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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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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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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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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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The DECA merit based scholarship portal is now open for the 2021-2022 academic year. Last year, four CA DECA members were awarded scholarships and this year, we are looking forward to seeing even more! The scholarships that are available are the Association Of International Certified Professional Accountants (AICPA) Scholarship, the Bob Foehlinger Memorial Scholarship, the […]
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California DECA is excited to present the 2021-2022 CA DECA Chapter Officers with the opportunity to attend The 100X Chapter Officer Training! This event is an amazing opportunity for all California DECA chapter officers, especially members of the Presidents Council, to get exclusive access to hours of premium leadership content with 30-day access to 100XED.TV, […]
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California DECA is excited to welcome members to another DECA year! The State Officers hope that all members have been enjoying your first couple weeks back at school and are excited to see what this year holds. This past summer, the state officer team held chapter chats with many different chapters to help them prepare […]
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Team 71 is excited to announce the first Presidents Council meeting, held on September 13. Unless stated otherwise, meetings will be held on the second Monday of each month from 5-6 PM. In order to stay updated, please join the California DECA Chapter Presidents Group on Facebook and fill out the Presidents Council Contact Form. […]
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A huge congratulations to our former CA DECA State President, Diane Keng, from Monta Vista High School, for receiving $11 million in seed money for her data science startup, Breinify! Brienify aims to bring predictive personalization based on data science to marketers with the goal of helping them improve a customer’s experience by personalizing messages […]
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During the past three weeks, California DECA members who qualified at States had the chance to demonstrate their business skills at the International Career Development Conference. ICDC comprises many associations from around the world, allowing our members to participate with the brightest leaders. California DECA performed exceptionally at the international level with over 60 teams […]
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During the months of November- January, members from all across the world had the opportunity to apply for merit-based scholarships provided by DECA Inc. These scholarships were based on students’ DECA involvement, leadership ability, community service, and academic performance. A huge congratulations to the four CA DECA members who were named DECA’S 2020-2021 Scholarship Recipients. […]
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Calling all volunteers! Are you interested in helping out at California DECA’s 2021 District Conferences? Join us for the California DECA District Conferences and share your expertise and talents with the next generation of marketing, management, hospitality, finance and entrepreneurship leaders! Judging is from January 15-24 and will be 100% virtual this year. You’ll be […]
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Welcome back to another year, California DECA! We know that 2020 was a long and unprecedented year for all of us, and we thank you for sticking with us and continuing to grow as leaders and competitors over the course of the year. Within these next few weeks, we encourage you to reach out to […]
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Even in the confusing and ever-changing world that was 2020, California DECA still found exciting ways to engage with one another and grow our leadership skills through the Innovate 2020 Leadership Conference. During this week-long virtual conference, members from all over DECA’s Western Region were able to come together, engage in amazing leadership development workshops, […]
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We are excited to announce the winners of the California DECA Business Pitch Challenge Competition. The Top Three will receive a trophy. We will reach out to them individually to gather mailing information for those trophies. We would also like to recognize and congratulate those placing in the Top Ten. A big thank you to […]
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Would you like to see a California DECA State Officer joining in on your next online chapter meeting or event? If so, Team 70 is here to help and would love to visit with you! Reach out to your advisors or chapter officers and see if they would be interested in one of our officers […]
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Members of California DECA, as many of you begin going back to school this year, we hope you remember that although it is difficult for us to convene in person right now, Team 70 and the rest of us here at California DECA are ready for another year where we take it to the Next […]
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Welcome back, California DECA! We know that the 2020 school year did not end as many of us hoped it would, but we want to thank all of you for making the best of this less than ideal situation. Your state officers have been diligently planning for the upcoming school year and cannot wait to […]
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As the school year comes to a close, California DECA would like to congratulate all of our graduating seniors for their hard work and dedication over the last 4 years! Whether you were a first year member or a seasoned veteran, we appreciate all you’ve done for your chapters and your schools by joining DECA. […]
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California DECA wishes congratulations to former State President Elisa Zhang from Valley Christian High School for being awarded a Hilton Scholarship through DECA! We are proud of her for this achievement. Way to go Elisa!
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