Members of Prescott High's Chapter of the Family, Career and Community Leaders of America as well as teachers and staffers of the school and the school district stand in front of the items available during this morning's coffee.

Hosting this morning’s Prescott-Nevada County Chamber of Commerce coffee was the Family, Career and Community Leaders of America Prescott High School chapter. Several members of the 44-strong chapter prepared and served breakfast items to school staff, visitors and fellow students in Linda Benton’s kitchen classroom on the high school’s campus starting at 9:30 a.m.

Among the items were a sausage-egg-cheese casserole, a tater-tots casserole, mini quiches, banana bread, blueberry muffins, orange juice, Hawaiian punch and apple juice.

Two students spoke to update those attending on the recent activities of their respective groups. As Breanna Haddix, president of FCCLA-Prescott, explained, “We have done a DeGray Lake cleanup, where we went in, just walked around the Great Lake and picked up trash and everything. And we also did an FCCLA Trick or treat Spooktacular by Main Street in Prescott here. I was in a competition to get elected for district officer and I won that position. So next year, I'm going to be the Vice President of Community Service, district level.”

Elena McElroy, the president of the Prescott Future Business Leaders of America Chapter, said it had been to a “district conference where we each competed, in financial projects and tests. And we did really well.” She said almost every member attending placed and won an award.  “We also have been getting into  fundraisers and raising money for the McDonald's Foundation, and they raise money for kids who need help, like sick kids in hospitals and with cancer. We also got the word out to kids to join, and we've been pretty successful this year,” McElroy said.

Prescott Public Schools Superintendent Robert Poole said the FCCLA was an important part of what the district does to educate students. “It gives kids a chance to be leaders in the community, the school and they get to learn all these trades,” he said.

The event took place in Linda Benton’s classroom, which is outfitted with a kitchen with multiple stoves and other appliances. Benton herself is in her 23rd year of teaching for Prescott High.  In her capacity as family and consumer science teacher, Benton said, “we’re preparing students for home life, career life, whatever they want to do.”