Exciting Events Across the District
As we enter the Fall Season, DECA has been in full swing. Highlighted below are a few special events that have brought excitement and engagement on each campus.

DECA High:
Throughout the month we have been honored to welcome representatives to speak to our students from more than 20 colleges. They learned about the campus, how to apply, and what resources each campus could provide for them. We also had our first college fair and FASFA night for juniors and seniors and it was a huge success all around.

STEM: DECA is excited to partner with Swapnajit Chakrvarty this spring utilizing photo optics on the 5th floor at Fitz Hall. A University of Dayton researcher will lead a nearly half-million-dollar National Science Foundation project with the goal of developing a low-cost, hand-held device to test for and identify diseases and biohazards. Read more here.
DECA Middle:
7th grade started this year with Black History as their “Special” for the 1st quarter.

Shout out to Ms. Gilbert who arranged a field trip for them to the Freedom Center in Cincinnati to bring it full circle and make their lessons come to life through such a great experience.
DECA PREP:

DECA believes in teaching every scholar the "art" of giving back.

At DECA PREP, the fourth grade classes are making cards in Art class to be delivered to Dayton Children’s Hospital. 

This is the first of four community service projects that the fourth grade class will complete this school year.
Christ Child Society
Another big thank you goes out to Anne Mahoney and the gracious volunteers from the Christ Child Society. They took requests for books from the staff at PREP last summer and in September they delivered those books to PREP.

Dr. Phillips and the scholars were excited to receive the bundle of books for the library.
Staff at The Neon

DECA High was excited to be offered the opportunity to take our seniors to a free screening for students in partnership with the New York Film Festival, Orion Pictures and United Artists, featuring a live-streamed Q&A with the filmmakers, cast and crew at the Neon.

It was a powerful moment to bring the idea of
legacy
into meaningful conversation with our scholars.