I have attached an order form for DECA Day at Six Flags on Friday, June 11. The deadline for us to get the discounted rate is Friday, Feb. 26, sorry it conflicts with State Conference deadlines!! Because we need to do the field trip during Student Appreciation Days at the end of the school year, I know that some of you may not be able to obtain permission to attend due to end of year activities and regulations. However, you may allow your DECA seniors who may be out of school to attend.
Tomorrow is the due date for State Conference registration & housing forms at the PO Box and via e-mail to myself, Harry(registration) and Sharon Turner (Marriott housing). Please note that Sharon is out until Monday, so if you don’t hear from her until Monday, that is why! Even though you are e-mailing registration forms, it is imperative that we have your registration summary form (pg 21) by tomorrow at the PO Box. Several of you who just attended district conferences last Thursday & Friday have e-mailed me stating that it is difficult for you to get the actual hard copy of the purchase order…please note that you can usually call your business office and they will give you the PO # that you can write on that summary form. Just send us the hard copy of the PO once it becomes available.
Written projects are due in the MASS-DECA office at Bunker Hill Community College by next Thursday, February 11, 5 pm the latest. Please include a copy of the paper either in hard copy format or on a CD or floppy. Do not worry if the format is not transferring over exactly as the entered manual….we need the copy for subject content only. Be sure that all papers have anoriginal student signature signed Statement of Assurances in the front of each manual (pg. 85 of DECA Guide). Advisors should review papers and pay particular attention to the penalty point checklist on page 84 of the guide as well. All advisors are encouraged to participate in the penalty point assessment taking place on Saturday, Feb. 27th at the home of our Written Event Coordinator, Cindy Sylvia in Taunton, MA. This is a great opportunity to see how the penalty point process works in as objective a manner as possible. Lunch is provided. E-mail Cindy atcsylvia@wareham.k12.ma.us if interested in participating.
At the Opening Session, all chapters are once again, invited to bring a banner, flag or poster that represents their chapter or school. You will be able to send two reps on stage during the Opening Session during the Chapter Roll Call. There will be a rehearsal for all participants prior to the Opening Session. I will e-mail you when I know the time.
Our DECA Spirit Night takes place on Friday Night during States. Members may wear either formal business dress attire or they may wear a collared shirt with khakis and dress shoes. This is typically the night that a lot of chapters will wear collared shirts with their Chapter name on the shirts, or simply matching shirts. Chapters may also use spirit like items (pom poms, light sticks, etc) in the ballroom area ONLY. No chanting, singing or shouting may take place in the public areas of the hotel, even if it is spirit night! We only occupy half of the hotel and we can’t horrify the other guests with our excited behavior….they just wouldn’t get it!
We are planning on having a Fashion Show on Saturday prior to the Grand Awards Session starting. Every Chapter will be allowed to send two members of your choice to walk the stage either wearing business attire or formal attire. Students will ‘model’ their own clothing and will need to provide a brief script. More details will be arriving in your e-mail shortly!!
Below are video samples of students participating in some of DECA’s competitive events. Beside the videos are corresponding role-play scenarios and/or event guidelines.
Videos can be viewed using Windows Media Player. If you do not have Windows Media Player, you can download it here.
Role-play scenarios, event guidelines and evaluation forms can be viewed using Adobe Reader. If you do not have Adobe Reader, you can download it here.
Keep up to date on business trends, DECA highlights and chapter activities withDimensions. Delivered to the classroom four times during the academic year to DECA’s 185,000 members, this four–color publication features articles on career development in business management, entrepreneurship, finance, hospitality and marketing; leadership training; civic consciousness and professionalism.Dimensions is the perfect supplement to classroom instruction, and a teaching guide and worksheet are provided for each issue.
NOW AVAILABLE: Scholarships are online!
DECA scholarships are now available for online submission for the first time. The deadline for online submission is Friday, February 12, 2010. Please click here.
Congratulations to the following chapters for being named finalists in the 2009-2010 Finish Line Challenge. Finalists will be flown to Indianapolis in February to meet with Finish Line executives and to present their ideas in person.
Nice job MASS-DECA! We have 15 of the 25 DECA Stock Market Game qualifiers representing the North Atlantic Region! All qualifiers are eligible to attend ICDC in Kentucky!
The good news keeps coming in for MASS-DECA! Congratulations to Apponequet DECA for having a team in the top 8 in DECA Dollars & Sense, Round 1! They are qualified to attend ICDC in Kentucky!
DECA/H&R Block Dollars & Sense Challenge
Dear DECA,
Eight teams recently qualified to move on to the national finals of the first ever H&R Block Dollars & Sense National Challenge and compete for more than $50,000 in college scholarships. These students went head-to-head against more than 2,400 teams nationwide to demonstrate their financial fitness. Tasks included managing a schedule, filing taxes, paying bills and managing credit cards.
The qualifying teams represent the following high schools:
Albert Campbell Collegiate Institute – Scarborough, Ont.
Apponequet High School – Lakeville, Mass.
Clements High School – Sugarland, Texas
Entrepreneurship Focus Program – Lincoln, Neb.
Frisco High School – Frisco, Texas
Homewood-Flossmoor High School – Flossmoor, Ill.
Kamiakin High School – Kennewick, Wash.
Mount Rainier High School – Des Moines, Wash.
If your students didn’t participate or didn’t qualify as a finalist in the first online challenge, there is still time to compete! A second challenge will run January 4-29, where an additional eight finalist teams will be selected. In addition to student scholarships, advisors to the top three teams will receive a $2,500 classroom grant.
To learn more or to register for the H&R Block Dollars & Sense National Challenge, visit hrblockdollars&sense.com.
Britney Gengel, the 19-year old Lynn University student from Rutland, MA who is missing in Haiti is a graduate of Wachusett High School and was a DECA member while at the high school. Please find below her short biography from the school’s newspaper website:
Britney Gengel aspires to be a journalist. She was born in Rutland, Mass. and graduated from Wachusett Regional High School in June 2008. Gengel is a communication major. During Gengel’s high school career, she was involved in multiple groups such as Best Buddies, Year Book Committee and DECA. Gengel is most proud of her accomplishment in DECA competitions where she placed in state finals. Gengel hopes to work in New York when she graduates from Lynn, and is very excited for her future.She has been featured on a local television station in her home town and enjoys being on television. She loves to cook and try to make new recipes and foods.
Britney was in Haiti with her school working with the Food for the Poor program. We continue to watch the internet and TV hoping for a positive report.
Congratulations to Apponequet DECA in Massachusetts! Jennifer Connor, Michael Malenfant, and Andrew Nelson, have been selected as one of the overall top three teams in the DECA/Finish Line Challenge. The reward for being a top three team is the opportunity for the students to present their ideas in person to Finish Line executives in Indianapolis, Indiana on February 2. Finish Line provides the travel & hotel for all three students and their Advisor, Mr. Frank Rosa.
The Finish Line Challenge involved conducting market research studies at Finish Line retail stores, developing recommendations for improvements and turning their findings into a five-minute YouTube video.
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February 5, 2010 10:22 PM | 
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