Jill's Email 2025-2026
Hello DECA Advisors,
I hope that you had a fantastic break! It is hard to believe it is January. We have a lot happening so lets get started!
The last region competition is on Friday, January 9. East Region, I will send you information separately.
STATE COMPETITION INFORMATION
I will be sending out the State Competition Information Monday afternoon or evening. I wanted to let you get back and through some of the emails before you got all that information.
STATE OFFICER APPLICATIONS
We will be sending out the State Officer Applications on Wednesday, after the Utah DECA Board Meeting.
UTAH DECA BOARD MEETING
We have a Utah DECA Board Meeting on Wednesday, January 7. If you have anything you would like the Board to discuss, please send it to a Board Member or to Tyler Cornia, Board President (tcornia@dsdmail.net) or to myself. The main focus of our meeting with be our regions, and dividing them correctly. If you have any input, please let someone know.
CAMPAIGN THRIVE WINNERS
National DECA has announced their Chapter Campaign THRIVE Winners. They will receive from National DECA a pennant, flag, plaque, and are eligible to register up to two DECA members to participate in the THRIVE Academy at ICDC. If schools are listed in both sections, they are eligible for up to four DECA members to participate in the THRIVE Academy at ICDC. Congratulations to the following schools:
CHAPTER CAMPAIGNS THRIVE WINNERS
Alta, Bonneville, Brighton, Career Tech, Desert Hills, Fremont, Herriman, JATC, Jordan, Mountain, Mountain Ridge, Uintah, and Weber
MEMBERSHIP CAMPAIGN THRIVE WINNERS
Alta, Bonneville, Corner Canyon, Mountain, Mountain Ridge, and Weber
NATIONAL DECA SCHOLARSHIPS
The National DECA Scholarship Applications are due on Friday, January 9. Please encourage your members to apply. More information can be found at https://www.deca.org/
MEMBERSHIP
Utah DECA currently has 2,872 members! That is awesome! As your new semesters begin, please continue to recruit. We need to reach 3,000 members to reach our goal and to keep the fourth place in role-plays attending ICDC.
Have a great week everyone!
Hello DECA Advisors,
We have completed four region competitions! We have one region competition remaining that will be in January. Competition season is in full swing. Thank you to all of you for your help. Hopefully, your students are getting excited about State. All the information for the State Competition will be sent out the first week of January. Can you believe it is that time already?
Just a few things as we head into the break.
DECA MONTH WINNERS
Congratulations to the following schools for completing ONE BINGO during DECA Month:
Cedar Valley
Weber
Congratulations to the following schools for completing TWO BINGOS during DECA Month:
Salem Hills
Mountain
Fremont
Congratulations to the following schools for completing BLACKOUT during DECA Month:
Uintah
Mountain Ridge
Tooele
Skyline
Hillcrest
West
All prizes will be sent out and hopefully to your school when you return from the break. If I missed a school, please let me know.
NATIONAL DECA SCHOLARSHIPS
National DECA Scholarships are now open and can be found at www.deca.org/scholarships.
SBE
The SBE Certification Site is now open. Submissions for SBE are due Tuesday, January 13. For more information, please go to https://www.decadirect.org/
UTAH DECA AT THE HOLIDAY LIGHTS
The Ballpark at America First Square has invited all DECA members, advisors, friends, and family to a special night to see the Holiday Lights. This will happen on Tuesday, December 23. It is open from 5:00 – 10:00 pm. Tickets are available for 35% off. Please share this information with your students. I realize that it is during Christmas break, but it might be a great time for your students to share time with friends and family. Also, for you to enjoy some fun with your family.
If you are interested, tickets can be purchased at https://www.theballparkatafs.
More information about the Holiday Lights can be found on the website.
MEMBERSHP
Utah DECA currently has 2,862 members! Amazing! We are so close to reaching our goal. Keep recruiting. We can get to 3,000 members.
I just want to wish everyone Happy Holidays! I hope that all of you have an enjoyable break full of relaxation, fun, and many memories. I love working with all the DECA advisors in our state. I truly believe that we have the best advisors. All of you are amazing and do incredible things for our students. Have a terrific break! Talk to you in 2026.
Hello DECA Advisors,
It was a great week last week with both the Central and South Regions. That is why this email is late! 
It was fun to be at both regions. I love the excitement of all the students! We have amazing advisors who work so hard preparing students and helping at the competitions. We appreciate all of you! This week we with have North and West regions. Then one more in January.
It was fun to be at both regions. I love the excitement of all the students! We have amazing advisors who work so hard preparing students and helping at the competitions. We appreciate all of you! This week we with have North and West regions. Then one more in January. Since South was at their competition on Friday, and I didn’t send a reminder, if you completed a BINGO for DECA Month, please email me by Wednesday. I need 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 jill@utahdeca.org. (For Double BINGO, do 2 submissions. One for each of the BINGOs).
BLACKOUT – Submit a brief description of each activity completed in a BINGO blackout. Submit at least 12 pictures.
I will send out to everyone who did BINGOS later this week. It has been fun to see everything the chapters did.
Just a couple of things this week.
NATIONAL DECA SCHOLARSHIPS
National DECA Scholarships are now open and can be found at www.deca.org/scholarships.
