1. September 6, 2018

2. Dues Membership Dues: $50 Includes: -DECA Membership
-DECA Member Shirt
-State Dues
-National Dues
Pay on Revtrak (on fortbendisd website)
Due Date: October 4th

3. Upcoming Events October 30th- DECA day with Rockets!
October 26th- UHD Mini Competitions
January 19th- District Competition

4. Membership Contact ership Contact
If you have not already done so, please fill out this form so that we can get your contact information. For the QR code you may use snapchat to open the link.
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5. Membership Point System
- To qualify for districts, members need to have 20 points
- To qualify for state, members need to have 30 points
- These can be earned by attending community service, participating in campaigns,meetings,practices, etc.

6. Requirements Attend at least ONE mini competition
Must be in a CTE Course
Only allowed to miss ONE meeting per semester, if you miss more you may not qualify for districts
Attend at least ONE mini competition
Have 20 points by Districts

7. Competition Types
Event Clusters: Business Management and Administration, Entrepreneurship,Marketing, Finance, Hospitality & Tourism
Principles Events(First year individuals only): 1 Role Play
-1 Person; 10 min to prepare & 10 min to present

8. Competition Types Continued
Individual Series: 2 Role-plays
-1 Person; 10 min to prepare & 10 min to present
Team Decision Making: 1 Role Play
-2 People; 30 min to prepare & 15 min to present

9. Competition Types Continued
Research Written Events:
-1 to 3 People; Written report ranges from 5-20 pages by event; 15 min to present
Online Competition:
-Stock Market Simulation
- Virtual business challenge

10. Written Event
-Prior to the presentation, the judge will evaluate the written portion of the entry (60 points)
-The participants will present the plan to the judge in a 15-minute presentation (40 points)
-These plans include: creating a new business, improving business, etc.

11. Role Play Is a real world scenario
Based on a possible business situation
Includes a PROBLEM that needs to be solved or a PLAN that needs to be prepared (50 points)
Ex. Creating a promotional plan for a new product

12. Exam
-100 questions
- In order to qualify for state you MUST get a 50 or above, and for Nationals you MUST get a 70 or above
-worth 50 points with role play being the other 50 points
-will pertain to the event you choose
-STUDY!! Go to Deca.org, under competitive events go to your event and do the practice tests
-Quizlet is also a great resource to study terms for your event

13. Fundraiser
Otis Spunkmeyer cookies which will be sold every TUESDAY at lunch
We encourage students to promote these sales in order to raise money for DECA

14. Social Media Remind101- Text 81010 @elkinsdec Twitter- @ElkinsDeca
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