Programming

Ohio Grown: Student Chef Showcase 

The Office of Nutrition is seeking student-led culinary teams to develop original recipes featuring Harvest of the Month ingredients that can be replicated in school kitchens across the state. Recipes will be evaluated with the top five scoring culinary teams invited to participate in a live cooking competition to determine the winner. Teams invited to the cooking competition will receive a private lesson with Farm to School Chef and Culinary Instructor Jim Warner and a reimbursement stipend of up to $500 to perfect their dish and cover travel expenses to the competition. The competition is open to students in grades sixth through twelfth that attend schools participating in the National School Lunch Program. Visit the Ohio Grown: Student Chef Showcase  webpage to learn more or contact Chef Jim Warner. 

Ohio Grown: Student Chef Showcase Timeline

• Application Period Opens: September 24, 2025 
• Ohio Grown: Student Chef Showcase Application Webinar  
• October 22 at 10:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m.    
• November 12 at 2:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m.  
• January 14 at 3:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m.   
• Application Period Closes: February 2, 2026 at 11:59 p.m. ET 
• Announcement of Cooking Competition Finalists: March 2026 
• Live Cooking Competition: May 8, 2026, 9 a.m. – 2 p.m. 

Hospitality and Tourism Professional Development

Featuring Brittany Saxon, the Owner of Six Hundred Downtown in Bellefontaine, Ohio. Brittany is a six time champion at the World Pizza Games in Las Vegas, this past year competing at the International Pizza Challenge. Brittany will train you to make dough with and without a mixer, explain how to develop dough flavor, and teach you how to stretch dough with your students. We will then discuss how to fit this into short and long class times and turn these skills into revenue for your program!

Date: Monday, November 3, 2025

Time: 8:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m.

Location: Six Hundred Downtown, Bellefontaine, OH

Cost: $150

Make Checks Payable to: Ohio FCCLA, 25 S. Front Street, MS 611, Columbus, OH 43215-4183;

Registration Deadline: Monday, October 20, 2025

Family and Consumer Sciences Professional Development - Featuring Zwilling

The Ohio Department of Education and Workforce in partnership with Zwilling will be hosting a Family and Consumer Sciences Professional Development Meeting. This meeting will include state updates and content based professional development.

• Date: Friday, November 14, 2025
• Time: 9:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m.
• Location: Columbus State Community College – Delaware Campus (5100 Cornerstone Dr., Delaware, Ohio 43015)
• Cost: $50
• Make checks payable to: Ohio FCCLA, 25 S. Front Street, MS 611, Columbus, Ohio 43215-4183
• Registration Closes: October 17, 2025 or maximum 50 participants
• Agenda

Education and Training In Person Workshop

Join Josh Coleman, Education and Training Program Specialist, for a one-day, in-person workshop on Monday, October 20, 2025, from 9:00 am - 2:00 pm, specifically designed for Education and Training Career and Technical Education (CTE) instructors leading Teaching Professions and Early Childhood Education programs. This workshop will provide information and updates on topics related to the Standards Revision, Middle School Programming, Work-based Learning, CTSOs, and opportunities to network and share best practices in your programs.

The workshop is free, but meals are not included. The workshop location will be the Delaware Area Career Center, Room 1501 - The Forum.

FCCLA

2025 Fall FCCLA Challenge Test Registration Now Open!

Advisers, registration for the 2025 Online Fall FCCLA Challenge Tests is now open in the FCCLA Portal under Meetings & Events > 2025 Online Fall FCCLA Challenge Test Registration.

• Registration Deadline: October 10, 2025
• Invoice Due Date: October 17, 2025
• Testing Window: October 20 – November 21, 2025 (8:00 a.m. – 8:00 p.m. ET)

New this year: Five additional Challenge Tests have been added:

• Counseling and Mental Health Services Challenge
• Interpersonal Relationships Challenge
• Principles of Human Services Challenge
• School to Career Challenge
• Working with Young Children Challenge

Challenge Test Guidelines can be downloaded from the FCCLA Portal > Resources > Competitive Events > 2025-2026 Challenge Tests. Contact competitiveevents@fcclainc.org with any questions.

Columbus Blue Jackets FCCLA Day

The Columbus Blue Jackets invite you to the annual FCCLA Day on Thursday, December 11, 2025. The event will include the chance to engage with an educational speaker panel, skate on the arena’s NHL ice, and a CBJ game following the event.

Event Time: 12:30 p.m.- 4:30 p.m.

All payments must be submitted by Monday, December 1, 2025

Contact Alec Rivers at (614) 246-3852 or arivers@bluejackets.com with any questions, concerns, or special requests.

2025 Columbus Blue Jacket FCCLA Day Order Form

Beef in the Classroom Grant

The Beef in the Classroom Grant provides Ohio educators with up to $300 per school year to support lessons that incorporate cuts of beef. This program helps teachers bring real-world learning into their classrooms while reinforcing topics such as nutrition, food safety, culinary skills, agriculture, and science.

Eligibility: Open to all Ohio teachers who plan to use cuts of beef as part of a classroom lesson.

Application for Beef in the Classroom Grant Program

Questions: Contact Anna Gest, Manager of Nutritional Education Programs

Beef in the Classroom Materials

The Ohio Beef Council aims to provide resources for teachers in order to expand students’ ability to learn about beef and agriculture in the classroom. 

Looking for resources for people of all ages regarding beef? Browse through Ohio Beef Council current offerings and fill out the order form to have materials sent to you for your next event.