By Shelby Shank
Field Editor

Texas Farm Bureau (TFB) awarded Justin Dick, a senior at Brownsboro High School, a $5,000 scholarship during the Texas Association, Family, Career and Community Leaders of America (FCCLA) state conference.

Each year, TFB awards one scholarship to a state or regional officer of Texas FCCLA who majors in a field of study related to family and consumer sciences.

“Texas Farm Bureau works closely with Texas FCCLA to grow our future leaders,” McKenna Bush, TFB Youth Outreach coordinator, said. “Family and consumer science education works alongside agriculture offering students career opportunities in nutrition and culinary arts, textiles and clothing, consumer resource management and so much more.”

After graduation, Dick plans to attend the University of North Texas and major in human development and family science. He wants to become a high school family consumer sciences teacher and FCCLA advisor, but Dick also aspires to attend law school and become a family lawyer.

Dick is the state corresponding secretary for Texas FCCLA and heavily involved through the organization. He served as chapter vice president and previously as the Region 3 vice president of parliamentary law. He has also competed in several events at the regional and state level.

“FCCLA taught me that even though I have a speech impediment, I can still make a change,” Dick said. “FCCLA brought me out of my shell, and now I compete in contests in front of thousands of people comfortably. FCCLA has taught me that I can make an impact.”

In addition to FCCLA, Dick is active in several activities at Brownsboro High School, including the debate team and coaching his fellow teammates.

“FCCLA also taught me the importance of family. When I joined FCCLA, I did not have a good relationship with my sister and that became one of my goals to improve that relationship,” Dick said. “Now my sister and I have a great relationship, and it showed me the importance family relationships can have in a child’s life and an adult’s.”

TFB District 4 State Director John Paul Dineen III presented the scholarship to Dick during the state conference.

Get more information about TFB youth opportunities at texasfarmbureau.org/youth/youth-opportunities.