SBE
The SBE Certification Site is now open. Submissions for SBE are due Tuesday, January 13. For more information, please go to https://www.decadirect.org/
DECA CHALLENGES
There are many different DECA Challenges available through National DECA Sponsors. Many have been working on them. More information and deadlines can be found at https://www.decadirect.org/
MEMBERSHIP
Utah DECA currently has 2,804 members! WOW! We are only 196 away from our goal of 3,000 members. If we reach 3,000 members, we get to keep 4th place in role plays going to ICDC. Keep it up!
Have a great week everyone! We will see many of you this week.
Hello DECA Advisors,
Thank you Central, South, North, and West Regions for getting registered for your region competitions. We are continuing to grow! Five regions was indeed needed. That is fantastic for Utah DECA! It is all due to your hard work!
Due to all the region registration and testing on Friday, I didn’t get a weekly email sent out, so I decided I would just combine the two weeks into one.
I just wanted to take a minute and thank all of you for all your hard work. We have the best DECA advisors! Our students are so lucky! All of you do amazing work! Thank you for all of your time, hard work, and devotion you give to all of your DECA students. All of you truly deserve a break. I hope that you have a fantastic Thanksgiving full of food, family, friends, rest, and play!
Just a few things for you.
REGION
Central, South, North, and West Regions have begun testing. If you did not receive an email with testing information, please let me know.
Everything is being sent out separately to the regions, as information varies.
DECA MONTH
DECA Month is wrapping up. Just a reminder about Utah DECA BINGO.
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 jill@utahdeca.org by December 5. (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 jill@utahdeca.org by December 5.
Chapters completing a BINGO will earn a sticker for all members.
Chapters completing DOUBLE BINGO will earn two stickers for all members and a $25 gift card for the chapter.
Chapters completing the BINGO BLACKOUT will earn 3 stickers for all members, and a $50 gift card for the chapter.
CHAPTER CAMPAIGNS
Just a reminder that Chapter Campaigns are due to National DECA on December 1. That is how you get students to ICDC in Thrive. https://www.deca.org/campaigns
So, get them submitted before you leave for Thanksgiving Break!
MEMBERSHIP
Utah DECA currently has 2,470 members! That is fantastic! Remember our goal is 3,000.
Have a great Thanksgiving!
Hello DECA Advisors,
I hope that everyone has recovered from the Jazz game last night. That was a good game (okay, 3rd quarter was great, let’s focus on that), too bad it didn’t end with a win. I hope everyone had a great time! I hope the winners of the lower bowl tickets, loved their seats! 
Now onto the information all of you look so forward to each week.
Now onto the information all of you look so forward to each week.DECA MONTH
Wow! Your doors were amazing! So many fun ideas. The winner of the DECA-rate a Door Contest is UINTAH!!! Congratulations! We will send your chapter’s prize.
I hope that you are working or playing DECA BINGO. I have heard some of the things happening. Great ideas! DECA Chapters really are the best!
Keep celebrating the rest of November.
REGION
Region registration deadlines are coming up. Please be sure to get your region registration submitted on time.
REGISTRATION LINKS AND DUE DATES
CENTRAL REGION – NOVEMBER 19 by 10:00 pm – https://www.decaregistration.
SOUTH REGION – NOVEMBER 19 by 10:00 pm – https://www.decaregistration.
NORTH REGION – NOVEMBER 21 by 10:00 pm – https://www.decaregistration.
WEST REGION – NOVEMBER 21 by 10:00 pm – https://www.decaregistration.
EAST REGION – DECEMBER 12 by 10:00 pm – https://www.decaregistration.
You should have all heard from your Region Judge Coordinators about judges. Remember that you need 1 judge for every 6 students that you bring.
COMPETITION UPDATE FOR PITCH DECKS – IMPORTANT
I received the following from National DECA regarding the Pitch Decks. There is a change for the Penalty Points. Please make note of this as your students are working on their projects for State.
Updated Penalty Point Checklist
A new Penalty Point sheet has been posted and is available in the online version of the 2025-2026 DECA Guide (page 60) and linked to each prepared event at deca.org/compete. The most significant change relates to pitch deck slide numbering requirements.
Key Reminder: All pitch deck slides except the cover slide must be numbered sequentially and the total pitch deck cannot exceed 20 slides (including cover, title, table of contents, body, bibliography, and appendix). The cover slide does NOT need to be numbered “1” but is included in the 20 slide maximum.
Pitch Deck FAQ
We also made some updates to the Pitch Deck: Your Questions Answered FAQ on DECA Direct Online. One of the most common recent questions has been addressed:
Cover Slide (Slide 1):
- Visual/branded introduction to your presentation
- Does NOT need to be numbered “1”
- May include company name, logo/graphic, or tagline
Title Slide (Slide 2):
- Must be numbered “2”
- Must include all required information from the guidelines
NATIONAL DECA SCHOLARSHIPS
National DECA Scholarships are now open and can be found at www.deca.org/scholarships.
CHAPTER CAMPAIGNS
Just a reminder that Chapter Campaigns are due to National DECA on December 1. That is how you get students to ICDC in Thrive. https://www.deca.org/campaigns
MEMBERSHIP
Utah DECA currently has 1,860 members! Great job! Remember, students must be a registered member of DECA to compete at the region competition.
Hello DECA Advisors,
I hope that all of you are enjoying DECA Month! You know, I think we are the only CTSO that gets an entire month. Let’s celebrate!
I have loved the pictures of the doors that are coming in. Remember the deadline is today for the DECA-rate a door contest. Be sure to post your picture, and tag our Instagram (ut_deca) or email me the picture.
Winners will be announced next week.
Keep working on your DECA BINGO!
Here is the information for the week.
