DECA

DECA (Distributive Education Cooperative of America)

Overview:
Demonstration of knowledge and leadership in the field of marketing and
competition against other high school members for recognition and advancement of competition

Advisor: Ms. Haines

DECA is an international association of high school students studying
marketing, management and entrepreneurship in business, finance, hospitality and marketing, sales and service.

                             DECA chapters operate in over 4,500 high schools across the U.S., Puerto
         Rico, Guam, and Canada. With over 172,000 members (mostly juniors and seniors),
              DECA's high school division is recognized and endorsed by all 50 state departments of education and the U.S. Department of Education.

Membership in the high school division is focused on students with a career
interest in hospitality, finance, sales, and service, business administration and/or entrepreneurship.

                          DECA programs are co-curricular, meaning programs are based on nationally
             recognized standards in one or more of the curriculum areas. Roxbury DECA
             chapter members must be Marketing Education students since competition in the
            various career area includes a great deal of the Marketing principles learned in the classroom.

                    Members of DECA practice leadership, responsibility, community service,
                  business and marketing practices and principles, and have the opportunity to assess
                 their knowledge and experience through involvement in workshops and
                 competitions. there are several college scholarship opportunities for DECA
                 members, and the opportunity to continue the DECA spirit at the college level
                 through Delta Epsilon Chi!
                      Anyone interested in learning more about participation in DECA should contact
                    Ms. Haines, the DECA advisor, at the high school or tour the national website:
                    www.deca.org

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