State Competition Recap !

Being able to be part of the FCCLA State Conference was such an amazing rewarding experience! To start off we got to travel south to Tuscon all Expenses paid, to The Westin La Paloma Resort & Spa. which had an amazing view inside and out.

 With the resort came an awesome pool side with 4 pools and 3 jacuzzis i guess they knew we would need some relaxation throughout the competition nerves!

 And as a cherry on top we got to go mini golfing, and go-kart racing! But now lets get to business.

FCCLA is an organization that that helps students prepare for their careers, and as a competition many careers had a Star-Event to compete in.

Here Is My Sample Look!

 As for myself, i competed in Fashion Design of course! For my task i was asked to create a clothing line of 6 with all the marketing that comes with it, including fabric profiles and flat patterns and a sample look.I competed with about 10 other, one of which i admired dearly for his construction work!

 But guess what?! I got the GOLD! i initially wanted to participate in the conference searching for the $3,000 scholarship fidm awards for gold medalist in state; and one full year in Nationals!

So i got what i wanted and now i am off to San Antonio,TX in July 6-10, during my birthdate.. in search for the one full year.. Wish me goodluck !

Spotlight Inspiration - The Carrie Dairies

- Broadcasting Aspirations Scholarship : The Carrie Diaries

"Before there was sex, before there was the city, there was just me - Carrie, Carrie Bradshaw."

The Carrie Diaries - My guilty pleasure after work on late Friday nights. In other words, an inspirational show about a young ambitious teenager who is in high school and surrounded by the city, fashion and dreams. What more can a girl like me ask for? This series is the prequel to the infamous Sex and the City. Dated back in the 1980's, during Carries early years striving to make it into her dream career; as a well known writer. The television show is very inspiring to a young girl like me who wants to be surrounded by fashion and the city. Nonetheless, Carrie's style is gorgeous as well as the other characters; such as Larrisa Loughlin. 

Larrisa has something admiring about her… that I enjoy. Maybe it is her fashion, her confidence or her sassy attitude. She is a very courageous woman and I would hope to one day become someone as inspiring as her; a style editor for a well known magazine living in New York with an extravagant wardrobe. With that aside, she pushes Carrie to her full potential because she seen greatness in her from the moment she laid her eyes on her and hired her as an intern. 

 

Carrie and I share a similar drive to our passion by going after what we want to better our future. She is dedicated and strives for the best, which is a great image for all girls my age. When I was this show, I wish I lived back in her time at my age just for the amazing fashion full of crazy trends in the 80’s. Carrie shines from the rest of the classmates at her high school with her fashion, good grades and an intern position at a famous magazine in the city of New York. With the support from her father, he allows her to chase those crazy dreams of hers; just like my amazing parents. 

This TV series sets the bar from others simply because it inspires me and makes me realize anything is possible; most shows doesn't have that much effect on me. 

After I graduate from the Fashion Institute of Design and Merchandising  by 2016 (the dream college that I got accepted to my Jr year in high school), I plan on moving in the big city of New York. There I will continue my education at a fashion college for my bachelors with the intentions of some day being a style editor at a well known fashion magazine, similar to Larissa. I dream of traveling the world like her and inspiring others through fashion. With the determination that Carrie and I share, I will be sure to make that happen because I have nothing to lose in the end. I currently have a job while still in high school and taking college classes for over a year, I am dedicated and motivated to go after my dreams in the fashion industry. I see myself in Carrie Bradshaw at my age, apart from the crazy boy drama. 

All in all, the Carrie Diaries is a great television show that I would recommend to any teenagers who want to get inspired to go after their dreams. It worked for me, so it should work for you as well! Plus the fashion is to DIE for!

- Amanda Villegas