CA FCCLA C STAR and STAR
An important component of the California FCCLA leadership program is career development related to Family and Consumer Sciences (FCS). The STAR Events are contests in 23 career-related areas that prepare members of the California FCCLA for the world of work. These events extend classroom learning and give students recognition and a sense of achievement while developing skills for future careers.
Individual, team, and chapter events are offered to students in high school, junior high school, or middle school. Level 3 participants include those in grades 11-12 and ROCP, level 2 participants are in grades 9-10, level 1 participants are in grades 6-8. Members compete at various levels - qualifying, state, and in some cases national finals.Corporations, institutions and individuals sponsor various events with cash, scholarships and prizes. Each year, students are presented awards that total more than $90,000 in value. Contributors develop a sense of pride in knowing they have become partners with education in preparing students for living and working in the 21st century.
Newly Updated Competitive Events Resources Available on the FCCLA Portal
The Competitive Events Resource section on the FCCLA Portal has been revamped for easier navigation, with resources now organized into clear categories.
Guidelines are available, along with a dedicated Templates and Resources folder containing all current case studies, scenarios, and themes for each event. Past resources have been refreshed, and the full STAR Event Guidelines are now accessible in one file, along with a separate folder for all STAR Events rubrics for comprehensive access.
2026 FCCLA Region/State STAR Event Online Video
Nearly $1,000,000 is presented to STAR award winners each year … do you want to be involved?
STAR Event Handbook
STAR Events By Sector
Event Descriptions
STAR Themes
Competitive Event Levels:
- Level 1 - Members through grade 6-8
- Level 2 - Members in grades 9 and 10
- Level 3 - Members in grades 11 and 12
* Event is not intended for a Capstone level course
** Event is intended for an Advanced Capstone level course
Demonstration Event at the National Leadership Competition
+ Event advances to the National Leadership Competition
Mixed Level Teams
- Team Events with only Level 2 or Level 3 may not include members through grade 8.
- Team events with only Level 3 may not include members through Grade 10.
- Events that have all three levels can have a mixed team of any level but must enter at the level of the highest participant member’s grade level.