FHA-HERO Advances to State Competition

MADELEINE PARAGAS
Staff Writer

Led by president Celeste Olmos and adviser Julie Eyre, Future Homemakers of America, Home Economic Related Occupations (FHA-HERO) is a club that focuses on developing career and leadership skills.

“In the beginning [of the year we] gear towards training them for [skills to take on events such as] culinary events […] and job interviews,” Eyer said.

On Feb. 20, FHA-HERO sent seven students to Mountain View High School to compete in six different areas for the regional competition.

There are three levels of competition: regional, state and national. Students compete in different categories, including culinary and fashion. To qualify for state, a competitor must place anywhere between first to fifth place. To qualify for national, competitors must earn anywhere between first to third place during state competitions.

“Compared to last year we did exceptionally well [this year],” Olmos said.

Regina Rojas won first place in Event Planning. Fatima Torres won first place in Culinary Arts: Breads. Celeste Olmos and Kassandra Sanchez won first and fifth place, respectively, in Menu Planning and Table display. Angela Aylas won second place in Apparel Construction. Jasmine and Kathleen Flores won third and fourth place, respectively, in Culinary Arts: Wedding Cakes.

“It was a good experience. [I tried] something different, [learned] new skills and [made] it to [the] state competition,” Flores said.

Each competetor is qualified to move on to the state competition that will be held from Apr. 16-19.
“My hopes for FHA-HERO in the future are probably to get more active members, especially [students] who [desire] to be in a home economics career,” Olmos said.