Ms. Wheeler and Ms. Rogal, Advisors
DECA (formerly Distributive Education Clubs of America, now known simply as DECA) is a co-curricular program for high school business students that stresses college and career skills. By building transferable skills, DECA develops emerging leaders prepared for success in the global economy. There are more than 200,000 high school members from all 50 states, 4 U.S. territories, Canada, China, Germany, Mexico, and Spain.
DECA activities include professional speakers, leadership training, competitive conferences, skills workshops, community service, team bonding and more. Events occur mostly during the school day and to be a member in good standing, students must attend at least 3 DECA opportunities each year. That means DECA is about choosing what you want to experience whether that’s attending the speaker series, competing at the District Conference, or building new relationships at team bonding events.
ANY student can join DECA but it is recommended that DECA members take at least one business course while at the Regional such as Economics, Entrepreneurship, Financial Literacy, Math and Finance, Marketing 1, Marketing 2, Sports & Entertainment Marketing. Hamilton Wenham DECA is led by Advisor Laura Wheeler (l.wheeler@hwschools.net), Assistant Advisor Stefanie Rogal (s.rogal@hwschools.net), and the DECA Officer Team DECAofficers@hwschools.net).
To learn more about DECA, visit www.deca.org and www.massdeca.org.