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HORIZONS NEWSLETTER
Amanda Grieco, President
Alee Nichols, Vice President
Julia Jones, Vice President
Bill Withers, Vice President
2013-2014 STATE ACTION TEAM
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2013-2014 STATE ACTION TEAM
President
Amanda Grieco
[email protected]
601-540-2389
Hinds CC Rankin/ Virtual/
Jackson State University
Vice Presidents
Julia Jones
[email protected]
662-507-2943
Northeast MS CC
William (Bill) Withers
[email protected]
601-888-5588
Co-Lin CC Natchez
State Officer Coordinators
Kristi Nielsen
Cody, WY
[email protected]
662-816-5491
DECA Coordinator/Advisor
Alee Nichols
[email protected]
662-316-3121
State Dept. of Education
Tammie Brewer
[email protected]
Northeast MS CC HRM
Office of Student Organizations Collegiate DECA
P.O. Box 771
Jackson, MS 39205
601-576-5010
http://www.mde.k12.ms.us/career-and-technical-education/
career-and-technical-student-organizations/collegiate-deca
Fax: 601-354-7788
WWW.DECA.ORG
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JULIA JONES, VICE PRESIDENT
Hello again MS Collegiate DECA family!
AMANDA GRIECO, PRESIDENT
Welcome MS Collegiate DECA family to the 2014
State Career Development Conference!!!
This year has flown by, and it has been an honor
getting to serve on this State Action Team for Mississippi. I loved getting to be a part of the Mississippi
team this year as we all "Thrived" in Collegiate DECA. Collegiate DECA is in my blood now, it is a part of
me that will never go away! I hope you all feel the
same way I do about it. It has been a privilege to get
to serve you all this year. Good Luck on your competitions at State Conference and I hope to see you all
in Washington DC. And always remember to "Make it
Count"!
BILL WITHERS, VICE PRESIDENT
First off, I would like to say how thankful I’ve been
Hello everyone, I would like to welcome you all to
this past year for the opportunity to serve as your
the State Collegiate DECA Conference, I hope everystate president for a second term! This has been an
one can look forward to this Conference as the
exceptional experience and I am grateful to have
starting point of a amazing year and wish everyone
shared it with all of you! Congrats to all of you who
the best of luck in there events. But remember no
attended ICDC in Anaheim, CA and represented the
matter what place you get the important thing is to
Mississippi Association! We definitely showed them
have fun and come away with learning something
that Mississippi is proud of our achievements in DEnew and friends at these conferences that could stay
CA and our personal lives! I also want to congratulate
with you forever. Stay DECA-CATED everyone!
everyone that is here with us in Gulfport! Without
you, we could not have made this conference a reality! I hope to see all of you at our 53rd annual ICDC in
Washington, DC!!!
ALEE NICHOLS, VICE PRESIDENT
Hello and welcome to SCDC! This is an exciting time
for DECA as we continue to grow and thrive together. I am looking forward to sharing new experiences
with each of you during this conference. I wish you
all the best of luck in your competitions and remember to MAKE IT COUNT!!
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MISSISSIPPI COLLEGIATE DECA:
The Early Years
Jim Bowers
Delta Epsilon - Chi Division of DECA
The first Post Secondary Marketing Program in MS began at Meridian Jr. College in the fall
of 1964, under the direction of Mr. John M. Turner. During the 1966 – 67 school year new
Marketing programs emerged at Hinds Jr. College in Raymond, under the direction of Mr. Mac
Baker & at North East Jr. College, with Mr. Don Locke as Instructor. Mr. Locke, DECA State
Vice President, 1959 – 60, was the first former State DECA Officer to become a distributed
Education (Marketing) Teacher.
the State Organization of Post Secondary DECA, (initially called the MS Mid/Management
Association), was founded in 1967. Beginning with the 1967-68 school year, MS has held a
state Competitive Events & Leadership Conference for Post Secondary DECA every year. Our
state has also successfully participated in every Delta Epsilon Chi-DECA National Conference
since 1968; most years sending sizeable delegations.
Membership grew through the 1970’s & to the mid 1980’s as additional programs were added
in Marketing & Management, Fashion Merchandising, Hotel & Restaurant Management &
Finance & Banking Technology; growing to over 500 members. Unfortunately, reduction in
State funding forced the elimination of some programs in 1986 & the remainder of the 1980’s.
Membership fell as low as 350, slowly progressing back to around 400/425 in the mid 1990’s.
William H. Pace served as State DECA Advisor from 1968 until 1976. Then the State
Supervisor, James R. Bowers, became State Advisor & held that position until he retired from
the State Department of Education in late 1994. MS DECA Delta Epsilon – Chi from its
inception in 1964 through 1990 produced eight National Officers, including the overall National
President in 1989 – 90; Ms. Derinda Phillips, Northeast Community College. We also had
numerous winners & finalists in National Competition. Our success & accomplishments over
the years is a tribute to the outstanding job done by our dedicated Instructors/Chapter Advisors.
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PURPOSE STATEMENTS
To assist international, state, and local associations in the growth and development
of DECA.
To provide a means by which DECA students can maintain association with DECA.
To encourage support of DECA programs
of student activity on the local, state, and/
or international levels.
To provide College and High School Sponsorships and International Competitive
Event Travel Sponsorships.
OPPORTUNITIES FOR
SERVICE
Conferences:
Event Assistant
Judge
Chaperone
Conference Staff
Chapter:
Competition Preparation
Guest Speaker
Assist in promotion of the
Mississippi DECA Foundation
Serve as an Alumni Division Officer
(Meetings take place in August & January)
JOIN TODAY!
