Tag: Family Career and Community Leaders of America

  • Opinion: Technical education in today’s world

    Opinion: Technical education in today’s world

    Now, more than ever, the world is calling upon young people to lead through the unpredictability and turmoil that has characterized the last year-and-a-half. More than ever, young people are answering that call. Family, Career and Community Leaders of America (FCCLA) is a national, nonprofit, Career and Technical Student Organization (CTSO) that has fostered the…

  • J.P. Stevens High School student experiences Japan

    J.P. Stevens High School student experiences Japan

    EDISON — A John P. Stevens High School student was one of 14 Family Career and Community Leaders of America (FCCLA) members from across the United States who had a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to be immersed in Japanese culture. Isabel Swatowski participated in the 2017 Japanese Exchange, which is a scholarship opportunity funded by Kikkoman Corporation…

  • Residents gobble up opportunity to donate to county food bank

    Residents gobble up opportunity to donate to county food bank

    With 2016 nearing a close, organizers from the Middlesex County Food Organization and Outreach Distribution Services (MCFOODS) are taking stock of the usual holiday season’s landslide of donations. To date, MCFOODS has been on the receiving end of 62.17 tons of food donations, more than a third of which has flooded into the organization’s East…