GOOD AS GOLD - (From left) Rachel Cross, Ashlee Hicks and (right) Hally Koehn took Gold at the FCCLA Regional competion Jan. 25 and advanced to state with their entry – Advocacy for No Kid Hungry entry. Fabiola Vargas – Region 11 FCCLA president (holding card), made the presentation.

STATE BOUND – (From left) Kylee Thomason, Chandra Bettis and (right) Carlee Collins receiving their Gold pins from (hold the card) Fabiola Vargas – Region 11 FCCLA president. The team advances to state with their Focus on Children entry in the Jan. 25 Region 11 competition for Family, Career and Community Leaders of America.

DETECTIVE – Melissa Gooden advanced to State at the FCCLA Regional competition Jan. 25 on the MSSU campus in Joplin with her Career Investigation entry. Fabiola Vargas – Region 11 FCCLA president (holding card), made the presentation.

JOB INTERVIEW – Austin Jones took Silver with his Job Interview presentation at the FCCLA Regional competition Jan. 25. Kelsey Bartlett, Region 11 1st Vice President of Star events, made the presentation.

SILVER MEDALIST – Amber Larson (left) took Silver at the FCCLA Regional competition Jan. 25 with her entry – Family and Community Traffic Safety. Kelsey Bartlett, Region 11 1st Vice President of Star events, made the presentation.