REGION
I wanted to share the region registration due dates and links for registration with you again.
CENTRAL REGION – NOVEMBER 19 by 10:00 pm – https://www.decaregistration.
SOUTH REGION – NOVEMBER 19 by 10:00 pm – https://www.decaregistration.
NORTH REGION – NOVEMBER 21 by 10:00 pm – https://www.decaregistration.
WEST REGION – NOVEMBER 21 by 10:00 pm – https://www.decaregistration.
EAST REGION – DECEMBER 9 by 10:00 pm – https://www.decaregistration.
I have sent emails to each individual region. If you did not receive an email about your region, please let me know.
Also, the events for each region are listed below. There have been some questions about the individual signup sheet. I left one set on events off Entrepreneurship and Human Resources. We will have 7 different sets of events offered. It is correct in the registration system. I have attached a new signup sheet. This is my third one, so hopefully it works.
Individual:
- Apparel and Accessories AND Retail Merchandising
- Accounting AND Personal Financial Literacy
- Business Services AND Sports and Entertainment
- Entrepreneurship AND Human Resources
- Food Marketing AND Marketing Communications
- Principles of Hospitality and Tourism AND Principles of Marketing
- Quick Serve Restaurant AND Hotel and Lodging
Team:
- Entrepreneurship
- Hospitality Services
- Marketing Management
- Sports and Entertainment
JAZZ NIGHT
The Jazz Night is on Thursday! It is Thursday, November 13. Please get your tickets asap! The tickets are as low as $14. Go to Www.utahjazz.group/utahdeca to get tickets and for all the information about the day.
MEMBERSHIP
Congratulations to the following schools for having 50+ or more than 20+ members submitted to National DECA by November 1. Submitted means that an invoice has been created and should be paid. The advisors will be receiving pickleball paddles!
Bonneville, Brighton, Career Tech, Cedar Valley, Corner Canyon, Farmington, Fremont, Hillcrest, Mountain Ridge, Skyline, Syracuse, Taylorsville, and Weber.
Utah DECA currently has 1,758 members! We are over halfway to our goal.
Have a great week!
Hello DECA Advisors,
Happy Halloween! I hope that your day is full of lots of treats and no tricks. Lots of things are happening. Let’s get to it.
REGION COMPETITIONS
I sent an email out this week on Tuesday with all the information for the region competitions. We will start sending individual region emails out next week. Please make sure that you are working on getting judges for your region competition. Remember it is 1 judge per 6 students you are bringing. Here is the judge information.
Central Region – December 2 – BYU – Coordinator: Nate Reese –
Judge Link – https://docs.google.com/forms/
South Region – December 5 – Utah Tech – Coordinator: Jill Hess –
Judge Link – https://forms.gle/
North Region – December 9 – Weber – Coordinator: Tyler Cornia –
Judge Link – https://forms.gle/
West Region – December 12 – SLCC – Coordinator: Randy Kammerman –
Judge Link – https://docs.google.com/forms/
East Region – January 9 – UVU – Coordinator: Kevin Elzey –
Judge Link – https://forms.gle/
I also made an error on the signup sheet. I have attached the correct one. The events are correct on the region email, but also listed below.
Individual:
- Apparel and Accessories AND Retail Merchandising
- Accounting AND Personal Financial Literacy
- Business Services AND Sports and Entertainment
- Entrepreneurship AND Human Resources
- Food Marketing AND Marketing Communications
- Principles of Hospitality and Tourism AND Principles of Marketing
- Quick Serve Restaurant AND Hotel and Lodging
Team:
- Entrepreneurship
- Hospitality Services
- Marketing Management
- Sports and Entertainment
MEMBERSHIP
Remember that our Membership Incentive ends on November 1st, which is tomorrow!. Schools that have 50+ members or an increase of 20+ members will receive a prize for their advisor. Membership must be submitted on the National DECA Membership site by November 1st.
Utah DECA currently has 1,505 members! Keep recruiting. Remember that our goal is 3,000 members.
DECA MONTH IS NOVEMBER
DECA Month starts TOMORROW!!! November is DECA Month! Yes, we get a whole month! Let’s celebrate!
DECA-RATE A DOOR CONTEST
Decorate classroom doors to show your chapter’s DECA spirit. If participating in the contest, the door must be decorated by November 7. Submit your entry on our Instagram (ut_deca) or send the picture to Jill by 3:00 pm on November 7. The winning chapter will receive a $25 gift card to Smith’s. It also counts as a square on the DECA BINGO.
DECA BINGO
We are doing DECA BINGO again this year. The DECA BINGO card is attached. 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). 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 jill@utahdeca.org by December 5. (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 jill@utahdeca.org by December 5.
Chapters completing a BINGO will earn a sticker for all members.
Chapters completing DOUBLE BINGO will earn two stickers for all members and a $25 gift card for the chapter.
Chapters completing the BINGO BLACKOUT will earn 3 stickers for all members, and a $50 gift card for the chapter.
For some of the BINGO squares, chapters might have to get pretty creative. I can’t wait to see everything our chapters come up with!
JAZZ NIGHT
The Jazz Night is in two weeks! It is Thursday, November 13. Please get your tickets asap! The tickets are as low as $14. Go to Www.utahjazz.group/utahdeca to get tickets and for all the information about the day.
I hope that everyone has a great weekend! Happy Trick-or-Treating!!!!
Jill
Hello DECA Advisors,
I have lots of things to share with you this week! Let’s get going.
