Let's hope "Hot-tober" is OVER!!
Virtual Business Challenge 2019-2020!!!
As promised, we have some great information to share regarding the Virtual Business Challenge competitive events. Ramki Annachi, NC-DECA President and the 2019 International First Place winner in the VBC Hotel event presented this information to our "This is How We Do DECA" attendees on Monday, Oct. 7. Click the links below to see his presentation and handout. You are encouraged to share this presentation & handout with your students to encourage them to participate in any of these innovative & exciting events.

Need help incorporating DECA Role Plays into your classroom?
"With its connection to National Curriculum Standards, DECA’s Competitive Events Program is designed to be integrated into classroom instruction to help members apply learning and connect to business. As teaching tools, DECA’s role-plays and case studies provide relevant, meaningful problems for students to solve, provide a standards-based evaluation, increase rigor of the instruction, result in evidence of student learning and expose students to DECA – all as part of classroom instruction." Click below for more info!

Practice Exam Site is Open!
The Practice Exam Site!
The Practice Exam site is open & ready to go. Your students can link to the site from the homepage of the NC-DECA website. There is also a link on the website with student instructions for using the Practice Test site.

Remember, you MUST ENTER YOUR MEMBERS into the membership system before they will be able to utilize the practice test site.

DECA's Pumpkin Contest Begins TODAY!
The 2019 DECA Pumpkin Contest end at 11:59 PM EST on Wednesday, October 30.

The categories for pumpkin creations are:
  • Spookiest Pumpkin
  • Funniest Pumpkin (New Category)
  • Most Creative Pumpkin
  • DECA-iest Pumpkin

You can enter multiple pumpkins into the same or different categories, but you must submit a new  entry form  for each pumpkin you wish to enter.

DECA's New Program Management Events

Don't miss the important details concerning DECA's new program management events. To get the latest updates, click below to watch the webinar to help you use the Program Management Events in your classroom.

Click through all of the resources linked below!



Two amazing business scholarship programs from DECA
National DECA is excited to announce a 4-year, full-tuition scholarship to the University of St. Thomas. Let your students know about this great opportunity & encourage them to a pply now for the Schulze Innovation Scholarship or the GHR Fellows Program.
Deadline to apply: January 3, 2020.

Visit SHOP DECA to find competitive event resources to use in your classroom!
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