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 IFHE World Home Economics Day, March 21 with special webcast on March 25,  Saturday: 

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For more information click the button below: 

IFHE Webinar Registration
 The South Carolina Association of Family and Consumer Sciences met at the Marriott Myrtle Beach Resort & Spa at Grand Dunes on February 16-17, 2023. The SCAFCS Newsletter will have photos and articles covering the event when it is published this spring (in April). A few of the speaker biographies and PowerPoints are currently available in the Conference Updates website page.
2023 SCAFCS Updated Tentative Program-at-a Glance


​From the South Carolina Department of Education
Dr. Eleanor Glover Gladney 

​Human Services/Family and Consumer Sciences 2023-2024 Booklet 

Link to 2023-24 Booklet
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The Community of Apparel, Textiles, & Design Juried Showcase
at the 
AAFCS National Conference
being held in Baltimore MD June 22-26, 2023


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The 2023 Community of Apparel, Textiles, and Design Juried Showcase

Deadline: March 8, 2023
Acceptance Notifications:  April 1, 2023


The Community of Apparel, Textiles, and Design is now accepting entries for the 2023 Juried Showcase to be held on Monday, June 26 as part of the 2023 AAFCS Annual Conference.  Submit a publishable abstract and photos to showcase your best work in apparel design/clothing & wearable textile art, art & design/fiber/non-fiber, interior design/housing & textile art, and other creative areas. If selected, you will make an oral presentation and exhibit your work during the conference. Members and Nonmembers may submit. 
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An example of the 2019 Catalog is provided here, but a sample of the SCAFCS 2021 Bob Jones University submissions can be seen in the SCAFCS Newsletter November 2021, pp. 9-11 (use the Newsletter widget).

2019 ATD Juried Showcase Catalog



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Submission of an entry, or entries, indicates that submitter(s) or sponsoring AAFCS member agree(s) to register for the conference and make a presentation of the accepted work.

Entries are being accepted in the categories of:
  • Apparel, Design & Clothing
  • Wearable Textile Art
  • Interior Textile Art
 
To identify specifics about the juried showcase and to access submission guidelines, go to: 

https://www.aafcs.org/ac2023/calls/atd-showcase-23


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Although December provided a time to CELEBRATE & ELEVATE Family and Consumer Sciences, this year we continue to celebrate the value and impact of the FCS profession. 
Toolkit Overview
Classroom Resources
Zoom Backgrounds
ELEVATE FRIDAYS
Templates & Printables
Logos & Graphics

The past two virtual Conferences were amazing. The 2022 Virtual Conference was held Saturday, February 19, 2022; the 2021 Virtual Conference was held Saturday, February 20, 2021 . If you didn't get your program copies for future reference, click the buttons below. Photos and write-ups are found in the Spring, 2022 and April, 2021 Newsletters (See Newsletter widget on top line.).  Ppts that were shared are available in Conference Updates link in the tool bar. 

2022 SCAFCS Conference Program
2021 SCAFCS Conference Program
Checks and donations for the AAFCS Fund Development collection or Donations to sponsor half of student membership for a student through HUGS ($25) can be made out to SCAFCS and sent to the VP Finance, Glenna Mason, 3160 Jackson Drive, Orangeburg, SC 29118.
Online Donation Form & QR Code

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 Say YES to FCS: Filling the FCS Educator Pipeline  This initiative is available to encourage      consideration of Family and Consumer Sciences Education as a profession. For more information, please visit      https://www.fcsed.net/fcsed/recruit/recruit-commit 

AAFCS What is FCS? Video

FACS Faces and Places 
Click here to sign up online for a Data catalog of FACS professionals in SC.
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1ofFytzECcfBKm2pt3MV01ZzKIs489f2pg8xwqZf80Dw/edit#heading=h.ip3y6982gwwp

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Dr. LaToya Johnson, SCSU FCS Academic Program Coordinator and Assistant Professor / Dr. Bill Whitaker, acting Dean of the SCSU's College of Agriculture and Family and Consumer Sciences/ Dr. Marissa Pipkin-Jones, SC Teacher of the Year represented SC at the 2022 AAFCS Conference in Orlando FL.
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Dr. Marissa Pipkin-Jones with her display of Teaching concepts shared at the Teacher of the Year showcase.
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Dr. Bonita Manson (now living in Texas) and Dr. Ethel Jones (now working in Alabama) catch up with SC friendship and news. Gone from SC, but still beloved members.
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Teacher of the Year winners and affiliate representatives. Great job! Thank you to Goodheart-Willcox publishers for their faithful and continued support of FCS Educational materials for FCS Education.

©2023 SCAFCS
(South Carolina Association of
​Family and Consumer Sciences)  
An affiliate of the 
​American Association of
Family and Consumer Sciences 

(AAFCS |1410 King Street | 2nd Floor ​
Alexandria, VA 22314

Phone: 703.706.4600)

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