REGION JUDGES
It is time to start recruiting REGION JUDGES. The following are the registration links for judges. Please send it out to several people. Region competitions are a great place to invite businesses to come and see what DECA is really all about. We also would love for you to invite your state representatives and senators from your area. Here is are the links to find your local state senator https://senate.utah.gov/
Central Region – December 2 – BYU – Coordinator: Nate Reese –
Judge Link – https://docs.google.com/forms/
South Region – December 5 – Utah Tech – Coordinator: Jill Hess –
Judge Link – https://forms.gle/
North Region – December 9 – Weber – Coordinator: Tyler Cornia –
Judge Link – https://forms.gle/
West Region – December 12 – SLCC – Coordinator: Randy Kammerman –
Judge Link – https://docs.google.com/forms/
East Region – January 9 – UVU – Coordinator: Kevin Elzey –
Judge Link – https://forms.gle/
An example email you could send to your judges is below:
Subject: Help Shape Utah’s Future Workforce – Judge at a DECA Regional Competition
Body:
Dear [Name],
Utah’s next generation of business leaders, entrepreneurs, and innovators need your expertise. This December, DECA students from across northern Utah will compete in our Region Career Development Conferences, applying classroom knowledge to real-world business challenges—and we need professionals like you to serve as judges.
Location: 
Date: 
Time: 8:00 AM – 2:00 PMYour involvement matters. By volunteering as a DECA judge, you’re not only helping students sharpen their communication and problem-solving skills—you’re also investing in Utah’s economic future. DECA competitors represent the state’s future workforce, and your feedback helps prepare them to thrive in industries like yours.
No prior experience is required. You’ll receive training materials, clear instructions, and all necessary resources before the event. Judging requires only a few hours of your time, but the impact lasts for years.
Sign up here to volunteer as a Region DECA Judge:(Add your region link here)
Thank you for investing your time and expertise in Utah’s next generation of leaders. Your participation makes this experience authentic, memorable, and deeply meaningful for our students.
Warm regards,
Utah DECA
Preparing Emerging Leaders and Entrepreneurs
JAZZ NIGHT
The Jazz Night is coming up. It is Thursday, November 13. Please get your tickets asap! The tickets are as low as $14. Go to Www.utahjazz.group/utahdeca to get tickets and for all the information about the day.
DECA MONTH IS NOVEMBER
November is DECA Month! Let’s celebrate! I wanted to get this to you before November so that you can start planning. This year we will have the DECA-RATE a Door Contest and DECA BINGO.
DECA-RATE A DOOR CONTEST
Decorate classroom doors to show your chapter’s DECA spirit. If participating in the contest, the door must be decorated by November 7. Submit your entry on our Instagram (ut_deca) or send the picture to Jill by 3:00 pm on November 7. The winning chapter will receive a $25 gift card to Smith’s. It also counts as a square on the DECA BINGO.
DECA BINGO
We are doing DECA BINGO again this year. The DECA BINGO card is attached. 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). 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 jill@utahdeca.org by December 5. (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 jill@utahdeca.org by December 5.
Chapters completing a BINGO will earn a sticker for all members.
Chapters completing DOUBLE BINGO will earn two stickers for all members and a $25 gift card for the chapter.
Chapters completing the BINGO BLACKOUT will earn 3 stickers for all members, and a $50 gift card for the chapter.
For some of the BINGO squares, chapters might have to get pretty creative. I can’t wait to see everything our chapters come up with!
MEMBERSHIP
Remember that our Membership Incentive ends on November 1st. Schools that have 50+ members or an increase of 20+ members will receive a prize for their advisor. Membership must be submitted on the National DECA Membership site by November 1st.
Utah DECA currently has 1,387 members! Keep recruiting. Remember that our goal is 3,000 members.
Lots of things are happening right now. I will be sending out region registration information on Monday!
Have a great week!
Hello DECA Advisors,
I hope that all is going well. I know that several of you are at the UVU Invite right now. I hope that your students enjoy the event. We truly appreciate our colleges supporting DECA and putting events on for our students.
Here are a few things for the week.
MEMBERSHIP
We currently have 1,366 members! Hooray!
The membership incentive for November is any chapter that has 50 members or a 20-member increase from last year and as at least 1 professional member by November 1, the chapter advisor will receive a prize! The members must be registered with National DECA.
JAZZ NIGHT
The Utah DECA Night at the Utah Jazz has been scheduled for November 13. I have attached a flyer as well. The court presentation (free throws and Jazz office speakers) will be from 12:30-2:15. Early entry at 4:45. Game against the Atlanta Hawks at 7:00. Tickets can be purchased at Www.utahjazz.group/utahdeca
ADVOCACY CAMPAIGN
Thank you to everyone for their help with the CTSO Advocacy Campaign. Chapters are doing AMAZING THINGS! We have heard some good things from reps, but we have also heard some that still need a little convincing. KEEP IT UP! Get alumni and parents involved! Remember the committee meets on October 14.
We should also your USBE Board member. Their information can be found here: https://www.schools.utah.gov/
I have attached the information that was sent out earlier.
ADOBE CHALLENGES
Adobe is a sponsor of National DECA. Every DECA advisor and student has access to Adobe Express for free. We learned amazing things at our Advisor Training about Adobe Express. The Adobe Express Challenges are open and a great experience to tie into your classes.
