1. DECA Parent Meeting
September 28, 2016

2. DECA students at ICDC Nashville, TN 2016

3. Welcome to East High School DECA
DECA prepares emerging leaders and entrepreneurs in the fields of hospitality, marketing, management and finance in high schools and colleges around the globe.
Topics covered tonight:
Informational video
Fundraisers
Role play samples
Leadership opportunities
Community service
Scholarship opportunities
Employment possibilities
2016 Membership Video

4. What is DECA?
Here is a great video about DECA and what it can do for your child.
In the video you will see many images from the PA DECA state conference in Hershey, PA

5. Fundraising Waffatopia Fundraiser
Firehouse Donuts Homecoming football game
Restaurant Nights
Teacher Inservice luncheons
Fundraiser after district on Nov. 30

6. DECA competition September 30 (last day to sign up for DECA)
October 6, DECA after school help session
October 21, Philadelphia University Mock Competition $10
November 10, Practice role play session with members of the GWCC at East High School.
November 30, 1st competition of the year- King of Prussia (approximately 230 students)
Students complete a 100 question multiple choice test and a role play for their competition.
Feb (W-F), State Competition in Hershey, students who place high enough at district may attend. (approx. 140 students)
April (Approximate), ICDC in Anaheim CA (approx. 30 students)- there are also leadership academies to attend.

7. How does your child prepare for DECA competition?
All curriculum taught in classes correlates to DECA tests and role plays.
In class role play and test practice
After school extra help is offered.
Teachers and older students come to assist new students.
Competition University
A software designed specifically for DECA competition. It has each category and test included.
Tentative After School DECA Extra Help Days
10/6 (TH) /18(TU) /14(M) 1/5(TH) /10(TU) /6(M) /15(W)

8. Leadership Opportunities
Chapter officer, elections held in the fall
District 9 Representative, elections held at District on Nov. 30
State Officer, elections held at state competition in Hershey in February.
All state officers attend a summer workshop in late June at Hershey.
State Officers:
Lucy Sumner: PA State Vice President of Business Partnerships
Cameron Cancelliere: District 9 Representative

9. East DECA Officers East DECA Officer Positions: President
1st Vice President
2nd Vice President
Secretary
Director of Communications
International DECA Social Media Correspondent
Executive Council
School Store Manager

10. Student working on a role play
After School Workshop
Entrepreneurship Guest Speaker

11. Community Service
YMCA American Heart Association Walk and Halloween Kid’s Night
West Chester Food Cupboard – collecting food and bringing awareness to issues
CVIM- Community Volunteers in Medicine, donating dental supplies
Leukemia Lymphoma Society Light the Night Walk Oct. 15
Sock it to Em- sock drive in October for Chester County Family Services
YMCA Healthy Halloween Event October 22
Spring- YMCA Healthy Kids Day

12. Scholarship Opportunities

13. Employment Opportunities
Check out the DECA partners:
Many of these companies are looking to hire DECA members or provide scholarships.
Keystone Federal Credit Union- Keystone FCU has a student run branch in our cafeteria which is staffed by a credit union employee and two of our DECA students.
After school jobs: occasionally local businesses will contact us looking for a student to assist with light office work after school or weekends.

14. Thank you for your support.
Carol Lill –
Kate Minshall