DECA In High School

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To put it simply, DECA has changed my high school experience so far, for the better. I have found a love for it, that I never knew I would find. Before coming to high school, I heard great things about DECA, as well as the business classes. That year, I was in the Law and Justice Academy and had my heart set on being an attorney. Boy, did that change. I had Financial Literacy that year, mainly because it was on the course schedule for the academy. I had the pleasure of having Mrs. La as my teacher that year. She opened my tiny, little, Freshman eyes to the world of business. She was so passionate about DECA and encouraged all of her students to join. It sounded like a lot of fun. In my class, was one of my closest friends. We decided to do …show more content…

I have no idea why we chose to compete in this event because we had no idea what we were doing. Looking back, I don’t think either of us attended a Mini-comp. We had no idea what key indicators were or how to even approach the role play. We walked in and gave it our best shot. We thought we didn’t do that bad, though we didn’t make it to Finals. My partner wrote a paper to go to states, but I didn’t. I made several mistakes that DECA season. But those mistakes I made, only allowed me to grow in the future. Now, it’s Sophomore year. I was so invested in DECA this year. It got me excited and I could not wait to compete. I did my research a little bit more and decided to write a 30 page paper with my partner from Freshman year. It was my goal to go to States, and that paper would take me straight there. I had an idea for an app, one that a lot of people supported. For five months, my partner and I worked on that paper. We got together on weekends and worked for hours. This experience made me realize part of what DECA means to me. DECA is working together with others to shoot for the stars and achieve greatness. My partner and I fell in love with our paper and project. It was like …show more content…

I have become so passionate about DECA and wish to pass that down to incoming students and students who haven’t yet become involved in the organization. Like DECA, I want to inspire future leaders and business students within the school. I would like to work towards the expansion and promotion of the club. I want to help other students become better competitors, as well as expand my skills. My Entrepreneurship Promotion Project next year will introduce 8th graders to entrepreneurship and DECA. By the end of my workshop, I hope that all of the students will be signing up for business classes their Freshman year. Along with DECA, I am very dedicated to Drama Club and my school work. Using my skills from DECA and marketing, I am running for the Promotion position on the Drama Club Executive Board. To balance my time, I am willing to do whatever I have to do to split my time between the boards. Drama Board only meets once a month, and I am willing to spend my lunch and my study hall next year with the DECA Executive Board if necessary. When I am dedicated to something, I completely invest myself into it. During the school year, I commit a lot of time to DECA. I am creative and can come up with good ideas on the spot. I have a lot of ideas for improving the club. I think that we should focus on advertising DECA to middle schoolers, but also high schoolers as well. I feel as though more promotion could be

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