Hello Everyone,
I hope your first few days of school are going well. It is fun to feel the excitement as students head back to school.
Here are a few things for the week.
PROMOTIONAL VIDEO
Our State Officers have made a fantastic video for you to use in your classroom. Here is the link for it https://drive.google.com/file/d/1DT9e9kJstPVU1BXNEsodQZXw7n7j3pyI/view or it is on our webpage.
The National DECA promo video is also great this year. You can find it at https://www.deca.org/hs
FALL LEADERSHIP CONFERENCE
We are excited about our Utah DECA Fall Conference. It will be September 21. Here is the agenda:
7:45-8:15- Registration
8:15-8:45 – Session 1
8:45-8:50 – Break time
8:50-9:20 – Session 2
9:20-9:25 – Break time
9:25-9:55 – Session 3
9:55-10:00 – Break time
10:00-10:30- Session 4
Leave Megaplex
10:30-12:00 – Lunch/Chapter Planning time
12:00 – Meet at Salt Palace
12:30-2:00 – Closing Session
2:00-8:00 – FanX
Times in the afternoon might be slightly adjusted once all the logistics get in place for getting all DECA participants into the Salt Palace while the FANX opening is happening.
Students will pick 4 breakout sessions in the morning to attend. They will have 8 options to choose from. We will then leave the Megaplex. Chapters will be on their own for lunch and planning time. We will meet back at the Salt Palace at 12:00 (more details on where to go will come) and our Closing Session will be from 12:30-2:00. At the end of the Closing Sessions, chapters will be able to attend FANX.
The cost for the conference is $40 per attendee. Includes conference, conference activities, and DECA swag. Students must be registered with National DECA to register and attend the Fall Conference. We are limited to 900 students attending this conference. I do not anticipate having to limit anyone from coming. Last year we had 752 students attend FLC. We have planned on 15 from each school. We understand that some bring less and some more. If you are planning on bringing more than 15 students, could you please let me know. If we foresee an issue, I will be in touch with you.
Registration is at https://www.decaregistration.com/ut-flc. We are still working on how to distribute the FANX tickets. It may require an email for each student, but I am hoping to be able to just send them to each advisor. I will keep you updated.
Dress code for FLC is Business Casual or DECA/school shirts and jeans or nice pants. No shorts. Due to all the different activities, we feel this is appropriate dress.
I have attached a flyer and a release form for FLC.
ADVISOR PLC
We will be having a DECA and FBLA combined advisor professional learning conference on Thursday, September 7 from 8:30 am – 3:30 pm at the Mountain American Corporate Office Building. This is for new and experienced advisors.
This will be free for all affiliated advisors and will cost $40 for anyone who is non-affiliated.
I have attached a flyer with information.
To register for the event please go to https://distefano.wufoo.com/forms/fbla-deca-adviser-plc
Please fill out the following information to register for the training. |
WEBSITE
Our website is up and running! We will be putting information on the website throughout the year. The website is www.utahdeca.org. If there is something you want on the website, please let me know.
DECA WELCOME BACK BOX
If you were a chapter last year, you should be receiving your Welcome Back Box from National DECA. If you are a new chapter, once you register your chapter you will receive the box. It contains some helpful material.
This is a great resource to use to get information from DECA and resources to use in your classroom and clubs.
Several things for you for this week.
ADVISOR TRAINING
The last day to register for the Advisor Training is today! Go to https://distefano.wufoo.com/forms/fbla-deca-adviser-plc to register. The training is on September 7, one week from today. We will send out all the details next week.
Please fill out the following information to register for the training. |
AGGIE INVITE
I have received more information about the Aggie Invite. They have asked us to pass this along. Information was sent out earlier this week about the Aggie Invite.
We have also received some concerns about students only being allowed to compete in one event in total. As a leadership team, we have decided to lift this limit and replace it with students being allowed to compete in one DECA event AND one FBLA event. We are hoping this will allow students the opportunity to see what events are like from both clubs and hopefully expand memberships for the different clubs. I have attached a message below with more information about this change. Would you be able to forward it to advisors again? We are working on registration details and what it will look like with these new changes, but I will keep you informed and let you know once a decision is made.
