ICDC 2008 in Atlanta, GA

DECA members and advisors this is the week you have been waiting for. We will all be in Atlanta getting ready to showcase the outstanding students we have! Good Luck and I will see you soon.

Think Green Campaign

Francis Tuttle DECA members create a plan to encourage people to "Think Green".

School Based Enterprise-The Cage

Broken Arrow High School operates "The Cage", a Gold Level School Based Enterprise. This is one great example of how marketing students are learning about entrepreneurship.

Treasured Gowns

Check out what Tulsa Technology Center entrepreneurship students are doing. Students prepare a marketing plan and win 1st Place at the Oklahoma DECA Career Development Conference.

Finding Your Way

February is "Career and Technical Education Month". This is the perfect time to showcase your success stories. Write and submit a press release about your program, projects, and students to local media. View this PSA from the ACTE website. Share what you are doing to promote CTE and our role in preparing students for careers in marketing, management,and entrepreneurship.

Scholarship Savvy

Get those letters of recommendation ready because scholarships are available for our students and we need to help them gather information,complete, and submit the applications. I will try to keep you updated.

www.deca.org will provide you with links to download DECA scholarships. Don't forget about the Marketing Education Honor Award too. Many of the applications are due by February 15th.


www.coxconnectsok.com will take you to a scholarship offered by Cox Communications to high school graduates planning to continue their education in Oklahoma. Recipients must live in a COX service area, demonstrate financial need, and apply before March 3. Teachers, you may want to check out their education scholarship.

DECA NEWSFLASH

Oklahoma DECA has published a newsletter featuring stories and events related to our DECA members and advisors. Please share your thoughts and suggestions for the newsletter.

SRLC 2007

We just came back from SRLC and Oklahoma had 6 chapters in San Antonio this year along with the State Officer Team. We had a great time and were fascinated with Tennessee DECA. They shared some of the great things they do during their State Conference and it got our wheels turning.

State CDC

Advisors were sent an email which included forms and information regarding the State CDC held in Tulsa and a State Officer Application Packet. Please post any questions you may have.

DECA membership report

Nov. 15th was the deadline to submit online membership to DECA, Inc. and as of November 21 Oklahoma DECA has 1979 members. Based on the membership reports we have 9 chapters listed as a School Based Enterprise. We have 15 schools listed with 100% membership! I also noticed how many chapters have reached what I like to call the “100” club, which means they have over 100 members. The “100” club chapters are: Ada High School, Broken Arrow High School, Edmond Memorial High School, and Jenks High School.

Special shout out to Ada HS, Durant HS, Midwest City HS, Moore Norman Technology Center, and Westmoore HS for including Alumni and Professional members to their chapter membership. This is one way to increase support and grow your membership numbers. Way to go!

School Store Certification Reminder

For those who plan to get your school–based enterprise (SBE) certified this year, you need to go to www.schoolbasedenterprises.org, download the 07–08 guidelines and start preparing your documentation. Participating in the Certification Program is a great way for SBEs to get recognition for outstanding achievement and to validate with your administration that your school store is an integral part of your Marketing Education curriculum.

SBEs who achieve certification at the bronze or silver level will receive recognition at the state level. All SBEs who achieve at the gold level will be eligible to bring an advisor and 1 – 3 student manager(s) to the International Career Development Conference (ICDC), with approval of the State Advisor. During ICDC, those SBEs who achieve gold level certification and those re–certifying at the gold level, will be recognized on stage and also participate in the new SBE Academy.

Don't forget, SBEs must submit their documentation to DECA Inc. (1908 Association Drive, Reston, VA 20191) postmarked no later than January 14, 2008, for verification of the award achievement level. If you have any questions about certification, contact Sissy Long at sjldeca@aol.com.

Announcing New SBE Academy at ICDC for Gold Certified School Stores
Starting this year in Atlanta, Gold Level Certified SBEs who attend ICDC will participate in a School-based Enterprise Academy. As a part of the Academy, students will make presentations on topics relating to school store operation and the top three presenters on each topic will be video taped. These instructions tapes will be added to the SBE web site as a teaching/learning resource for other school stores.

More details regarding the SBE Academy will be forthcoming.

Information taken from www.deca.org

OG&E pledge driver

Are you excited about participating in the OG&E challenge? Register on their website to get started. When you create your organization you can link it with Oklahoma DECA.
Click on the title above to go to their website. This site provides a wealth of resources to get your campaign started.

Reminders and Updates

Online membership registration and payment deadline is November 15th. Remember to send it to National DECA, NOT Oklahoma DECA.

Entrepreneurship Competition sponsored by UCO is available through the The Oklahoman's Newspaper in Education Program. You can request 25 complimentary copies of the paper from October 29-November 9 providing you with related educational materials to prepare your students for this competition. Both you and your winning student could win cash prizes. Request your copies today by contacting 405-475-4046.

Virtual Business Challenge registration begins October 15. Please read the rules on their website for more information. The Challenge one competition file will only be available for download during Nov. 5 – Nov. 30. The Challenge two competition file will only be available for download during Jan. 7 – Feb. 1.


Stock Market Game is in progress. Check out more information to register your teams. The game runs from September 4-December 14, 2007. Advisors you can play too!


ICDC conference hotel will be the Holiday Inn. More details to come later. Click on the link to find out information about the hotel amenities.

Invisible Children

This is Oklahoma DECA wants to encourage other chapters to learn more about Invisible Children. Putnam City North DECA has already gotten involved and would be willing to share their involvement with you. Contact Marie or Cory to find out more. David Scott will also be presenting this to your chapter officers during one of the leadership sessions at Fall Conference.