Personal Branding Challenge – Develop a comprehensive brand that includes a logo, resume, and personal vision statement. Create your concept using Adobe Express tools and submit your project components on the template. Submissions due December 18, 2025. Here is a link to a lesson plan: chrome-extension://
Food Truck Challenge – Develop a comprehensive food truck concept that includes branding, truck design, menu creation and social media marketing. Create your concept using Adobe Express tools, submit your project components on the website template and present a summary of your concept in an up to 60-second video. Submission are due on January 15, 2026. Here is a link to a lesson plan: chrome-extension://
For more info about the Adobe Challenges for DECA go to https://new.express.adobe.com/
For other challenges go to https://www.deca.org/
Challenges are a great experience for students. Consider using them in your classroom.
DECA CHAPTER CAMPAIGNS
It is a good time to be working on Chapter Campaigns. The information for Chapter Campaigns can be found at https://www.deca.org/campaigns
We will send out region information in a couple weeks. Start thinking about judges for the region competitions. We need your help. Each school must get 1 judge for every 6 students.
Have a great week!
Thanks!
Jill
Hello DECA Advisors,
It has been quite the week! It was great seeing you and the DECA members at FLC. We are off to a great start!
Here are the items for the week.
ADVOCACY CAMPAIGN
Thank you to everyone for their help with the CTSO Advocacy Campaign. I have received many letters from DECA Alumni about what DECA has done for them. Many are reaching out to their representatives. KEEP IT UP! I know how great all our CTSOS are and what they do for students. Now, we are getting the word out to others. Remember the committee meets on October 14.
We should also your USBE Board member. Their information can be found here: https://www.schools.utah.gov/
I have attached some logos and the information that was sent out earlier. As things are shared with me, I will share them with all of you.
UTAH DECA AT THE UTAH JAZZ
The Utah DECA Night at the Utah Jazz has been scheduled for November 13. I have attached a flyer as well. The court presentation (free throws and Jazz office speakers) will be from 12:30-2:15. Early entry at 4:45. Game against the Atlanta Hawks at 7:00. Tickets can be purchased at Www.utahjazz.group/utahdeca
MEMBERSHIP
If you earned the membership incentive from National DECA for having 10+ members and 1 advisor registered by September 30, they will send you all the information.
We currently have 1,186 members! This is an increase of 54 members from this same time last year. Great job! Keep it up! Remember, we want to stay above 3,000 members.
Top Ten Memberships:
1. Fremont
2. Career Tech High
3. Corner Canyon
4. Weber
5. Brighton
6. Bonneville
7. Cedar Valley
8. Syracuse
9. Taylorsville
10. Tooele
UVU AND USU INVITES
The UVU Invite is October 10. The USU Invite is October 21. If you have registered for those events, you will get information directly from the schools. I hope that many of you are taking advantage of the invites being offered.
Have a great weekend
Hello DECA Advisors,
It has been a busy week getting registered for FLC and the invites. Many exciting things are coming up!
I will send another email later today with all the information for Fall Leadership. I am meeting with them this morning and want to wait to send it just in case there is new information. One thing, we will be outside, at the ballpark, from 10:30-12:30, and of course, there is a chance of rain. Please plan on rain. The event will happen rain or shine! Fall Leadership will be great! We have some amazing breakouts!
Here are some other things for you for the week.
UTAH DECA AT THE UTAH JAZZ
The Utah DECA Night at the Utah Jazz has been scheduled for November 13. I have attached a flyer as well. The court presentation (free throws and Jazz office speakers) will be from 12:30-2:15. Early entry at 4:45. Game against the Atlanta Hawks at 7:00. Tickets can be purchased at www.utahjazz.group/utahdeca.
MEMBERSHIP
Many of you have already earned this membership incentive. If you haven’t already submitted 10 names, you might want to consider doing it by Tuesday. The membership incentive from National DECA is that if you register 10 members and 1 advisor by September 30, you will receive either a free digital download of competition resources or a $40 discount off DECA+. You can do this! Get your students registered!
We currently have 631 members! We are off to a great start! Other membership incentives will be announced at Fall Leadership.
I will send the FLC information later today. Have a great day!
Jill
Hello DECA Advisors,
I hope that you have had a great week! Here are a few things for you.
FALL LEADERSHIP
Registration is due on TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 23! Please get your registration submitted at https://www.decaregistration.
Registration cost is $40.
The conference will be at the Megaplex South Jordan at Daybreak and at The Ballpark at America First Square.
Here is the agenda for FLC:
7:45-8:10- Registration – Megaplex South Jordan at Daybreak
Breakout Sessions will be at the Megaplex
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
10:45 – General Session – The Ballpark at America First Square
12:30 – FLC Dismiss
Lunch on your own
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
Everyone planning on attending the Fall Leadership Conference, must be a registered member of DECA. https://membership.
The membership incentive from National DECA is if you register 10 members and 1 advisor by September 30, you will receive either a free digital download of competition resources or a $40 discount off DECA+. You can do this! Get your students registered!
NEW DECA REGIONS
I have attached a flyer with the DECA Regions. It includes all the schools for each region. Please double check that your school is on there. Each region also has the date of the competition, the location, and the judge coordinator. It is never to early to start working on judges for region. Remember that for every 6 students that you register, you must bring 1 judge.
UTAH DECA AT THE UTAH JAZZ
The Utah DECA Night at the Utah Jazz has been scheduled for November 13. I have attached a flyer as well. The court presentation (free throws and Jazz office speakers) will be from 12:30-2:15. Early entry at 4:45. Game against the Atlanta Hawks at 7:00. Tickets can be purchased at Www.utahjazz.group/utahdeca
INVITES
You should all have the information for the UVU and USU Invites already. Registration is open now for UVU. Registration for USU opens on Monday. I hope that your students are getting excited for the competitions this year.
