The STAR Events national program currently includes the following events:

Applied Technology - an individual or team event, recognizes participants who develop a project using technology that addresses a concern related to Family and Consumer Sciences and/or related occupations and integrates and applies content from academic subjects.

Career Investigation - an individual event, recognizes participants for their ability to perform self-assessments, research and explore a career, set career goals, create a plan for achieving goals, and describe the relationship of Family and Consumer Sciences coursework to the selected career.

Chapter Service Project - a team event, recognizes chapters that develop and implement an in-depth service project that makes a worthwhile contribution to families, schools, and communities.  Students must use Family and Consumer Sciences content and skills to address and take action on a community need.

Chapter Showcase - a team event, recognizes chapters that develop and implement a well-balanced program of work and promote FCCLA and Family and Consumer Sciences and/or related occupations and skills to the community.

Culinary Arts - a team event, recognizes participants enrolled in occupational culinary arts/food service training programs for their ability to work as members of a team to produce a quality meal using industrial culinary arts/food service techniques and equipment.

Early Childhood - an individual event, recognizes participants who demonstrate their ability to use knowledge and skills gained from their enrollment in an occupational early childhood program.  Participants must prepare a portfolio and a resource container.  On site, participants must plan and present to evaluators an activity related to the theme in response to a case study provided during the event and an oral presentation describing the activity.

Entrepreneurship - an individual or team event, recognizes participants who develop a plan for a small business using Family and Consumer Sciences skills and sound business practices.  Participants are evaluated on the business plan and an oral presentation and are not required to have implemented the plan.  The business must relate to an area of Family and Consumer Sciences education or related occupations.

Fashion Construction - an individual event that recognizes participants who apply fashion construction skills learned in Family and Consumer Sciences courses to create a display using samples of their skills.

Focus on Children - an individual or team event, recognizes participants who use Family and Consumer Sciences skills to plan and conduct a child development project that has a positive impact on children and the community.

Hospitality - an individual or team event, recognizes participants who demonstrate their ability to use knowledge and skills gained from their enrollment in a hospitality programs.  Participants must prepare a portfolio showing evidence of research and development in the area of guidelines for customer service/customer relations, an oral presentation describing the project in detail, and a response to a case study related to customer service/customer relations in the hospitality career pathway of their choice.

Illustrated Talk - an individual or team event, recognizes participants who make an oral presentation about issues concerning Family and Consumer Sciences and/or related occupations.  Participants use visuals to illustrate the presentation.

Interior Design - an individual or team event  that recognizes participants who apply interior design skills learned in Family and Consumer Sciences courses to design interiors that meet the living space needs of clients.

Interpersonal Communications - an individual or team event, recognizes participants who use Family and Consumer Sciences and/or related occupation skills and apply communication techniques to develop a project designed to strengthen communication in a chosen category: community, employment, relationships, family, peer groups, or school groups.

Job Interview - an individual event, recognizes participants who use Family and Consumer Sciences and/or related occupation skills to develop a portfolio, participate in an interview, and communicate a personal understanding of job requirements.

Life Event Planning - an individual or team event that recognizes participants who apply skills learned in Family and Consumer Sciences courses to manage the costs of an event.

National Programs in Action - an individual or team event, recognizes participants who explain how the Planning Process was used to plan and implement a national program project.

Parliamentary Procedure - a team event, recognizes chapters that develop a working knowledge of parliamentary law and the ability to conduct an FCCLA business meeting.

Promote and Publicize FCCLA! - an individual or team event, recognizes participants who use communications skills and techniques to educate their schools and communities about FCCLA with the intention of growing chapters and strengthening FCS and FCCLA programs.

Recycle and Redesign - an individual event, recognizes participants who select a used fashion or home apparel item to recycle into a new product.

Teach and Train - an individual event, recognizes participants for their exploration of the education and training fields through research and hands-on experience.

STAR Events Manual - Family, Career and Community Leaders of America, Inc. - www.fcclainc.org