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Are You Ready For It? Champ Camp is Back!

Hey California DECA! Team 73 is so excited to announce that we are bringing back Champ Camp! Champ Camp is a series of Zoom webinars where members can gain advice from past ICDC winners. The calls are the first Monday of every other month from 7:30-8pm PST. The recordings will be posted on YouTube after […]

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Austin Adventures: Ultimate DECA Power Trip Guide to Austin

Join us from November 17th-19th in Austin, Texas for the annual DECA Power Trip! This conference will be filled with fun activities, workshops, and competitions AND you will have a number of opportunities to explore Austin. Here are our top recommendations for places you should check out during this trip! The Blanton Museum is well […]

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Announcing the 2023-2024 Business Pitch Challenge!

Calling all California DECA members! Team 73 is excited to announce the launch of the 2023 DECA Business Pitch Challenge! This challenge is a fun opportunity for DECA members to pitch their best new business idea. The event is completely virtual and involves a video presentation of your idea. This event is a great way […]

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Team 73 Attends the Emerging Leaders Summit

Team 73 is still on cloud 9 from the amazing time we had at ELS this summer! This retreat was packed with workshops, exciting activities, and a tremendous amount of opportunities for networking with leaders from all over the world! Below are some highlights from the summit! Leo: “I thoroughly enjoyed meeting leaders from other […]

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California DECA’s Chapter Banquets

As the 2022-2023 school year has come to a close, chapters all across the state held banquets to reminisce on their favorite memories and celebrate each member’s dedication. Team 73 and the Northern California DAT officers had a great time attending chapter banquets. We would like to thank Quarry Lane, Irvington High School, Washington High […]

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California’s Scholarship Recipients 2022-2023

California DECA wishes a warm congratulations to three of our seniors who received scholarships from various organizations at ICDC. These three individuals were recognized on stage at the ICDC Closing Ceremony for their hard work and dedication! Komal Vij, from Mountain House High School, was awarded the DECA Inc Scholarship this past April. Saivaishnavi Enduri, […]

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Team 73 Attends Capitol Leadership Retreat

This past May, Team 73 was delighted to have the opportunity to attend the Capitol Leadership Retreat in Sacramento! Our officers got to meet members and state officers from 5 of the other CTSOs in California. The conference was filled with workshops, which covered topics ranging from the legislative process in California to etiquette training! […]

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CA DECA Glass Winners at ICDC!

Hey California DECA! We hope your summer break is going well! We are so proud of how well each and every one of our members did throughout the 2022-2023 season and wanted to recognize a few of our members who performed exceptionally well at ICDC this year. We are ecstatic to have brought home 34 […]

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California DECA Top 20 Finalists at ICDC

Hi California DECA! We are so proud of your hard work and dedication this year! 1 in 4 of our competitors finalized in their events at this year’s International Career Development Conference! It was so exciting seeing you all challenge yourself and Get the Edge!  Team Decision Making Events Written Events Project Management Virtual Events […]

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DECA ICDC 2023 Attractions & Hotspots

Hey California DECA! ICDC in Orlando is here, and we want to make your trip as fun-packed as possible! Be sure to check out these exciting attractions and hotspots in Orlando! Attractions DECA is coordinating a package of ticket offerings with numerous benefits! Any remaining tickets for the DECA bundles will be available on-site at […]

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Congratulations to California DECA’s 2023 Emerging Leader Honor Award Recipients

California DECA wishes a warm congratulations to our 2023 Emerging Leader Honor Award Recipients! These students are exceptional graduating seniors who have been involved at the local, chartered association, and DECA Inc. levels. The Emerging Leader Honor Award recognizes members studying marketing, finance, hospitality and management for being academically prepared, community oriented, professionally responsible, and […]

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CA DECA DOMINATES VBC Round 1!

Hey California DECA! DECA has released their results for Round 1 of the Virtual Business Challenge, and we’re proud to say that California had a winner in almost every event, even sweeping more than half! Now let’s recognize our VBC winners! VBC Accounting Washington HS – Jithesh/Paramel/Hsu The Harker School – Huang/Au VBC Entrepreneurship Carlmont […]

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CA DECA attends NAWBO Silicon Valley Crystal Chair Awards Gala

California DECA’s State Officer Team had an amazing time attending the National Association for Women Business Owners’ (NAWBO) Silicon Valley Crystal Chair Awards Gala on September 20th. The mission of NAWBO is to empower women business owners and create a space for owners to promote their businesses to one another. Vice President of Northern California […]

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CA DECA Emerging Leaders Summit Reflection

California DECA’s State Officer Team had an amazing time in Salt Lake City, UT this past July for the DECA Inc. Emerging Leaders Summit. They had the opportunity to network with leaders from all across North America, with chartered associations as far away as Ontario, Florida, and Michigan attending. State President Daniel Dolan, Vice President […]

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CA DECA ICDC 2022 Grand Awards Winners

Hello California DECA! DECA ICDC’s Grand Awards session saw 119 California DECA students recognized for either placing in the top 10 of their event internationally, or receiving coveted DECA Glass for placing top 3! We are very proud of all of our California DECA ICDC delegation, and look forward to continued competitive success next year! […]

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Top 20 CA DECA ICDC Finalists

Hello California DECA! We’re very proud of the amazing effort of California DECA chapters and students in their hard work towards competitive success – 1 in 3 competitors from California DECA made top 20 in their events internationally! If you know any of them, be sure to congratulate them on their success! Team Decision Making […]

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State Officer Team Launches #CAGOLD Scholarship

Hey California DECA, we are so excited to announce the start of the #CAGOLD Scholarship. As DECA members around California seek to explore their interests and compete at conferences, financial situations should not be the limiting factor preventing them from participating. This scholarship will be provided to qualifying individuals in order to help cover a […]

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CA DECA DOMINATES VIRTUAL BUSINESS CHALLENGE RD. 1

Hey California DECA! DECA has released their results for Round 1 of the Virtual Business Challenge, and we’re proud to say that California had a winner in EVERY event, even sweeping half! Now let’s recognize our VBC winners! VBC Accounting Washington HS – Chandler/Rameshkumar/lyengar The Harker School – Ramachandran VBC Entrepreneurship BASIS Independent SV -Wang/Zhi/Sun […]

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Member of the Month: Gary He

 Hey California DECA! We are excited to announce our very first Member of the Month from October: Gary He from Westview High School. Gary is in charge of chapter communications. Gary is hard-working, dependable, outgoing, and considerate of others. He plans ahead of every meeting and is very well at summarizing the meeting minutes for […]

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Valley Christian Hosts Successful Mock Conference

Two weeks ago, Valley Christian High School held their first in-person mock conference. Over 100 students participated, 25 parent judges, 14 parents helped with the logistics, and all 24 members of the officer team worked together to make sure that the conference was running smoothly. We’d like to give a special shoutout to Mrs. Lin, […]

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