WCHS DECA receives National DECA Gold Certification Awards

On Tuesday, February 11, 2020, the WCHS DECA Chapter received notification that its two school-based, student managed businesses received Gold Certification Awards from the National DECA Association.

Wildcat’s Corner is the DECA managed school store for all Warren County High School apparel. Our products include t-shirts, hats, sweatshirts, drawstring bags, lanyards, tattoos, bobble heads, school supplies, and bracelets. The store also offers seasonal products for Homecoming, Christmas, and Valentine’s Day. This year marks the second consecutive year that the store has been awarded DECA’s Gold Certification. Wildcats’ Corner is managed by Emily Johnson and Eniesha Wigington, marketing students at WCHS and operated by WCHS DECA students as part of Work-Based Learning activities in the marketing courses.

DECA Tailgaters set up as food vendors at three community car shows including the “Trunk or Treating” that took place on Main Street in October, the Skyline Middle School PTSO Fun Run Fall Festival, and the Warren Heritage Society’s Annual Festival of Leaves. DECA Tailgaters has also managed a few of WCHS’ athletic event concession stands in cooperation with the W.W.A.A. Managed by Makayla Grant and Devin Modesitt, DECA Tailgaters also offers WCHS DECA members Work-Based Learning activities coinciding with skills learned within the marketing courses.

DECA Tailgaters at work. Photo courtesy of Warren County High School.

The two teams of managers will compete at the DECA International Career Development Conference in Nashville, TN in April 2020. The competition will require each management team to present to a panel of judges how their business designed, implemented, and evaluated one aspect of business operation.