Check-in is from 7:00 – 8:15 a.m. with the Welcome starting at 8:30 a.m. Then Awards are scheduled to go on until 4:00 p.m.
FALL LEADERSHIP CONFERENCE
We are excited about our Utah DECA Fall Conference. It will be September 21. Here is the agenda:
7:45-8:15- Registration
8:15-8:45 – Session 1
8:45-8:50 – Break time
8:50-9:20 – Session 2
9:20-9:25 – Break time
9:25-9:55 – Session 3
9:55-10:00 – Break time
10:00-10:30- Session 4
Leave Megaplex
10:30-12:00 – Lunch/Chapter Planning time
12:00 – Meet at Salt Palace
12:30-2:00 – Closing Session
2:00-8:00 – FanX
Times in the afternoon might be slightly adjusted once all the logistics get in place for getting all DECA participants into the Salt Palace while the FANX opening is happening.
Students will pick 4 breakout sessions in the morning to attend. They will have 8 options to choose from. We will then leave the Megaplex. Chapters will be on their own for lunch and planning time. We will meet back at the Salt Palace at 12:00 (more details on where to go will come) and our Closing Session will be from 12:30-2:00. At the end of the Closing Sessions, chapters will be able to attend FANX.
The cost for the conference is $40 per attendee. Includes conference, conference activities, and DECA swag. Students must be registered with National DECA to register and attend the Fall Conference. We are limited to 900 students attending this conference. I do not anticipate having to limit anyone from coming. Last year we had 752 students attend FLC. We have planned on 15 from each school. We understand that some bring less and some more. If you are planning on bringing more than 15 students, could you please let me know. If we foresee an issue, I will be in touch with you.
Registration is at https://www.decaregistration.com/ut-flc. The deadline to register is September 13.
Dress code for FLC is Business Casual or DECA/school shirts and jeans or nice pants. No shorts. Due to all the different activities, we feel this is appropriate dress.
MEMBERSHIP
As you are starting to do your DECA Membership, please register your members with their legal names (the name that is on their driver’s license or school ID). This will save you lots of time when it comes time for ICDC.
Thank you to all the advisors who attended the Advisor Training yesterday. It was great to meet all the new advisors, and to see everyone again. A special thanks to Duke Di Stefano, Luccile Brizzee, and Dale Pollard for helping to plan the training. Also, a huge thank you to Kyle Stanger and Angie Larsen for presenting and to Corner Canyon DECA and Herriman DECA and FBLA for bringing students to share their projects. We have incredible people part of Utah DECA!
And now all the information you could want for the week!
FALL LEADERSHIP CONFERENCE
The registration deadline for FLC is Thursday, September 14 by 10:00pm. Get your students registered! Registration is at https://www.decaregistration.com/ut-flc.
I have been asked about the breakout sessions. Here are a few of them:
- What the Hecka is DECA?
- Chapter Officer Training/Running for State Office
- Entrepreneurship – Presented by Street Smartz
- Presentation Skills – Presented by Miss Teen Utah
- Creating a fan atmosphere – Presented by University of Utah Sports Marketing
- Advocating for yourself and others – Presented by Kristen Andrus
- More coming!
Plus, our closing will be done by the Marketing Team for FANX. It is going to be a great conference!
Fall Conference is Thursday, September 21 at the Gateway Megaplex theater and the Salt Palace.
Here is the agenda:
7:45-8:15- Registration
8:15-8:45 – Session 1
8:45-8:50 – Break time
8:50-9:20 – Session 2
9:20-9:25 – Break time
9:25-9:55 – Session 3
9:55-10:00 – Break time
10:00-10:30- Session 4
Leave Megaplex
10:30-12:00 – Lunch/Chapter Planning time
12:00 – Meet at Salt Palace
12:15-2:00 – Closing Session
2:00-8:00 – FanX
Remember any student attending FLC, must be a registered DECA member with National DECA.
