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FHA-HERO is the National Career Technical Student Organization for young men and women in grades 6-12 who have been or are currently enrolled in Home Economics Careers and Technology Education courses.

The primary objective of the event was a focus on providing the participants with an experiential learning laboratory about state government and the legislative process.  Each of the 40 selected students from across California was assigned a fictitious bill for the conference.  They became honorary FHA-HERO State Senators and sponsored a piece of mock legislation which they attempted to move through the legislative process, which included committee meetings, lobbying, amendments, debating, and voting.

Kern Valley High School’s FHA-HERO team participated in the Region 8 meeting in Visalia. Three of them – Hillary Genthner, Melanie Long and Bethany Stanton, traveled to Sacramento to a State Officer meeting.

Hillary Genthner and Melanie Long were also able to visit with and speak to State Assemblymember Jean Fuller and State Senator Roy Ashburn's legislative aide, Andrew LaFlamme.

FHA-HERO would like to congratulate our Region and State Officers: Kiki Frisch, President/Reporter; Nicole Smith, Vice President/Historian; and Bethany Stanton, State Treasurer.

They did a professional job at our Region 8 meeting in Visalia.  

We are also excited to announce that we will be installing three new region officers for next year at the State Leadership Meeting in March.  Abbey Stanton, Melanie Long and Hillary Genthner were elected for office and will be representing the region in the 2009 - 2010 school year.
Congratulations to our Regional FHA-HERO Competitors who will be going on to State Competition after a very successful day Saturday at the CRE's (Competitive Recognition Events) at the Region 8 Qualifying Finals in Visalia.  

Members who placed first through fifth are qualified to compete at the State Level March 29-31 in Fresno.

Members who advanced are: Carla Morrison placed 3rd in Chapter Exhibit; Melanie Long placed 4th in Chapter Activity Manual; Nicole Smith advanced to the State finals in Community Involvement; Rusty Muncy and Nick Solis placed 1st in Energy and Recourse Conservation; Keresa Covington and Chrissie Stroud placed 1st in Nutrition Education; Amanda Moreno and Abbey Stanton both competed in Interior Design junior division with Amanda taking first and Abbey taking second; Chelsea Cormack placed 1st in Interior Design senior division; Hillary Genthner placed 5th in Fashion design against 15 other members; Danica Vittora took 6th place in Table display and menu planning; Kiki Frisch placed 1st in senior division in Consumer Education and Priscilla Gonzalez took first 1st place in Consumer Education junior division; Cameron Lanterman placed 2nd in his Salad Preparation event; in the Speech event, Jenna Criswell won the first place medal in junior division and Ashley Hampton placed 3rd in prepared Speech, senior division.

Congratulations to all of the FHA-HERO competitors!

Pat Smith
Special to the Courier