Students Perform Well at DECA State Conference

March 12, 2018

Cretin-Derham Hall DECA competed in the State Career Development Conference, held March 4-6, 2018. CDH had 20 students participate in a variety of events from business role plays to detailed business, franchise, and innovation plans.

The students advanced to state by placing in the Top 12 of their events at the regional competition in January. Andrew Herrema’18 and Daniel Stevermer’18 advanced to the finals at the conference, and the team of Ian Obert’18, Shea Murphy’18, Sean Hughes’18, and Henry Lexau’18 were the champions of the state-only Marketing Plan event. Congrats to all the students who participated!

What is DECA?

DECA prepares emerging leaders and entrepreneurs by integrating authentic, experiential learning through rigorous project-based classroom instruction. DECA partners with business and the broader community to promote relevancy and realistic insight into students’ creative solutions in the focus areas of Marketing, Business Management and Administration, Entrepreneurship, Finance, and Hospitality, and Tourism.

In Minnesota, roughly 4000 students in 60 high schools participate in DECA. This is the fourth year CDH has participated in a DECA program.

Interestingly since the 1990s,“DECA” is no longer an acronym for a more formal name due to the diversity of business and educational interests it now represents. With a well-respected mission to enhance the worldwide, co-curricular education of students with interests in marketing, management, and entrepreneurship, DECA is committed to business education and preparation of emerging leaders as well as the growth of business/education partnerships. The well-known name of the organization, DECA has remained consistent throughout the growth of this organization.