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Welcome to the Central High School DECA Page

Sponsors:
Mr. David Jordan & Mrs. Lisa Beavers
 

DECA State  

The Central DECA Marketing Team competed in state competition at Lake Ozark, Mo on March 18 – 22.  The results ranked as one of the best years for Central DECA.

 

State Final Results:

 

Management Teams:

1st Place:

Financial Services Management Team – Erica Weiser and Blake Dixon

Hospitality Services Management Team – Samantha Huckuntod and Alex Goldberg

2nd Place:

Marketing Communications Management Team – Philip Overly and Gage Miller

Medalists:

Marketing Communication Management Team – Nikita Sharma and Holly Dinkle

 

Individual Events:

3rd Place:

Business Financial Services – Adam Kisling

5th Place:

Human Resource Management – Lauren Bingham

Professional Selling Events:

Hospitality Professional Selling Event:

3rd Place – Locky Catron

4th Place – Cole Brockett

Medalist – Matthew Shelton

Written Project Presentation:

Advertising Campaign – Medalist – Bradley Schlange

Fashion Merchandising Plan – Medalist – Payton McGee and Amy Vaughn

Business Research Operations Plan – Medalist – Lexi Gill and Morgan Downey

Public Relations Project – 3rd Place – Kaitlyn Schletzbaum and Morgan Noble

Community Service Project – Medalist – Katherine Ferrall, Melissa Murphy, and Katherine Lawrence    
 
 
WHO CAN JOIN?

DECA members can begin their experience as early as the ninth grade by enrolling in a marketing, finance, hospitality, business management or entrepreneurship course. DECA Career ClustersThey can retain their membership in DECA as long as they are actively pursuing courses in one of the content areas. As part of a high school chapter, DECA members can take full advantage of DECA activities described below while preparing themselves to be college and career ready upon graduation.

High school students join DECA through their high school chapter, often advised by a faculty member responsible for course content in one of the above career areas. High school chapters are recognized and chartered by the state or provincial association.

DECA membership is open year-round; however, some states/provincies have eligibility deadlines to participate in conferences and competitive events. The deadline for all DECA International Career Development Conference competitors is March 1.

PREPARING EMERGING LEADERS AND ENTREPRENEURS

By leveraging their DECA membership, members can become:

  • academically prepared for college and careers in marketing, finance, hospitality or management
  • community oriented by gaining an appreciation for the benefits of service and their potential impact on the community and world
  • professionally responsible with ethics, integrity and high standards
  • experienced leaders by practicing key leadership skills such as goal setting, consensus building and project management.

More than 185,000 DECA members are in 5,000 high school chapters in all 50 states and nine countries.

 

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