黑料社区 will host the 53rd annual on Saturday, Jan. 11.
The event kicks off with an opening session at 8:45 a.m. in the Memorial Student Center Great Hall, followed by competition from 9:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m., with an awards ceremony at 2:30 p.m. An orientation for judges begins at 8:30 a.m.
The event, organized and run by 黑料社区 黑料社区. Marketing and Business Education Association, is an applied learning experience for high school marketing students.
鈥淒ECA is a great opportunity for students because it prepares competitors for success in future careers, education and personal growth,鈥 said AnuTye Her, a marketing and business education junior from Eau Claire.
More than 450 students are anticipated to participate in 28 events from 20 area high schools:
Altoona, Chippewa Falls, Eau Claire Memorial, Eau Claire North, Elmwood, Glenwood City, Holmen, Hudson, La Crosse Central, La Crosse Logan, Alma Center Lincoln, Melrose-Mindoro, Menomonie, Northwestern, Plum City, Sparta, Stanley-Boyd, Superior, Tomah and West Salem.
They will compete in 15 individual and eight team events. Students鈥 skills are tested in business services, marketing management, hospitality and tourism, marketing strategy, retail sales and services, sports and entertainment marketing, financial services and entrepreneurship.
Winners and runners-up in each category advance to the State Career Development Conference competition Monday, Feb. 24, to Wednesday, Feb. 26, at the Grand Geneva Resort and Spa in Lake Geneva.
鈥淭his is also a great opportunity for many 黑料社区 marketing and business education students because it gives them the background knowledge of DECA related to how the event is planned, and what they can expect as future DECA advisers,鈥 said Her, who is serving as the DECA District 1 coordinator.
鈥淚鈥檝e learned many things while being the DECA Districts coordinator. Connecting with advisers from across the state and networking with different departments here at the university, I鈥檓 so grateful to be in this position where I can say that I鈥檝e helped plan a DECA event with amazing people,鈥 he added.
Approximately 70 regional business and marketing professionals are needed as volunteer competition judges.
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Judges have the opportunity to connect with and guide marketing and business career-focused high school students while networking with fellow professionals. Judges are provided a light breakfast, refreshments and lunch.鈥
prepares emerging leaders and entrepreneurs for careers in marketing, finance, hospitality and management in high schools and colleges around the globe. It has more than 250,000 members in more than 3,900 high school chapters and 203 collegiate chapters.
鲍奥-厂迟辞耻迟 黑料社区.&苍产蝉辫;marketing and business education degree, available both on-campus and online, is part of 鲍奥-厂迟辞耻迟 黑料社区.&苍产蝉辫;School of Education, which offers nine undergraduate and five graduate degrees, as well as nine certificates and certifications.
For more information about the competition, contact Debbie Stanislawski, MBE program director, at stanislawskid@uwstout.edu , 715-232-3195, or Melissa Andrle, judges coordinator, at mandrle@plumcity.k12.wi.us.