AGGIE INVITE
I have received lots of questions about the Aggie Invite. They have created a website to help answer questions. Please go to https://huntsman.usu.edu/aggie-invitational for Aggie Invite information.
The DECA Aggie Invitational, hosted by the Jon M. Huntsman School of Business, is an event for Utah DECA students to be recognized and rewarded in a broad range of business and career-related areas. |
MEMBERSHIP
At the Fall Leadership Conference, we will be talking more about our Membership Campaigns for the year. However, I wanted to let you know about two that are coming up soon.
- National DECA is the first one. Submit at least 10 student members and one chapter advisor by September 30, and receive a digital download of the 2023 Principles of Business Administration Events Preparation Materials and the 2023 Business Administration Core Association Exam for your chapter. Purchasing DECA+ this year? If so, you’ll receive a $40 discount instead of the digital downloads. That is awesome!
- The state membership campaign is, for any chapter that has 20 registered and paid members with National DECA by October 1, each member will receive a button pin.
Start registering your members today!
UTAH DECA LOGOS
I have been asked about the Utah DECA logos we have created. They are available for you at https://utahdeca.org/utah-deca-logos/
I hope everyone has a great weekend!
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Here is the info about the Hogle Zoo Day.
- Utah DECA members will receive free admission to the Hogle Zoo on Saturday, October 7. Please only advertise this event to your “paid” DECA members. This is a great thing that the zoo is offering to our members and we do not want others taking advantage.
- The zoo is open from 9:00 am – 6:00 pm (The earlier you go, the better).
- Go to the ticket window, say that you are a DECA member, and show your Student ID Card to get a FREE Admission. All students are encouraged to wear DECA apparel or bring DECA swag. This will help verify that they are members of DECA.
- Advisors, you can also get in free. Go to the ticket window, with your School ID and say you are with DECA. Advisors need to wear some type of DECA apparel or bring DECA swag.
- There will be a photo scavenger hunt and the winning chapter will receive a special treat.
- The scavenger hunt will use an app called Goosechase.
- The zoo is providing an A-Frame sign of DECA as students enter. We anticipate having a QR code for the Goosechase app available to be scanned for those wanting to participate in the scavenger hunt.
 | We are starting to plan for our next Fall Leadership Conference. We want your feedback to help us plan. Please answer the following questions. This will help us for future conferences. Please only advisors complete the form, but get feedback from your students to help answer the questions. forms.gle |
Looking forward to seeing you on November 2nd |
- Hold 4 DECA chapter events (One in October, November, December, and January)
- Have a social media account for your chapter
- Utilize your chapter’s social media account in November, during DECA month, to promote Utah DECA by participating in BINGO
- Have a minimum of 3 professional/alumni members as part of your DECA chapter
- Must have had members attend the Fall Leadership Conference
- Chapters must have 20% of National members compete at their region competition
- Participate in the Utah DECA statewide service project – which is:
- Partner with an organization in your area to give back
- Chapters must dedicate a minimum of 20 collective volunteer hours in service to the organization
- Chapters need to highlight their service hours on their chapter’s social media
Next week is DECA Dress Days – Monday: Join the DECA Team and wear a Jersey; Tuesday: Dress for Competitions; Wednesday: DECA Blue Day; Thursday:. Wear DECA Pins (Don’t have one, make your own. Be creative!); Friday: DECA Shirt Day. (Schools can switch up the days if they want. I know some schools do professional dress days on specific days of the week.) Be sure to send in pictures.
Start working on the DECA BINGO! I love spreading DECA cheer to everyone!