Have a great week!
Jill
Hello DECA Advisors,
It was great seeing so many of you at the DECA Advisor Training. Thank you to Kevin, Kami, and Dale for helping with the training. We hope that you are able to use the things we discussed and learned that day.
Here is what is happening!
FALL LEADERSHIP
We are excited for our Utah DECA Fall Leadership Conference. It will be Tuesday, September 30 at Megaplex South Jordan at Daybreak and at The Ballpark at America First Square . Registration is due on September 23.
Here is the agenda for FLC:
7:45-8:10- Registration – Megaplex South Jordan at Daybreak
Breakout Sessions will be at the Megaplex
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
10:45 – General Session – The Ballpark at America First Square
12:30 – FLC Dismiss
Lunch on your own
Breakout Sessions Confirmed:
What the Hecka is DECA? – Presenter Dannel Black
Roly Play Playbook – Presenter Randy Kammerman
Behind the Blazer – State Officers
Leader Now, Entrepreneur Later -Helping You Get to the Next Step – Erika Mahterian (www.joinleland.com – Look them up. Impressive company)
Keynote Speaker – Matty Gay – Co-Founder Primo Golf Apparel
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.
Registration is at https://www.decaregistration.
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.
MEMBERSHIP
Everyone planning on attending the Fall Leadership Conference, must be a registered member of DECA. National DECA membership is open. You can go in and update your information and start getting students registered now. https://membership.
The membership incentive from National DECA is if you register 10 members and 1 advisor by September 30, you will receive either a free digital download of competition resources or a $40 discount off DECA+.
UTAH DECA AT THE UTAH JAZZ
The Utah DECA Night at the Utah Jazz has been scheduled for November 13. I have attached a flyer as well. The courr presentation (free throws and Jazz office speakers) will be from 12:30-2:15. Early entry at 4:45. Game against the Atlanta Hawks at 7:00. Tickets can be purchased at Www.utahjazz.group/utahdeca
CHAPTER CAMPAIGNS
National DECA each year does Chapter Campaigns. Most of the things all of us are actually doing. Doing the Chapter Campaigns are what give you Thrive spots. It is up to your district on if you get to use the Thrive spots. For more information go to www.deca.org/campaigns or look on page 21 in the DECA Guide.
INVITES – UVU AND USU
UVU
Registration is now open for the 4th annual Alan Hall UVU Marketing and Sales Invitationalfor High School Students Interested in Studying Business.
This is a free event for your business students hosted by UVU’s Woodbury School of Business on Friday October 10, 2025.
This is a free event for your business students hosted by UVU’s Woodbury School of Business on Friday October 10, 2025.
Note: Our main event website is still being updated, but the registration link and competition docs links are active and current for the 2025 year.
ADVISORS: PLEASE REGISTER YOUR STUDENTS:
2025 Alan Hall UVU Marketing and Sales Invitational
- Who: High school DECA or FBLA students, high school students taking business classes, or any high school students interested in studying business are invited.
- What: Marketing Case and Presentation Competition for high school students
- When: Friday October 10, 2025, 8:30am-1:30pm
- Where: Keller Business Building at UVU in Orem
- Why: Gain valuable marketing and presentation experience with a real-world case from our competition partners, including Crumbl, Swig, Rise Bar, Cinemark, FatCats, MarketStar and more. Win lots of cool prizes. Test your marketing skills against the top local high school marketing students. Learn about UVU’s marketing and other business majors and about careers in marketing. Have fun with a field day out on UVU campus with a catered lunch provided.
You are invited to join UVU’s Marketing Department and our competition sponsors in a celebration of the study of business marketing with a day of fun marketing competitions designed for high school business students.
We are hosting this event in our brand new state-of-the-art Keller Business Building at UVUs main Orem campus.
The event will run on a Friday from 9:00am to 1:30pm. Doors open at 8:30am – come early for our breakfast before it’s all gone. We will provide a catered buffet lunch on the 4th floor of our new Keller Business building from 11:00am to 1:00pm, and will end the event with the awards ceremony from 1:00pm to 1:30pm.
Competitions will include:
- Marketing Strategy Case Competition (Team event) – Crumbl
- Sales Presentation Competition (Team event) – Marketstar
- Resume Competition (Individual event) – Swig
- Interview Competition (Individual event) – Cinemark
- Artwork Design Competition (Team or Individual event)
- Product Design and Advertising Competition (Team event)
- Social Media Competition (Team event) – Rise Bar
- NEW – Speech Competition (Individual event)
- Scavenger Hunt – FatCats
- Two guest speakers from our sponsors
Please watch our event website for competition details and documents. Many of the competition documents have already been posted so you can begin preparing now.
In between competitions, the students will enjoy exploring the Keller Business Building in the form of a Scavenger Hunt, visiting our SMARTLab, Green House, Professional Sales Program, MBA Office, Money Success Center, Academic Tutoring, WSB Writing Lab, UVU Application station, Business Impact Center, ROTC, WSB Advisors, Entrepreneurship Institute, and also enjoy various games, karaoke, treats, soda bar, froyo, photo wall, etc.
This year, due to the wonderful response we had last year, we are limiting the registrations to a max of 30 students per school and 650 students overall. So please register your teams early so you don’t miss out. We are inviting all the Utah High Schools.
