EHS FCCLA team holding ribbons from state competition

El Dorado High School FCCLA competed at state April 13-14, 2026, where two students qualified for nationals.

STAR Events Results:

Emma Villa earned gold, 3rd place, and qualified for nationals in Leadership!

Gage Walden earned silver, 2nd place, and qualified for nationals in Public Policy Advocate!

Jewelsuna Murphy, Payton Murphy-Ward, Sofia Nunez, and Sydney Terrones all earned silver medals in their events!

STAR stands for Students Taking Action with Recognition. In these events, students complete a project to better themselves, their school, or their community, create a portfolio or board, and present it to judges.

LEO Board Results:

Red Ribbons are the highest possible LEO award, and were earned by the following students in the Focus on the Basics event:
Karissa Haubenstein and Katelyn Kelley
Gage Walden
Aryana Vance

A White Ribbon, the 2nd-highest LEO award

In the Focus On the Basics Event:
Emma Villa and Ethan Stalnaker
Josiah Gonzalez

In the Chapters in Action Event:
Gage Walden.

A Team of Sydney Terrones, Jewelsuna Murphy, and Citlalli Cadena-Barraza also earned the black ribbon in the Go for the Red event.

LEO stands for Leadership Education Opportunity. In these events, students create a display board, which allows them to learn more about FCCLA and showcase what our chapter does.