- Corner Canyon
- Herriman
- Weber
- Alta
- Mountain Ridge
- Skyline
- Tooele
- Fremont
- Farmington
- Uintah
Southern – December 1 – Utah Tech University – Registration due November 27
Northern – December 8 – Weber – Registration due December 1
Central – December 13 – BYU – Registration due December 6
Salt Lake – December 15 – SLCC – Registration due December 8
National Career Cluster Framework
Advance CTE (representing the State CTE Directors) recently announced participants selected for National Career Clusters Framework® Industry Advisory Groups (IAGs). According to Advance CTE, the IAGs do not necessarily represent the future organization of the Framework; however, marketing is not mentioned, while the other three Career Clusters also focusing on “business administration” have been specifically named in AIGs – Hospitality, Culinary and Tourism; Financial Services; and Management, Leadership and Entrepreneurship.
While DECA supports four of the current Career Clusters®, a significant number of our 5,600 DECA advisors teach marketing as their primary content area, which is a recognized, separate program area in many states. The Marketing Career Cluster® is robust with five career pathways and a significant content area for our courses and DECA chapters.
As this project continues, we all must be active in providing feedback and engaging our chapter advisors when appropriate. Comments for the project itself may be directed to [email protected].
ACTION REQUESTED: Please take the survey at https://wested.org/ccfs. Then share it with your chapter advisors and broader support networks. Please help support the notion that marketing needs to remain as an identifiable Career Cluster.
DECA MONTH
November 13-17 is DECA Service Days! Partner with an organization in your area to give back. Remember this can be used for Chapter of the Year. For Chapter of the Year, you must have a minimum of 20 collective hours of service.
JUDGES
A great idea was shared with us and so we are going to do it. We will have a competition between advisors of who can get the most judges for each Region and for State. For each Region Competition, judges must indicate who asked them to be a judge. We will calculate the judges for each region and determine which advisor recruited the most judges. Then we will also do it for state to help our judge coordinators. This will be fun! A prize will be given at each region and state. The prize will be good, I just haven’t figured it out yet. Randy said he would be a Christmas ham for the winner. 
I just don’t want to bring the hams to the competitions. We will figure something out. Yes, schools still do need to get 1 judge for every 8 students, but that doesn’t mean that the large schools will win. It just will be who recruits more judges. Last year, we had a region where one advisor got 6 judges to sign up, and only brought 10 students. The game is on!
REGIONS
Here is the information for Regions and Judge Links:
Southern – December 1 – Utah Tech University – Registration due November 27 – https://www.decaregistration.
Northern – December 8 – Weber – Registration due December 1 – https://www.decaregistration.
Central – December 13 – BYU – Registration due December 6 – https://www.decaregistration.
Salt Lake – December 15 – SLCC – Registration due December 8 – https://www.decaregistration.
Judge links for regions:
Southern Region – https://forms.gle/
Northern Region – https://docs.google.com/forms/
Central – https://forms.gle/
Salt Lake Region – https://docs.google.com/forms/
DECA AT THE JAZZ
Utah DECA Night at the Utah Jazz will be Thursday, January 18. The link to purchase tickets is https://utahjazz.group/
Judge links for regions:
Southern Region – https://forms.gle/
Northern Region – https://docs.google.com/forms/
Central – https://forms.gle/
Salt Lake Region – https://docs.google.com/forms/
Southern – December 1 – Utah Tech University – Registration due November 27 – https://www.decaregistration.
Northern – December 8 – Weber – Registration due December 1 – https://www.decaregistration.
Central – December 13 – BYU – Registration due December 6 – https://www.decaregistration.
Salt Lake – December 15 – SLCC – Registration due December 8 – https://www.decaregistration.
Remember that DECA BINGO goes through November 30. Throughout the month, your DECA chapter can work to get a BINGO, a DOUBLE BINGO, and/or a BLACKOUT. DECA BINGO participation is a requirement for Chapter of the Year (Chapters do not have to receive a BINGO or BLACKOUT, but must show that they did things for DECA BINGO). The Weekly Activities are a square on DECA BINGO. For DECA Chapters to show that they have completed a BINGO, DOUBLE BINGO, and/or BLACKOUT, they must submit the following:
BINGO – Submit a short description of each of the activities completed that got a BINGO (horizontal, vertical, or diagonal). Submit at least 3 pictures. Submissions must be emailed to [email protected] by December 4. (For Double BINGO, do 2 submissions. One for each of the BINGOs).
