • Yasya Reznikova - Gold Medalist

Visit the FCCLA website for more information.