Awards & Recognition

MN Officers from WAO

State Officers:

Macey Novacek - State Secretary - 2024-2025

Area Officers:

Nora Otterstetter - Northern Area Vice President - 2025-2026

Regional Awards

Northern Area STAR Events Chapter Recognition - 2024, 2025

State Awards

MN STAR Events Chapter Recognition - 2024, 2025

National Competitive Event Recognition

Top 10 in Nation:

Layne Bayne - Interpersonal Communication - Level 1 - 5th Place

Rachel Wimpfheimer & Ava Wittman - Entrepreneurship - Level 3 - 3rd Place

Nora Otterstetter - Housing and Interior Design Challenge Test - Level 2 - 3rd Place

Online STAR Event Top 20 Qualifiers:

Macey Novacek - FCCLA Chapter Website - Level 3 - 6th Place

National STAR Event Advancers:

2023, 2024, 2025

Adult Awards

MN FCCLA Advisor Awards:

Spirit of Advising Award - Jerrica Pribula - 2025

MN FCCLA Administrator Awards:

Administrator Award - Ben Miska - 2024

Regional, State, and National Competitive Events

  • Mid-Winter STAR Event Competition:

    -Gold- 2

    • Rachel Wimpfheimer & Ava Wittman - Entrepreneurship - Level 3

    • Ava Maruska & Carissa Monroe - National Programs In Action - Level 3

    -Silver- 3

    • Nora Otterstetter & Ashley Baird - Hospitality, Tourism, & Recreation - Level 2

    • Jorie Miska & Annie Peterson - Event Management - Level 3

    • Layne Bayne - Event Management - Level 2

    State STAR Event Competition:

    -Gold- 5

    • Jorie Miska & Annie Peterson - Event Management - Level 3 - 2nd Advancer

    • Rachel Wimpfheimer & Ava Wittman - Entrepreneurship - Level 3 - 1st Advancer

    • Carissa Monroe & Ava Maruska - National Programs In Action - Level 3

    • Layne Bayne - Event Management - Level 2 - 2nd Advancer

    • Nora Otterstetter & Ashley Baird - Hospitality, Tourism, & Recreation - Level 2

    National STAR Event Competition:

    -Gold- 2

    • Rachel Wimpfheimer & Ava Wittman - Entrepreneurship - Level 3 - 3rd Place

    • Jorie Miska & Annie Peterson - Event Management - Level 3

    -Silver- 2

    • Macey Novacek - FCCLA Chapter Website - Level 3

    • Layne Bayne - Event Management - Level 2

  • Mid-Winter STAR Event Competition:

    -Gold- 3

    • Chandler Klassy - National Programs in Action - Level 1

    • Ashley Baird & Nora Otterstetter - Food Innovations - Level 1

    • Lexi Mager, Destiny Bolton, and Aaliyah Erickson - Focus on Children - Level 2

    -Silver- 6

    • Naomi Davey - National Programs in Action - Level 1

    • Claire Decker - Repurpose & Redesign - Level 1

    • Layne Bayne - Interpersonal Communication - Level 1

    • Josie Johnston - Repurpose & Redesign - Level 1

    • Rachel Wimpfheimer & Ava Maruska - Event Management - Level 2

    • Macey Novacek - Promote & Publicize FCCLA - Level 3

    -Bronze- 3

    • Ivory King - Teach or Train - Level 1

    • Ella Otterstetter & Mikailah Brekke - Chapter Service Project Display - Level 2

    • Carissa Monroe & Madeline Hamrick - Interpersonal Communication - Level 2

    State STAR Event Competition:

    -Gold- 1

    • Ashley Baird & Nora Otterstetter - Food Innovations - Level 1 - 2nd Advancer

    -Silver- 4

    • Chandler Klassy - National Programs in Action - Level 1

    • Layne Bayne - Interpersonal Communication - Level 1 - 2nd Advancer

    • Josie Johnston - Repurpose & Redesign - Level 1 - 1st Alternate

    • Macey Novacek - Promote & Publicize FCCLA - Level 3 - 1st Advancer

    -Bronze- 3

    • Ivory King - Teach or Train - Level 1

    • Rachel Wimpfheimer & Ava Maruska - Event Management - Level 2 - 1st Advancer

    • Carissa Monroe - Interpersonal Communication - Level 2 - 2nd Advancer

    National STAR Event Competition:

    -Silver- 3

    • Layne Bayne - Interpersonal Communication - Level 1 - 5th place

    • Ashley Baird & Nora Otterstetter - Food Innovations - Level 1 - 25th place

    • Rachel Wimpfheimer & Ava Maruska - Event Management - Level 2 - 30th place

    -Bronze- 1

    • Carissa Monroe - Interpersonal Communication - Level 2 - 32nd place

  • Mid-Winter STAR Event Competition:

    -Gold- 2

    • Layne Bayne - Food Innovations - Level 1

    • Kaitlyn Hanson - Event Management - Level 2

    -Silver- 2

    • Savannah Corbin - Repurpose & Redesign - Level 2

    • Macey Novacek - Fashion Construction - Level 2

    State STAR Event Competition:

    -Gold- 2

    • Layne Bayne - Food Innovations - Level 1 - 1st Advancer

    • Macey Novacek - Fashion Construction - Level 2 - 1st Advancer

    -Bronze- 1

    • Kaitlyn Hanson - Event Management - Level 2 - 2nd Advancer

    National STAR Event Competition:

    -Gold- 1

    • Macey Novacek - Fashion Construction - Level 2 - 16th place

    -Silver- 2

    • Layne Bayne - Food Innovations - Level 1 - 21st place

    • Kaitlyn Hanson - Event Management - Level 2 - 26th place

  • Mid-Winter STAR Event Competition:

    -Gold- 2

    • Jorie Miska & Annie Peterson - Repurpose & Redesign - Level 1

    • Chase Kalt & Noah Dvorak - Repurpose & Redesign - Level 1

    -Silver- 1

    • Kaitlyn Hanson - Focus on Children - Level 2

    -Bronze- 2

    • Macey Novacek - Repurpose & Redesign - Level 2

    • Ashley Bishop - Focus on Children - Level 2

    State STAR Event Competition:

    -Silver- 3

    • Jorie Miska & Annie Peterson - Repurpose & Redesign - Level 1

    • Chase Kalt & Noah Dvorak - Repurpose & Redesign - Level 1

    • Kaitlyn Hanson - Focus on Children - Level 2

    -Bronze- 2

    • Macey Novacek - Repurpose & Redesign - Level 2

    • Ashley Bishop - Focus on Children - Level 2

  • Mid-Winter STAR Event Competition:

    -Gold- 1

    • Audrey Bienek - Repurpose & Redesign - Level 1

    -Bronze- 2

    • Macey Novacek - Event Management - Level 1

    • Alexis Loeslie - Repurpose & Redesign - Level 3