111th Annual Conference
In Partnership with the South Carolina Department of Education
SOUTH CAROLINA ASSOCIATION OF FAMILY AND CONSUMER SCIENCES
 
“FCS: An Umbrella of Opportunities”
 Hilton Garden Inn, Columbia, South Carolina
February 18-20, 2026

The VP Program and committee are making plans and preparing forms to be placed online shortly. As soon as a tentative program and registration forms are ready, they will be announced via Listserve and posted on this site. Keep checking in.  

Information and photos from the Greenville 2025 Conference have been added in the Photo-enhanced and Expanded Conference Updates (See Tabs in the Widgets above).  The Newsletter will be changed to a Newsletter Outline of Events for details and information about SCAFCS and AAFCS. Currently, the Conference Updates will suffice until articles are constructed about the 2025 AI Conference, the upcoming AAFCS National Conference in Kansas City, Missouri, and the 2026 FCS: An Umbrella of Opportunities are available.
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2025 Spring Virtual Town Hall

If you missed it, a synopsis is forthcoming of opportunities in South Carolina!

Last September, the Virtual Town Hall introduced a bit of the history of SCAFCS and provided an opportunity to take part in a Virtual Foccacia baking lesson with King Arthur's lead baking instructor, Leanne Reynolds. You can still watch the YouTube video of the history portion if you click on the "About" Widget above. You can also find information shared for making Focaccia and the link in the Focaccia baking lesson article on page 10 of the November 2024 Newsletter (Click the widget for "Newsletter NOW" above). (Leanne had taught and given excellent information on Classic Scones at the 2024 Columbia Conference. Details on baking can be found on page 6. The Classic Scones Recipe can be downloaded at https://www.kingarthurbaking.com/recipes/classic-scones-recipe).

You never know what incredible opportunities and helpful information can be obtained by keeping in touch and checking into SCAFCS . 
A post will be place here so you can find out what is planned for the coming months! There is always something for you at the SCAFCS table!

AI Conference Updates and PowerPoints Are Available

We enjoyed an awesome SCAFCS 2025 Conference on February 19-21 at the Springhill Suites in downtown Greenville, SC. We learned how to implement AI as a tool in various professional applications, we explored updates in the many components of FCS, and we networked with students and professionals from South Carolina. When choosing this topic last year, we never dreamed how poignant Artificial Intelligence would be in the world at this time. 

​Those who attended and missed out on notes or details of the presentations, can go to the Conference Updates tab above to find the program and the various speaker presentations.

Information about the SCAFCS 2026 Conference in Columbia at a different hotel will be posted this summer.  Be sure to check the website for updates and mark your calendars for February 18-20, 2026!  
The format for the Square Online Payment is like ordering off an online cart.
​You select which items you need (type of membership on registration, additional lunches or banquet options, Preconference, and/or donations to the Student Education Program Fund through HUGS). To add items, select membership, click add to cart. For more items, click continue shopping in the upper left-hand corner, and add to cart. When finished, click on the cart and continue to payment.  The QR Code is no longer available for direct payment to SCAFCS Square.

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Even though FCS Week is over, FCS Elevate opportunities go year around.
​      Use the hashtags when on social media to unite and bring attention to FCS!          #FCSWeek and #ElevateFCS. 
Use the following links for Elevate FCS to communicate who we are and why FCS is important.  Let parents, administrators, and district officials see and hear of the benefits that  FCS provides in homes, communities, and in the state. The Classroom Resources provides terrific activities and visuals for various subjects.

The Apparel, Textiles, & Design Juried Showcase
 AAFCS National Conference
 Kansas City, Missouri 
June 25-27, 2025  

The 2025 Community of Apparel, Textiles, and Design Juried Showcase
Deadline:  January 31, 2025 
Acceptance Notifications: March ? 2025

AAFCS is now accepting entries for the 2025 Apparel, Textiles, and Design Juried Showcase. There is a call for Submissions for the Community of Apparel, Textile and Design Juried Showcase at the 2025 Annual Conference in Kansas City, MO, June 25-27!   AAFCS invites designers, innovators and creators to submit their work for this exceptional event! The Juried Showcase is open to AAFCS members and non-members. 

Designers will showcase their best work in apparel design/clothing & wearable textile art, art & design/fiber/non-fiber, interior design/housing & textile art, and other creative areas. 
Designs may be submitted as:
  • Student Entry - includes undergraduate or graduate students
  • Professional Entry - includes all other entries like faculties, designers, artists, etc.


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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).
Submission of an entry, or entries, indicates that submitter(s) or sponsoring AAFCS member agree, if accepted, to register for the conference to exhibit and present the work during the Showcase.
Entry submission(s) will include a written design statement/abstract with digital images of the designer's creative works. Entries are being accepted in the categories of:
  • Apparel: this category will include garments or clothing items designed to be worn on the human body in a three-dimensional space. In other words, clothing is shaped and structured to wrap around the body’s contours, allowing for flexibility, movement, and  functionality. Each entry should be a complete/total look covering the upper and lower part of the body.
  • Textile-Based Designs or Accessories: refers to materials or textiles-based design that is produced in two-dimensional forms. This category typically includes scarves (printed, embroidered, intricate woven patterns), hats, gloves, belts, jewelry, etc.
  • Interior: any material used to enhance the interior space of a building. This category will include materials like fiber art, macramé, wall art pieces, lamp shades, home furnishing items etc.
Feel free to share this notice with your colleagues and others who would be interested in showcasing their designs.   Review the following site to identify specifics about the juried showcase and to access submission guidelines, go to: 
https://www.aafcs.org/news-and-events/conferences/annualconf-25/call-for-proposals25/atd25

This site also provides links to the Showcase Guidelines, Showcase rubric, Abstract Template, Abstract Sample, and Submission link.