BLACKOUT – Submit a short description of each of the activities completed a BINGO BLACKOUT. Submit at least 12 pictures. Submissions must be emailed to [email protected] by December 4.
The registration deadlines are coming up quickly after Thanksgiving. Please make sure to get your region registration submitted on time.
Southern – December 1 – Utah Tech University – Registration due November 27 – https://www.decaregistration.
Northern – December 8 – Weber – Registration due December 1 – https://www.decaregistration.
Central – December 13 – BYU – Registration due December 6 – https://www.decaregistration.
Salt Lake – December 15 – SLCC – Registration due December 8 – https://www.decaregistration.
Judge links for regions:
Southern Region – https://forms.gle/
Northern Region – https://docs.google.com/forms/
Central – https://forms.gle/
Salt Lake Region – https://docs.google.com/forms/
Happy Thanksgiving Everyone!
DECA BINGO ends on Thursday, November 30. For DECA Chapters to show that they have completed a BINGO, DOUBLE BINGO, and/or BLACKOUT, they must submit the following:
BINGO – Submit a short description (bullet points) of each of the activities completed that got a BINGO (horizontal, vertical, or diagonal). Submit at least 3 pictures. Submissions must be emailed to [email protected] by Wednesday, December 6. I extended the deadlines due to region competitions.
DOUBLE BINGO – Same as BINGO, except you must have 2 submissions. One submission for each BINGO.
BLACKOUT – Submit a short description (bullet points) of each of the activities completed for a BINGO BLACKOUT. Submit at least 12 pictures. Submissions must be emailed to [email protected] by Wednesday, December 6.
Button pins will be sent to all schools receiving a BINGO, DOUBLE BINGO, or BLACKOUT. Schools who accomplished the BLACKOUT will receive a plaque at the State Competition.
CHAPTER CAMPAIGNS
All National DECA Chapter Campaigns are due on Friday, December 1. To submit the campaigns, go to https://www.deca.org/campaigns
NORTHERN REGION
Northern Region Registration is due on Friday, December 1.
BINGO – Submit a short description (bullet points) of each of the activities completed that got a BINGO (horizontal, vertical, or diagonal). Submit at least 3 pictures. Submissions must be emailed to [email protected] by Wednesday, December 6.
DOUBLE BINGO – Same as BINGO, except you must have 2 submissions. One submission for each BINGO.
BLACKOUT – Submit a short description (bullet points) of each of the activities completed for a BINGO BLACKOUT. Submit at least 12 pictures. Submissions must be emailed to [email protected] by Wednesday, December 6.
Button pins will be sent to all schools receiving a BINGO, DOUBLE BINGO, or BLACKOUT. Schools who accomplished the BLACKOUT will receive a plaque at the State Competition.
Here are the top ten chapters by size (includes students, advisors, professionals, and alumni).
1. Corner Canyon
2. Weber
3. Herriman
4. Alta
5. Brighton
6. Mountain Ridge
7. Skyline
8. Fremont
9. Tooele
10. Jordan
- We had over 1,300 students compete in the region competitions
- The overall high score on the test was an 85
- The largest events were Entrepreneurship Team and Hospitality Team
- Highest judge recruiters in each region were:
- Southern – Drew Burton
- Northern — Marci Porter
- Central – Stephanie Morgan
- Salt Lake – Dannel Porter
- Students do not know how to fill out scantrons (HAHA!)
