State Conference

2027 State Leadership and Recognition Conference:
April 7 – 9 in Virginia Beach

The 2027 State Leadership & Recognition Conference, including the STAR Events competitions, will be held in Virginia Beach on April 7 – 9. This new weekday schedule supports efforts to provide optimum meeting space and hotel availability to meet the needs of our members and advisers. The planning team is hard at work to create activities that are both educational and fun. General information, hotel reservation forms, and critical conference forms for your reference will be available in mid-November.

If you have comments, suggestions, compliments, or concerns related to the conference, please share those with Connie Rhoton, Virginia FCCLA State Adviser: crhoton@mecc.edu.

The 2026-2027 state officer team encourages you to begin planning now to attend the 2027 State Leadership & Recognition Conference.

General information about the state conference will be available below in mid-November. Registration for the 2027 conference will open in January 2027 – check back for the link to the registration site. The conference will be filled with entertaining general sessions, career and college information, informative workshops, competitions, scholarships and awards, and much more!

Contact for questions about the state conference:
Connie Rhoton
crhoton@mecc.edu

Contact for questions about competitive events or the online registration site:
Laura Butcher Short
laura.butcher@virginiafccla.org

Dates for Future Conferences
These are tentative dates pending finalization of meeting space contracts:

April 7-9, 2027
April 5-7, 2028

AGENDA AND IMPORTANT GENERAL INFORMATION:
Please review the tentative agenda and the general info document carefully before starting the registration process. Conference forms (required and optional) are provided in the column to the right. 

CONFERENCE REGISTRATION:
Coming in January: Click here for instructions for registering your chapter in the online site – to register after March 25, contact Connie Rhoton: crhoton@mecc.edu.

Use this link to register online for the 2027 state conference!

HOTEL RESERVATION FORMS:
To begin, review the list of hotels holding room blocks for our groups. This information is also found in the Conference General Information document.
List of Hotels with 2027 FCCLA Blocks – available in November
Select your top choice based on which best meets your needs (bus parking, up to 6 in a room, short walk to VBCC, price, etc.). Comments regarding the advantages of each hotel are provided. It is important to stay in these hotels since they support FCCLA by holding the rooms until our February 15 deadline.
Reservation forms are sent directly to the hotel, not to Virginia FCCLA. Each adviser is responsible for working with their selected hotel to meet payment deadlines with a credit card or school check.

ALL HOTEL RESERVATION FORMS: Select the reservation form for your selected hotel from the list below.
DoubleTree by Hilton Virginia Beach – Headquarters Hotel
Capes Hotel
Comfort Suites Beachfront – sold out for 2026
Country Inn & Suites
Fairfield Inn & Suites
Hampton Inn North Oceanfront
Hampton Inn South Oceanfront
Holiday Inn Express
Sandcastle Resort
SpringHill Suites
Wyndham Virginia Beach Oceanfront – accepting reservations until March 20

VIRGINIA BEACH SAVING PASS: Explore the all-access mobile pass to exclusive year-round deals at some of the favorite restaurants, attractions, and experiences.
Savings Pass Information Flyer
Link to Virginia Beach Savings Pass

Virginia Beach Aquarium Discount Tickets – Youth Groups Process updated March 5, 2026
The discount tickets apply to groups of 15 or more total people (including adults) so chapters with fewer attendees may want to join with another chapter in order to qualify for the discounts.

VIDEOS FROM RECENT STATE CONFERENCES

CONFERENCE FORMS – available in mid-November

SCHOOL RESOURCE OFFICER ATTENDS FREE FORM
Use this form to register your SRO to attend the conference as a chaperone, with waived registration fees.

ADVISER RESPONSIBILITY FORM (required)

STUDENT MEDICAL & CONDUCT FORM (required) This form is required for each student attendee.

ADVISERS’ CHECKLIST
Use this form as a resource to meet deadlines and complete important conference preparation tasks.

SENIOR SPOTLIGHT FORM
Download this form to recognize up to 3 senior members for outstanding FCCLA involvement. (Due March 10)

HOSTS FOR GENERAL SESSIONS FORM
Download this form to volunteer students to serve as hosts for conference general sessions.

SLRC OUTREACH DONATION FORM
Download this form to support the 2027 conference Outreach Project and be recognized for that support. (Due March 10)

VIRGINIA FCCLA 2027 CONFERENCE DRESS CODE
Follow this Virginia FCCLA Dress Code for the 2026 State Leadership & Recognition Conference.

REFUND REQUEST FORM Download this document to request a refund for a conference registration. Please note: STAR Events fees are non-refundable.

PRESS RELEASES Google Docs
Make a copy of any of these documents to edit them for use in publicizing your participation in the conference.

CERTIFICATE OF PARTICIPATION
Canva Template
Use this fillable certificate to recognize your participants.

VIRGINIA FCCLA STATE CONFERENCE BANQUET ATTIRE EXAMPLES
The above link will give pictorial examples of appropriate attire for the Banquet/Gala at the state conference.