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
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The Tentative Schedule, ONLINE Registration**, and Online Payment links are available. The Hard-copy Registration form is available to download (for distribution to administration and colleagues as well as send in via USPS mail if preferred).
**Please use the ONLINE Registration if at all possible. EARLY BIRD Registration ended November 30, 2025. REGULAR Registration fees are now in place. Be sure to complete your registration before January 31, 2026. Late Registration Fees will be activated February 1-9 (an additional $50). On-site registrations will not be available. Be sure to get Registered AND to book your Hilton Garden Inn registrations as soon as possible (see the Hard-copy Registration form for more information). 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. |
NOMINATE FOR AWARDS!
DO THIS AS SOON AS POSSIBLE! Consider possible members to nominate for Awards.
Contact Avannah Lewis Chilton after checking in the Membership box above, click on the Awards and Recognition section.
There are many unsung heroes in SCAFCS who should be praised for their efforts.
Follow the directions provided on that section.
DO THIS AS SOON AS POSSIBLE! Consider possible members to nominate for Awards.
Contact Avannah Lewis Chilton after checking in the Membership box above, click on the Awards and Recognition section.
There are many unsung heroes in SCAFCS who should be praised for their efforts.
Follow the directions provided on that section.
The Apparel, Textiles, & Design Juried Showcase
AAFCS National Conference
Louisville, Kentucky
June 18-21, 2026
The 2026 Community of Apparel Textiles, and Design Juried Showcase
Applications Open: November 3, 2025
Applications Close: January 28, 2026
AAFCS is now accepting entries for the 2026 Apparel, Textiles, and Design Juried Showcase. There is a call for Submissions for the Community of Apparel, Textile and Design Juried Showcase at the 2026 Annual Conference. 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:
Applications Open: November 3, 2025
Applications Close: January 28, 2026
AAFCS is now accepting entries for the 2026 Apparel, Textiles, and Design Juried Showcase. There is a call for Submissions for the Community of Apparel, Textile and Design Juried Showcase at the 2026 Annual Conference. 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.
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:
https://www.aafcs.org/news-and-events/conferences/ac-26/atd26
This site also provides links to the Showcase Guidelines, Showcase rubric, Abstract Template, Abstract Sample, and Submission link.
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.
https://www.aafcs.org/news-and-events/conferences/ac-26/atd26
This site also provides links to the Showcase Guidelines, Showcase rubric, Abstract Template, Abstract Sample, and Submission link.
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).
2025 AI Greenville 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.
If you missed out on notes or details of the presentations, go to the Conference Updates tab above to find the program and the various speaker presentations.
If you missed out on notes or details of the presentations, go to the Conference Updates tab above to find the program and the various speaker presentations.
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 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.
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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!
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!
2025 SCAFCS Greenville Conference Highlights
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After over 25 years of serving South Carolina as the FCS Liaison at the SC Department of Education, Dr. Eleanor Able Glover Gladney announced her July, 2025 retirement. She has been nominated for the Distinguished Service Award of AAFCS. She has done so much to keep the FCS programs current, cutting-edged, and applicable for individuals, families, and communities in SC. (Photo on the side.) ---------> |
2025 SCAFCS Teacher of the year is Lanier Alston. Lanier teaches FCS at Hand Middle School in Columbia SC. She will represent SCAFCS at the National AAFCS Conference in Louisville KY June 18-21, 2026. (Photo above.)
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2025 Photo of Past Presidents (Photo above): Sophia Brown (2022-24), Anna Sumabat Turner (2008-09), Dr. Lillie Glover (1994-95), Dr. Diane Smathers (2010-11), Lorna Williams (2012-13), Dorothy Blanton (2009-10), Dr. Eleanor Glover Gladney (2011-12), Glenna Mason (2016-18), Kimberly Ray (2018-20), Dr. Ethel Jones (2005-06), and not pictured, Sarah Jordan (2015-16).
South Carolina State University (SCSU) Students in the Department of Family and Consumer Sciences and part of the AgriFCS Academy Program.
