Awards & Recognition

Our chapter is very proud of its accomplishments over the years. We have been very successful and are looking forward to all the new achievements in the years to come as we follow our 2024-25 state theme: 

MN FCCLA Officers from Eastview:

State Officers:

MN FCCLA State Representative to the Board of Directors:

Himani Mondal- 2024-2025

Area Officers:

Central East Area President:

Tyler Hendrickson- 2017-2018

Brianna Cairns- 2018-2019

Kamya Chakravarthi- 2021-2022

Kristine Joseph- 2022-2023

Sahiti Atluri- 2023-2025

Mekdelawit Tesfaye- 2025-2026

Central East Area Vice-President:

Darby O’Neil- 2019-2020

Avani Marahatta- 2024-2025

Central East Area Secretary:

Anna Pugmire- 2016-2017

Binh Nguyen- 2018-2019

Avani Marahatta- 2023-2024

Amy Nguyen- 2025-2026

Central East Area Peer Educator:

Himani Mondal- 2023-2024

Mekdelawit Tesfaye- 2024-2025

Avery Losie- 2024-2025

Norah Brusco- 2024-2025

Jonica Willette- 2024-2025

Fatimah Yusuf- 2024-2025

Amira Abdulqadir- 2025-2026

Chapter Area, State, and National Awards:

Chapter Area Recognition Awards:

Central East Area STAR Events Chapter Recognition Trophy: 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025

Chapter State Recognition Awards:

Chapter of Merit Outstanding Merit Award: 2015

MN Triple Crown Recognition: 2020

Power of One: 2016, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025

Global Days of Service-9/11 and Martin Luther King Day of Service: 2020, 2021, 2022

MN Outstanding Chapter Award: 2020-21, 2021-22, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25

National STAR Event Advancers Top Two in MN: 

2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025

Chapter National Recognition Awards:

Chapter National Program Recognition Awards:

Community Service: 2016, 2020

Power of One: 2016, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025

2018 Online STAR Events Level 2 Top 15 Qualifiers:

FCCLA Chapter Website- Akarshna Iyer

2019 Online STAR Events Level 2 Top 15 Qualifiers:

Digital Stories for Change- Brynn Poppler

FCCLA Chapter Website- Brianna Cairns

2023 Online STAR Events Level 2 Top 15 Qualifiers:
FCCLA Chapter Website- Sahiti Atluri, Avani Marahatta, Himani Mondal

Instructional Video Design- Himani Mondal

2023 Online STAR Events Level 3 Top 15 Qualifiers:

Digital Stories for Change- Miley Marie-Charles

2024 Online STAR Events Level 3 Top 15 Qualifiers:

RED Talks on Education- Himani Mondal

FCCLA Chapter Website- Faylin Hetland, Mica Nunez

2025 Online STAR Events Level 3 Top 20 Qualifiers:

FCCLA Chapter Website- Himani Mondal

Top Ten in the Nation for STAR Events:

2019

2020

2021

2022:

#1 for Job Interview- Level 3: Kamya Chakravarthi

#3 for Teach and Train- Level 2: Himani Mondal

#10 for Promote and Publicize FCCLA- Level 3: Abigail Rajala

2023:

#4 for Instructional Video Design- Level 2: Himani Mondal

#5 for Nutrition and Wellness- Level 2: Sahiti Atluri

#6 for Leadership- Level 3: Riley Hetland

2024:

#3 for Public Policy Advocate- Level 3: Avani Marahatta

#6 for RED Talks on Education- Level 3: Himani Mondal

#6 for Chapter Service Portfolio- Level 3: Kaajal Bahl

#8 for FCCLA Chapter Website- Level 3: Faylin Hetland

#9 for Entrepreneurship- Level 2: Amy Nguyen, Aimee Birmingham, Kendyl Thelen 

2025:

#10 for FCCLA Chapter Website- Level 3: Himani Mondal

Top Three in Country for National Skill Demonstration Events:

2024:

#1 for Speak Out for FCCLA- Level 3: Himani Mondal

2025:

#3 for #teachfcs- Level 3: Himani Mondal

Top Ten in Country for National Online Challenge Test Events:

2024 (NLC):

#3 for Education and Training Challenge- Level 3: Himani Mondal

2024 (Fall):

#2 for Teaching Challenge- Level 3: Himani Mondal

#6 for FCCLA Knowledge Challenge- Level 3: Himani Mondal

2025 (NLC):

#1 for FCCLA Knowledge Challenge- Level 3: Himani Mondal

#3 for Principles of Food Science Challenge- Level 3: Amy Nguyen

#5 for Nutrition and Wellness Challenge- Level 3: Amy Nguyen

#8 for Teaching Challenge- Level 3: Himani Mondal

National Scholarship Awards:

2025:

FCCLA Memorial Scholarship: Himani Mondal

Say Yes to FCS Ceremony:

2025:

Himani Mondal

Adult Awards:

Minnesota FCCLA Adviser Awards:

MN Spirit of Advising- 2018

MN Master Adviser- 2018

MN Adviser Mentor Award- 2024

National FCCLA Adviser Awards:

National Spirit of Advising- 2018

National Master Adviser- 2018

National Adviser Mentor Award- 2024

National Adviser of the Year Award Top 5 Finalist- 2024

Additional Adviser Awards/Honors:

MAFCS (Minnesota Association of Family and Consumer Sciences) Teacher of the Year- 2025

AAFCS (American Association of Family and Consumer Sciences) National Teacher of the Year- 2025

Minnesota FCCLA Administrator Awards:

MN FCCLA Administrator of the Year Award- Bruce Miller (Principal) 2024

Other:

Other Awards:

Chapter Completion of the 7-Up Challenge 2014, 2015, 2016, 2019, 2020, 2021

State Recognition Awards for Chapter Members:

2022:

Ultimate Leadership Award- Kamya Chakravarthi 

Chapter Spark Award- Abigail Rajala

New Member Award- Seham Ibrahim and Sarvesh Anandhaganesen

2023:

Ultimate Leadership Award- Himani Mondal

Chapter Spark Award- Riley Hetland

New Member Award- Amira Abdulqadir

2024:

Ultimate Leadership Award- Himani Mondal

Chapter Spark Award- Mekdelawit Tesfaye

New Member Award- Faylin Hetland and Savannah Bear

  
Other Awards that our Chapter Members have recieved:

ExCEL (Excellence in Community, Education and Leadership) Award- State of Minnesota Award of Excellence for a Junior at Eastview High School:

Darby O’Neil- (2018-19)

Himani Mondal- (2023-24) 

Eastview High School Family and Consumer Sciences Student of the Year- Eastview High School Award given to a Senior who shows Excellence in the Family and Consumer Sciences Department:

Vanessa White- (2018-19)

Bryn Poppler- (2019-20)

Anya Brown- (2020-21)

Annika Ellis- (2021-22)

Emma Longacre- (2022-23)

Faylin Hetland- (2023-24)

Himani Mondal- (2024-25)

Awards for our FCCLA Chapter Members:

- Activity Awards (Awarded at the end of the year Banquet):

- School Activity Letter

- Certificate of Participation

- School Board Recognition for all Competitors

- Member of the Month

- Holiday Party awards that thank members who have gone "above and beyond" so far in the chapter year by showing high participation and attendance in FCCLA activities.