Irvington DECA Experiences Historic Success at NorCal

San Ramon, Calif.--January 15, 2017-- On January 13th, 2017, 94 Irvington DECA members arrived at the San Ramon Marriott, ready for their first official DECA conference of the competitive season, the Northern California Career Development Conference. With 20 chapters at the three-day conference in total, all competitors had the opportunity to build connects with members across various chapters in the district as well as test their skills and knowledge while competing amongst many other well-versed members in events pertaining to business administration, finance, hospitality, marketing, and entrepreneurship.

This year, the newly implemented Irvington DECA mentorship program helped members prepare extensively for the competitive season. The mentorship program operated through mentors who were each set up with a group of members, who were provided with the opportunity to practice roleplays and presentations, take mock examinations, and learn new concepts and skills with their mentor. The mentorship program proved to be extremely effective, with many members, including first-year members, experiencing great success at the conference.

The Irvington DECA chapter saw 9 first-place finishes, 8 second-place finishes, and 6 third-place finishes, as well as 54 overall finalists at the NorCal district conference. Despite a drop in attendance at the conference due to a decreased chapter size, Irvington DECA made history, sending more first-place teams than any other previous year. With the amazing success experienced by the chapter, Irvington DECA has truly affirmed itself as the #1 powerhouse chapter of Northern California.

The link to a list of finalizing teams from Irvington DECA can be found here: https://1drv.ms/x/s!Am7Sjf9JRaoHsnRFDOxG9koC2R86

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ABOUT IRVINGTON DECA

Irvington DECA is the localized chapter-level operation of DECA, Inc. With over 100 members, DECA attracts large amounts of students who are interested in business management, financing, hospitality, marketing, and entrepreneurship. As a well-established chapter within the Northern California District of California DECA, members often experience great success at district, state, and international-level conferences each year.

ABOUT DECA, INC.

DECA, Inc. is a national nonprofit 501(c)(3) organization endorsed by the U.S. Department of Education and offers students experiences in marketing, business management, financing, and hospitality to over 215,000 high school students across the globe.

Irvington DECA Members Enjoy Access to CTE Classes

As the competitive season begins, Irvington DECA members, both new and old, are taking CTE (Career Technical Education) classes ranging from Marketing to Digital Video Arts Production. To accommodate the large demand for CTE classes, largely from Irvington DECA members, a lot of work was done to bring new classes, such as Marketing, to the Irvington campus as well as make other classes eligible for CTE credits.

Last year in February, or Career and Technical Education Month, a CTE lobbying team was formed, led by Irvington DECA. The team comprised of alumni to state officers and to local public figures. They visited the Fremont Unified School District weekly forum where they called for CTE classes to be implemented across the city.  Congressman-elect Ro Khanna was a major proponent for the CTE classes as well, voicing his support for CTE classes in the school district, which would teach students skills with increased emphasis on real-world applications. Additionally, city council-elect, Raj Salwan was another strong advocate for the implementation of CTE courses, further emphasizing the benefits of CTE courses at the board meeting.  

During this new school year, the impacts of the CTE classes have been apparent. Following California state regulations and standards, Irvington DECA has been able to benefit from the implementation of CTE classes on campus. The CTE classes enhance the learning experience for all members. In particular, DECA members find the CTE classes especially useful as the classes teach students the concepts and skills needed to be successful in business. Maintaining its relatively large chapter size, Irvington DECA has been able to provide students with the opportunity to pursue their passions in business.    

Irvington DECA thanks all DECA members and alumni for their advocacy, Ro Khanna for recognizing and supporting the needs of the students and community, the principal of Irvington High School Sarah Barrious, assistant principal Monica Guzman, and director of secondary education at Fremont Unified School District James Maxwell, for making CTE classes a possibility on Irvington campus.