Event Day Schedule
Event | Place | Time |
Registration and Continental Breakfast | KB Lobby | 8:30 AM |
Welcome | KB 101 – Vallejo Auditorium | 9:00 AM |
Competitions start | KB | 9:30 AM |
Scavenger Hunt: SMARTLab, Green House, Professional Sales Program, MBA Office, Money Success Center, Academic Tutoring, WSB Writing Lab, UVU Application Station, Business Impact Lab, Entrepreneurship Institute, ROTC, Artwork Voting Station, WSB Advisors, Games, Karaoke, Treats, Soda Bar, Froyo etc. | KB | 9:30 AM- 12:30 PM |
Competitions End | 12:30 PM | |
Lunch | KB 401 | 11:00-1pm PM |
Awards Ceremony | KB 401 | 1:00PM |
Depart | 1:30PM |
Students and advisors will be required to organize their own transport to and from the UVU campus. We would require that each high school send at least one advisor, teacher or parent chaperone who will be responsible for the students from your school.
Competition spots will fill fast. Advisors, we are asking that you register your students online this year, rather than having them each fill out their registrations themselves separately. Thanks so much and hope to see you soon!
Registration Link
Competition Docs
Contact
Heather Harris
801-863-8098
Professor Brigham Griffin
(208) 479-2820
USU
We are excited to announce that the Huntsman School of Business at Utah State University will be hosting a combined DECA/FBLA Aggie Invitational on October 21, 2025, and participation is once again FREE!
Event Details:
- Date: Tuesday, October 21, 2025
- Tentative Schedule:
- Check-in starts: 7:30 am
- Welcome begins: 8:30 am
- Presentations Begin: 9:00 am
- Aggie Invite Concludes: 4:00 pm
- Location: USU – Logan Campus – Taggart Student Center (TSC) 2nd floor – Ballroom
We encourage you to begin making travel arrangements now.
Please read the information below in detail to ensure that all registration steps are completed correctly to ensure your registration is received. If you have questions, please use the following contact information:
- Registration Specific Questions: Samantha Walters, huntsmanschoolrecruiting@
gmail.com - General Event Questions: Shara Gibbons, shara.gibbons@usu.edu, 435-797-2308
DECA and FBLA Competitive Events
- Students may only participate in ONE event this year — either a DECA or FBLA event.
- A full list of this year’s events is available on the Aggie Invite Webpage
Aggie Invite Registration
The information below outlines the registration schedule, process, and required information. Please review carefully and begin gathering details now so you can complete registration promptly when it opens.
- Registration is on a first-come, first-served basis.
- Maximum Capacity: Due to fire code limitations, we can accommodate a maximum of 950 students
- The maximum number of students a school can register is 100 students.
- A school’s registration is not considered guaranteed and counted towards the event capacity until Both Phase 1 & Phase 2 are submitted.
- You will receive a confirmation email once your Phase 2 registration has been received and your school’s participation is confirmed.
- This event has reached capacity (950 students) the last two years and registrations has been closed early. Please register as early as possible.
Registration Schedule
- Registration Opens:Monday, September 22 at 3:00 pm
- Registration Deadline: Friday, October 10 by 5:00 PM (or when capacity is reached).
- No late submissions or changes will be accepted. This ensures our team has ample time to prepare the competition schedule and make other logistic arrangements.
Registration Process
At 3:00 on Monday, September 22, a link to a Phase 1: School Pre-Registration Form will be added to the Aggie Invite Webpage.
Phase 1: School Pre-Registration Form
On the pre-registration form, you will submit basic information about your school, advisors, and anticipated student participation. If DECA and FBLA are both offered at a school and have different advisors, you may fill out the form individually.
Information needed for School Pre-Registration Form:
- School Name
- Primary advisor’s name and email
- Additional advisors’ names and emails
- Anticipated number of student participants (this needs to be close, but doesn’t have to be exact)
- The maximum number of students a school can register is 100 students.
Notes:
- Once your school pre-registration form is submitted, our team will generate your school’s Phase 2: Student Event Registration Google Sheet. You will receive the file within 24 business hours.
- If a school has both a DECA and FBLA program, the two programs will be merged into one Phase 2: Student Event Registration Google Sheet and will be shared with advisors of both programs.
Phase 2: Student Event Registration Google Sheet
After receiving access to your School’s Phase 1 Pre-Registration submission, our team will prepare a School Specific Phase 2: Student Event Registration Google Sheet for your school to enter student event details.
- All Advisors listed on the Phase 1 Google Form will be granted access to edit the Phase 2 Google Sheet.
- If your school offers both DECA and FBLA, there will be one combined registration sheet for both programs (even if there are separate advisors).
- Information needed for Student Event Registration:
- Each student’s name
- Unisex T-shirt size for each student (T-shirts will be distributed after the event)
- Dietary restrictions
- Event selection
- For team events: list all team members (their full names are needed)
- Advisor(s) shirt size and dietary restrictions.
Important Notes:
- Do not download or make a separate copy of your Phase 2 Student Event Registration Google Sheet—use the shared version provided. Making separate copies can cause registration errors and may jeopardize your school being able to attend the event.
- Once all information has been entered, follow the instructions on your Student Event Registration Google Sheet to submit your registration and secure your spots.
- After you submit and lock your registration, you will receive a confirmation email within 24 hours from our team to verify your submission.
We encourage you to begin collecting registration information now, so you are ready to submit promptly when registration opens.
If you have any questions, please contact me directly at shara.gibbons@usu.edu or 435-797-2308.
