Student Organizations
Career & Technical Student Organizations (CTSO)
Family, Career & Community Leaders of America (FCCLA)
Family, Career & Community Leaders of America (FCCLA) is a national Career and Technical Student Organization (CTSO) for students in Family and Consumer Sciences (FCS) education. FCCLA offers intracurricular resources and opportunities for students to pursue careers that support families. Since 1945, FCCLA members have been making a difference in their families, careers, and communities by addressing important personal, work, and societal issues through Family and Consumer Sciences education.
FCCLA Contact Information
Mandy Walker – mandy.walker@ottumwaschools.com
Future Business Leaders of America (FBLA)
Future Business Leaders of America (FBLA) is the largest business Career and Technical Student Organization in the world.
Each year, FBLA helps more than 230,000 members in middle school, high school, and college prepare for careers in business.
FBLA Contact Information
Deb Matthews – deb.matthews@ottumwaschools.com
Future Farmers of America (FFA)
FFA is a dynamic youth organization that changes lives and prepares members for premier leadership, personal growth and career success through agricultural education. FFA develops members’ potential and helps them discover their talent through hadns-on experiences, which give members the tools to achieve real-world success.
Members are future farmers, chemists, veterinarians, government officials, entrepreneurs, bankers, international business leaders, teachers and premier professionals in many career fields.
FFA is an intracurricular student organization for those interested in agriculture and leadership. It is one of three components of agricultural education.
The official name of the organization is the National FFA Organization. The letters FFA stand for Future Farmers of America. These letters are part of our history and our heritage that will never change.
FFA Contact Information
Miranda Johnson – miranda.johnson@ottumwaschools.com
Becky Hellwig – becky.hellwig@ottumwaschools.com
SkillsUSA
SkillsUSA is the #1 workforce development organization for students. They empower students to become skilled professionals, career-ready leaders and responsible community members. From their mission to their reach, from their brand to their history, learn who they are, what they do, and why they do it.
SkillsUSA Contact Information
Brent Bambrook – brent.bambrook@ottumwaschools.com