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ABOUT IRVINGTON DECA

Irvington DECA is the localized chapter-level operation of DECA, Inc. With over 200 members, DECA is attracts large amounts of students who are interested in business management, financing, hospitality, and marketing. It is a well-established chapter within the Northern District of California DECA and sends over a hundred students to the Northern California Career Development Conference and the California State Career Development Conference, as well as qualifying participants to the international level at the International Career Development Conference.

ABOUT DECA, INC.

DECA, Inc. is a national nonprofit 501(c)(3) organization endorsed by the U.S. Department of Education and offers students experiences in marketing, business management, financing, and hospitality to over 215,000 high school students across the globe.

Sign Up for Irvington DECA!

Thank you for your interest in joining Irvington DECA. Irvington DECA is proud to announce that the Fremont Unified School District has granted Irvington DECA with two confirmed periods of marketing; however, these classes have only a limited number of available spots. As a reminder, all DECA members must be enrolled or have taken a CTE class in order to participate in DECA conferences. Because we are now in the process of registering students for these CTE classes, it is extremely important that all prospective members sign up, using this link: http://www.ihs-deca.org/join/

All prospective members must fill out this form, regardless of whether they have met the CTE requirement or not.

Additionally, multiple $100 scholarships will be randomly awarded to those who fill out the form by June 3rd.

Note: If you would like to take the 0 period CTE class, please fill out this form (Link: http://goo.gl/forms/K94tWtCEppfYtyiB3). Space in the 0 period class is limited, however, so a spot cannot be guaranteed. 

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ABOUT IRVINGTON DECA

Irvington DECA is the localized chapter-level operation of DECA, Inc. With over 200 members, DECA is attracts large amounts of students who are interested in business management, financing, hospitality, and marketing. It is a well-established chapter within the Northern District of California DECA and sends over a hundred students to the Northern California Career Development Conference and the California State Career Development Conference, as well as qualifying participants to the international level at the International Career Development Conference.

ABOUT DECA, INC.

DECA, Inc. is a national nonprofit 501(c)(3) organization endorsed by the U.S. Department of Education and offers students experiences in marketing, business management, financing, and hospitality to over 215,000 high school students across the globe. 

IRVINGTON DECA HOSTS BANQUET

Irvington DECA recently hosted a banquet on May 27th to honor advisors, parents, and students for their hard work and success in 2015-2016 DECA season. Several people were presented with plaques and awards including:

Influential Community Member – Samir Panjwani

Chaperone of the Year – Ila Sharma

Member of the Year – Elisheba Dhilpe

Outstanding First Year Member – Kevin Mao

Golden Alumni – Greg Chi

Additionally, the Essence of DECA award, retroactively dated to 2012-2013, was presented to leaders who have embodied the spirit of IHS DECA in their year of service. This award was presented to Anson Huang, Andrea You, and Aismit Das for the 2016-2017 DECA season. ICDC finalists this year were also presented with a shield engraved with the names of past ICDC finalists. The ICDC finalists of 2016 will also be engrave on the shield.

Finally, the administration at Irvington were appreciated at the banquet. Administration at Irvington has play a large role in the success of Irvington DECA, working to keep DECA an organization on campus and make trips to conferences possible. Without the efforts of the administration, DECA may not have been an organization on campus, let alone be able to send student to conferences. The administration has allowed DECA to grow into the large and successful chapter it is today.

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ABOUT IRVINGTON DECA

Irvington DECA is the localized chapter-level operation of DECA, Inc. With over 200 members, DECA is attracts large amounts of students who are interested in business management, financing, hospitality, and marketing. It is a well-established chapter within the Northern District of California DECA and sends over a hundred students to the Northern California Career Development Conference and the California State Career Development Conference, as well as qualifying participants to the international level at the International Career Development Conference.

ABOUT DECA, INC.

DECA, Inc. is a national nonprofit 501(c)(3) organization endorsed by the U.S. Department of Education and offers students experiences in marketing, business management, financing, and hospitality to over 215,000 high school students across the globe.