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Anderson High School
Ms. Patricia Mathes

DECA

 

Developing future leaders in Marketing, Management, and Entrepreneurship...

 

 DECA  (Distributive Education Club of America) is a co-curricular, student-centered organization specifically designed to provide activities that will motivate students to learn marketing, management, and entrepreneurial competencies that will prepare them to become skilled, employable workers in the field of marketing.

 

The DECA chapter is to the marketing education program what a civic or professional organization is to a group of businesspeople. Chapter activities are recognized as a part of the total education program because they develop leadership skills, professional attitudes, business competency, citizenship characteristics, and social growth of the individual. These same activities serve the instructor as a teaching tool by creating student interest in all phases of marketing, management and entrepreneurship.

 

DECA activities provide members with opportunities so serve in leadership roles, work in teams and receive local, state, and national recognition.

 

 

Goals of DECA

 

ʉۢTo prepare students to take their proper places in the business world

 

ʉۢTo develop leadership characteristics

 

ʉۢTo develop self-confidence and self-acceptance.

 

ʉۢTo develop a greater understanding of our competitive, free enterprise system

 

ʉۢTo develop high ethical standards in personal and business relationships

 

ʉۢTo develop a greater awareness of career opportunities in marketing

 

ʉۢTo develop greater proficiency in communication

 

ʉۢTo develop greater appreciation of the responsibilities of citizenship

 

ʉۢTo develop a healthy competitive spirit

 

ʉۢTo develop social and business etiquette