We look forward to hosting another fantastic event and hope to see you there!
Have a great week!
Jill
Utah DECA FLC 25Hello DECA Advisors,
A lot of Club Rush Weeks have been happening over the past few weeks. I am excited to see what each school does this year with they DECA club.
Here are a few things for the week:
DECA Advisor Training
We had over 60 advisors sign up for the DECA Advisor Training. If you completed the registration form, you should have received an email from me yesterday. If you did not, please let me know.
We will see you on Tuesday, September 9!
NATIONAL DECA INFORMATION
- DECA advisors (and students) can access Adobe Express for Education for free. Each advisor received an e-mail from education@deca.org over the weekend with instructions on how to login. More information here.
- DECA chapter advisors can get a $5 gift card to Shop DECA as a “welcome back” for sharing a photo of their classroom with contents from the Back-to-School box. The deadline for the promotion is September 17, 2025.
- Chapters that activate by September 30 can receive exclusive competition resources (new this year!)
FALL LEADERSHIP
We are excited for our Utah DECA Fall Leadership Conference. It will be Tuesday, September 30 at Megaplex South Jordan at Daybreak and at The Ballpark at America First Square . Here is the agenda for FLC:
7:45-8:10- Registration – Megaplex South Jordan at Daybreak
Breakout Sessions will be at the Megaplex
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
10:45 – General Session – The Ballpark at America First Square
12:30 – FLC Dismiss
Lunch on your own
We will announce some breakouts next week.
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.
Registration is at https://www.decaregistration.
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.
MEMBERSHIP
Everyone planning on attending the Fall Leadership Conference must be a registered member of DECA. National DECA membership is open. You can go in and update your information and start getting students registered now. https://membership.
The membership incentive from National DECA is if you register 10 members and 1 advisor by September 30, you will receive either a free digital download of competition resources or a $40 discount off DECA+.
DECA BOARD
We had our first DECA Board meeting this week. The DECA Board President for this year is Tyler Cornia at Syracuse High. The DECA Board Secretary is Dannel Porter at Mountain Ridge High. Please work with the DECA Board members. This is how we can improve Utah DECA.
Thanks!
Jill
Hello DECA Advisors,
I hope that all of you had a fantastic summer! Some of you are already back in school, and others start this week. I hope that this year is the best year for all of you!
For those of you new, I try to send a weekly email with important items for you. If you have any questions, please let me know. For this week, if there are others in your building or district, check with them to make sure that they receive this email. If someone missed it, please just email me, and I will add them to the list.
2025-2026 CALENDAR
I have attached the calendar for the year. This calendar will be updated as events happen. I will put the updated month on the calendar so that you know it is the latest.
DECA ADVISOR TRAINING
The DECA Advisor Training will be on Tuesday, September 9 from 8:00 am – 3:00 pm at the Mountain American Corporate Office Building. We encourage all DECA advisors to come. This year we will receive training on Adobe Express and spend lots of time talking about the new Slide Decks, which are new this year. This is only for DECA Advisors this year. I will send out the registration form next week.
REGIONS AND REGION COMPETITIONS
We have finalized dates for all region competitions. We hold each region at a local college/university. We appreciate their support of Utah DECA. We are limited to the days that we can hold competitions, due to their schedules. By adding a new region, this has impacted some dates. I will be reaching out to the different regions with more information. The dates for the region competitions are:
December 2 – Central Region – BYU
December 5 – South Region – UTAH TECH
December 9 – North Region – WEBER
December 12 – West Region – SLCC
January 9 – East Region – UVU
The new regions are:
NORTH REGION | EAST REGION | WEST REGION | CENTRAL REGION | SOUTH REGION |
BONNEVILLE | ATLA | AMERICAN ACADEMY OF INNOVATION | AMERICAN FORK | CAREER TECH |
BOUNTIFUL | BRIGHTON | BINGHAM | CEDAR VALLEY | CEDAR |
CATALYST | CORNER CANYON | COPPER HILLS | LEHI | CRIMSON CLIFFS |
FARMINGTON | COTTONWOOD | HERRIMAN | LONE PEAK | DESERT HILLS |
FREMONT | EAST | MOUNTAIN RIDGE | MAPLE MOUNTAIN | DIXIE |
GREEN CANYON | HILLCREST | PROVIDENCE HALL | MERIT PREP | GRAND COUNTY |
LAYTON | JORDAN | RIVERTON | MOUNTAIN VIEW | PINE VIEW |
MOUNTAIN CREST | GTI | TOOELE | PAYSON | SNOW CANYON |
MOUNTAIN | HUNTER | WEST JORDAN | PLEASANT GROVE | SUCCESS ACADEMY |
NORTHRIDGE | MURRAY | PROVO | WHITEHORSE | |
OGDEN | OLYMPUS | SALEM WEEKS | ||
RIDGELINE | SKYLINE | SKYRIDGE | ||
ROY | TAYLORSVILLE | SPANISH FORK | ||
SYRACUSE | WEST | SPRINGVILLE | ||
VIEWMONT | TIMPVIEW | |||
WEBER | UINTAH | |||
WEST FIELD | WESTLAKE | |||
WOODS CROSS |
If your school is missing, please let me know.
FALL LEADERSHIP CONFERENCE
We are excited for the Fall Leadership Conference this year. We will be in Herriman at the new Megaplex Theaters Daybreak and the new America First Ballpark. It will be from 8:00 am – 12:30 pm. More information to come soon.
Have a great week!