- I have sent out the scripts of winners to each region. If you are missing a medal, please let me know
Please remember that any student not dressed appropriately at State will be docked points.
 | The DECA Guide contains information on DECA’s Comprehensive Learning Program and competitive guidelines for DECA’s Competitive Events Program. |
 | Utah DECA has received a grant to provided scholarships for students to attend the Utah DECA State Conference for FREE. Each scholarship recipient will receive $50 that will be awarded as a $50 credit to your school’s State Conference registration. This is a huge contribution from a private donor and we appreciate their support of Utah DECA. Please answer the following questions to be considered for the scholarship. Scholarship deadline is January 21, 2024. We will collect all the surveys and the Utah DECA Board will make the decisions by Monday, January 29, 2024. Your advisor will be notified whether the scholarship was awarded. *Please note that if your district pays your State DECA registration, you are not eligible for this scholarship. forms.gle |
State Conference DECA Scholarship
This is a $50 scholarship for students to attend the State Conference. We will be giving out 50 scholarships. Please have students who you feel are deserving of this scholarship go to
https://forms.gle/
DECA Member Scholarship
This is a $200 scholarship. We can give out 42 scholarships. Please go to https://utahdeca.org/
Both scholarship deadlines are January 21, 2024! That is SUNDAY! Be sure you are telling your students about it.
 | Each year Utah DECA presents awards to two advisors. One is the Jim Powell Advisor of the Year Award and one is the Outstanding New Advisor. Nominations are made by fellow DECA Advisors. All nominations are due by Friday, January 26. forms.gle |
1. Host 4 DECA chapter events (One in October, November, December, and January)
2. Have a social media account for your chapter.
3. Utilize your chapter’s social media account in November, during DECA month, to promote Utah DECA.
6. Chapter must have had members attend the Fall Leadership Conference.
8. Participate in the Utah DECA statewide service project. ( Partner with an organization in your area. Chapters must dedicate a minimum of 20 collective volunteer hours in service to the organization . Chapters need to highlight their service hours on the chapter’s social media).
Chapters must complete all 8 requirements to be considered for Chapter of the Year and to receive Gold Certification. Silver Certification will be awarded for chapters completing 6 of the 8.
 | The Chapter of the Year Award is to recognize DECA chapters for all the amazing things that they do throughout the school year. Here are the requirements to be considered for the award this year: 1. Host 4 DECA chapter events (One in October, November, December, and January) 2. Have a social media account for your chapter. 3. Utilize your chapter’s social media account in November, during DECA month, to promote Utah DECA. 4. Chapter must have participated in Utah DECA BINGO during the month of November and shared evidence on the chapter’s social media account. 5. Have a minimum of 3 professional/alumni members as part of your DECA chapter. 6. Chapter must have had members attend the Fall Leadership Conference. 7. Chapter must have 20% of National members compete at their region competition. 8. Participate in the Utah DECA statewide service project. ( Partner with an organization in your area. Chapters must dedicate a minimum of 20 collective volunteer hours in service to the organization . Chapters need to forms.gle |
 | We would like to recognize at the Utah DECA State Conference DECA Members who have been a member of DECA for 3 or 4 years. Please complete the form listing all your DECA members who qualify. Form must be completed by Monday, February 12, 2024. Students will receive certificates at the State Conference. forms.gle |
DECA Advisors do so many amazing things! We want to recognize you for being amazing. Each year we honor 2 DECA Advisors: New Advisor of the Year, and the Jim Powell DECA Advisor of the Year Award. We would like each of you to take a moment to nominate an amazing DECA advisor. Please complete the nomination form by Friday, January 26.
The link to nominate is https://forms.gle/
| Each year Utah DECA presents awards to two advisors. One is the Jim Powell Advisor of the Year Award and one is the Outstanding New Advisor. Nominations are made by fellow DECA Advisors. All nominations are due by Friday, January 26. |
Once the nominations are in, we will send out a list for all advisors to vote for the Advisor of the Year Awards.
UNIVERSITY OF UTAH BASKETBALL GAME
We are having a DECA Night at the University of Utah Men’s Basketball Game. We are excited to work with Utah’s Athletic Department for this opportunity. The game is February 8 at 6:00pm. It is the Utah Utes vs the Arizona Wildcats. The game is $5 a ticket. Tickets can be purchased at https://fevo.me/utdeca. The university wants our students to experience the college athletic atmosphere. We are working on doing something before the game. I will let you know more once I have more information. Start advertising to your students! It should be a fun night.
