Littleton 6 School District: Arapahoe DECA Success

Littleton CO

10 March, 2022

11:31 AM

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Press release from Littleton 6 School District: 03.10.22 Distributive Education Clubs of America, more commonly known as DECA, is a co-curricular student organization with an emphasis on preparing emerging leaders and entrepreneurs for careers in marketing, finance, hospitality, and management. High school students can join DECA by taking a marketing class. Fifteen students from Arapahoe High School's DECA club have qualified to compete in their industry-specific categories at the International Career Development Competition in Atlanta in April. The competition will take place at the Georgia World Congress Center, and students will be competing for college scholarships and international recognition. In order to qualify for the international competition, 52 Arapahoe students competed at the State Career Development Conference at the Broadmoor Hotel in Colorado Springs February 27–March 1. Competitors went through a rigorous process to demonstrate proficiency in different areas of business. Some wrote business and/or marketing plans they had to research and develop themselves, while others took extensive content area exams in order to earn the opportunity to present a creative solution to a real-world business issue. "I am so proud of the hard work and effort that these students have put in for months preparing for the State competition. I love to see them up on stage at the Broadmoor, receiving the recognition they have earned!" said DECA advisor and business and marketing teacher, Erin Grantham. Students who will attend international competition Abby Morgan, senior Abby Cowles, senior Aisha Kunigal, senior Angela Weigl, senior Camdyn Hall, senior Cole Hansen, senior Connor Duris, senior Isabelle Rosado, senior Jackson Adams, senior Kendall Babbs, senior Lindsey Santos, senior Mia Cardello, senior Sam Thompson, senior Will Donahue, junior   Distributive Education Clubs of America, more commonly known as DECA, is a co-curricular student organization with an emphasis on preparing emerging leaders and entrepreneurs for careers in marketing, finance, hospitality, and management. High school students can join DECA by taking a marketing class. Fifteen students from Arapahoe High School's DECA club have qualified to compete in their industry-specific categories at the International Career Development Competition in Atlanta in April. The competition will take place at the Georgia World Congress Center, and students will be competing for college scholarships and international recognition. In order to qualify for the international competition, 52 Arapahoe students competed at the State Career Development Conference at the Broadmoor Hotel in Colorado Springs February 27–March 1. Competitors went through a rigorous process to demonstrate proficiency in different areas of business. Some wrote business and/or marketing plans they had to research and develop themselves, while others took extensive content area exams in order to earn the opportunity to present a creative solution to a real-world business issue. "I am so proud of the hard work and effort that these students have put in for months preparing for the State competition. I love to see them up on stage at the Broadmoor, receiving the recognition they have earned!" said DECA advisor and business and marketing teacher, Erin Grantham. Students who will attend international competition Abby Morgan, senior Abby Cowles, senior Aisha Kunigal, senior Angela Weigl, senior Camdyn Hall, senior Cole Hansen, senior Connor Duris, senior Isabelle Rosado, senior Jackson Adams, senior Kendall Babbs, senior Lindsey Santos, senior Mia Cardello, senior Sam Thompson, senior Will Donahue, junior   This press release was produced by Littleton 6 School District. The views expressed here are the author's own.