West Lyon FCCLA

FCS (or FACS) stands for Family and Consumer Sciences.

The FCS classes at West Lyon include Child Development, Foods, Fashion/Interior Design, Nutrition, Relationships, Skills for Life, Health and FCS & Careers. Ms. Clasen updates our Facebook page with up to date events in both the Family and Consumer Science classes and our FCCLA Chapter.

FCS Provides secondary and post-secondary students the opportunity to explore and prepare for careers in culinary, nutrition, dietetics, education, early childhood, fashion design, interior design, textiles, tourism and hospitality, food science, social services and many human services related careers.

The student led organization for Family and Consumer Science is FCCLA (Family, Career and Community Leaders of America) 

• FCCLA Information 

  • Mission: ​To promote personal growth and leadership development through Family and Consumer Sciences education. Focusing on the multiple roles of family member, wage earner and community leader, members develop skills for life through: character development, creative and critical thinking, interpersonal communication, practical knowledge, and career preparation.

Motto:Toward New Horizons 

Purposes:

• To provide opportunities for personal development and preparation for adult life.

• To strengthen the function of the family as a basic unit of society.

• To encourage democracy through cooperative action in the home and community.

• To encourage individual and group involvement in helping achieve global cooperation and harmony.

• To promote greater understanding between youth and adults.

• To provide opportunities for making decisions and for assuming responsibilities.

• To prepare for the multiple roles of men and women in today's society.

• To promote Family and Consumer Sciences and related occupations.

​Creed: 

• ​We are the Family, Career and Community Leaders of America.

  We face the future with warm courage and high hope.

  For we have the clear consciousness of seeking old and precious values.

  For we are the builders of homes,

  Homes for America's future,

  Homes where living will be the expression of everything that is good and fair,

  Homes where truth and love and security and faith will be realities, not dreams.

  We are the Family, Career and Community Leaders of America.

  We face the future with warm courage and high hope.