- The chapter advisor will upload all projects.
- The link to sumbit the projects is https://judgepro.
registermychapter.com/org/ jput-decascdc/conf/scdc - The login is your chapters DECA’s username and password.
- Click on Projects. (If your projects are not listed, email me and I will manually do an update.)
- Click on Upload Files. You can only upload 1 file for each project. It must be a PDF.
- To FINALIZE the uploads, you need to click on and Agree to the electronic equivalent of the STATEMENT OF ASSURANCES. This verifies the content and work orginality.
- Once agreed, the project(s) will be submitted into the system for scoring by the pre-event judges.
- All of the projects that have written components will be pre-scored, prior to the state competition. Presentation rubrics will be updated during state competition for final calculations.
- IF you have CHANGED your registration, updated names, events, or team members, I will need to re-update the links in the projects. I do this regularly throughout the day…however, it may not have been done at the time you want it. If this is the case, email me. If you are not seeing your students in the written site, email me to update.
Please go to https://forms.gle/
We would like to recognize at the Utah DECA State Conference any DECA Members who have been a member of DECA for 3 or 4 years. Please complete the form listing all your DECA members who qualify at https://forms.gle/
The Chapter of the Year Award is to recognize DECA chapters for all the amazing things that they do throughout the school year.
Here are the requirements to be considered for the award this year:
1. Host 4 DECA chapter events (One in October, November, December, and January)
2. Have a social media account for your chapter.
3. Utilize your chapter’s social media account in November, during DECA month, to promote Utah DECA.
4. Chapter must have participated in Utah DECA BINGO during the month of November and shared evidence on the chapter’s social media account.
5. Have a minimum of 3 professional/alumni members as part of your DECA chapter.
6. Chapter must have had members attend the Fall Leadership Conference.
7. Chapter must have 20% of National members compete at their region competition.
8. Participate in the Utah DECA statewide service project. ( Partner with an organization in your area. Chapters must dedicate a minimum of 20 collective volunteer hours in service to the organization . Chapters need to highlight their service hours on the chapter’s social media).
Chapters must complete all 8 requirements to be considered for Chapter of the Year and to receive Gold Certification. Silver Certification will be awarded for chapters completing 6 of the 8.
Chapter of the Year applications are due on Monday, February 5 by 10:00 p.m. Chapter of the Year application must be submitted at https://forms.gle/
Chapters receiving Gold Certification will receive notification and will present at the Utah DECA State Conference. The Chapter of the Year Award will be presented during the Grand Awards Session at the State Conference.
We are having a DECA Night at the University of Utah Men’s Basketball Game. We are excited to work with Utah’s Athletic Department for this opportunity. The game is February 8 at 6:00pm. It is the Utah Utes vs the Arizona Wildcats. The game is $5 a ticket. Tickets can be purchased at https://fevo.me/utdeca. The university wants our students to experience the college athletic atmosphere. We are working on doing something before the game. I will let you know more once I have more information. Start advertising to your students! It should be a fun night.
JUDGES FOR STATE
If you have people who would make a great judge for the State Conference, please share the judges link with them. https://forms.gle/
Please, Please, Please update the Bump List. We want as many students to be able to attend ICDC as possible. As soon as you know that students are going, please go in and update the list. (Please go to your email to see BUMP LIST LINK. As we don’t want this published for anyone to see or change.)
- Do not quote students a price until after it is confirmed with me on housing. I will do my best to meet all requests, but we only have so many Suites with 4 beds. We can put 4 students in them from the districts that require 1 bed per student, or 5 students from the districts that do not have the requirement. I will confirm with you shortly after registration.
- There are several registration options. PLEASE make sure to select the correct option. There are options for all room occupancies (2-5 per room), State places for each student, flights, and no flights. It can be confusing.
- Please register everyone who is attending. This includes all advisors and chaperones.
- If you have a specific flight that you want, let me know. I will do my best to accommodate all requests.