Enjoy the benefits of membership in the
Mississippi DECA Alumni Division!
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CHAPTER
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Stacy Miller, Cierra Polk and Antonio Thorton
carry packed shoe boxes to the shipping crates.
Hanna Hux, checks a shoe box for the
Operation Christmas Child service project.
eight week period of collecting individual items
for the boxes. On November 19th, a packing
party was held at the new SMCC Workforce
Training Center on campus where 654 boxes
were packed. The next day Collegiate DECA
For the past eight years, SMCC Collegiate DECA members checked each of the boxes and placed
has packed shoe boxes for needy children by
a typed message and a picture of the group that
participating in Operation Christmas Child. Last attended the packing party. The boxes included
year the group packed 314 shoe boxes for needy stuffed animals, toys, crayons, coloring books,
children. This year the project was taken to a
soap, wash cloths, pencils, pencil sharpeners,
new level by making it a campus wide
spiral notebooks, toothbrushes, toothpaste and
effort! With the coordination efforts of Debbie
candy. Collegiate DECA members hope to inWatkins, OCC Community Relations Coordinator crease the number of boxes packed each year in
for the area, Southwest Mississippi Community
order to reach more children in need.
College packed 654 shoe boxes for Operation
Christmas Child. This effort was lead by SMCC
Collegiate DECA and the Business and Marketing
Department. The campus participated in an
SMCC Collegiate DECA Shoe
Box Effort Goes Campus Wide
– 654 Boxes Packed
SMCC Collegiate DECA members selected for Who’s Who
Among Students in American
Universities & Colleges
Each year, a select group of students is called
Mathew Baughman, Hanna Hux, Crystal King and Ariel
forward to accept one of the most prestigious
Pierce. Not pictured: Rhonda Johnson.
awards the academic community can bestow —
selection to Who’s Who Among Students in
administrations. And for the students – the outAmerican Universities & Colleges. This exclusive standing campus leaders of the year – national
honor is conferred by more than 2,842 schools in recognition by the Who’s Who program marks a
all 50 states and the District of Columbia and is
pinnacle of scholastic achievement. This year
symbolized by the presentation of an award cerfive SMCC Collegiate DECA members have
tificate. Who’s Who Among Students in Ameriearned this prestigious award; they incan Universities & Colleges has become one of clude: Mathew Baughman, Hanna Hux, Rhonda
the most highly regarded and long-standing honJohnson, Crystal King, and Ariel Pierce.
ors programs in the nation, having earned the
overwhelming respect of college faculties and
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Headlines
Hinds CC Collegiate DECA
Collects Toys for Region 8
Children in Rankin County
The Rankin Campus Collegiate DECA Chapter of
Hinds Community College in conjunction with
NewDay Mississippi, Corner Bakery in Flowood,
and Grace Baptist Church in Brandon, MS, were
able to secure Christmas gifts for over 400 children
who are served by Region 8.
Vice-President, Kayla Boyd, delivers 210 canned
food items to local K106 radio personalities,
“Need knows no season”, said Earline Ashley, Executive Director of New Day Mississippi. “This
year has been a challenging year with requests in
all areas of need up 70%. These children have
who do not have the capacity to secure
SMCC Collegiate DECA Participates parents
Christmas gifts for their children and if were not
in K-106 Thanksgiving Food Drive
for the assistance these students, these kids would
not have a Christmas. The DECA students collectSMCC Collegiate DECA members chose to
give back to their local community by participating ed, sorted and bagged the toys by family so that
the
in the K-106 Thanksgiving Food Drive. The group
donated 210 canned food items to the food drive.
SMCC Collegiate DECA 2013-2014 Vice President,
Kayla Boyd and Advisor, Deanna Martin delivered Social Workers could pick them up and get them
the numerous boxes of canned goods to McComb to the families.” “The Hinds Community College
Rankin Campus DECA chapter has always assisted
Market during a K106 live remote promoting the
us in our toy drives, food drives, and back to
food drive. Kayla issued a challenge on behalf of
school clothing and school supply drive. We apthe group to all area clubs and organizations to
match or beat the group’s donation of 210 cans of preciate the dedication and compassion these
students have”.
food. SMCC Collegiate DECA plans to continue
their support of this project each Thanksgiving.
“My students having kind and caring hearts when
it comes to kids and are always excited to help
with New Day MS projects. Their commitment to
the community makes me proud to be their chapter advisor”, said Chapter Advisor, Jane EastlandForeman.
Rankin DECA students and the toys they
personally donated.
The Flowood Corner Bakery Management Team
and Employees who got 100 kids adopted!
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Collegiate DECA Chapter Directs Fall Festival Event
for Faculty, Students and Their Children
On Thursday, October 24, Hinds Community College Rankin
Campus held a “Fall Festival” for faculty, employees, students,
and their children. The event featured food, activities, games,
Pearl Fire and Police Departments and a costume contest for the
kids. The event is normally run by the Director of Student Activities, Keri Martin. Ms. Martin was on maternity leave and the
DECA students along with Advisor Jane Eastland-Foreman
agreed to plan and run the event for her. The event was a huge
success! “My students love a challenge and this was a good
one. My Event Management class took this on as their major
Grand Opening of Pearl Salvation Army Retail Store
project. They were responsible for the logistics, all food items,
games and prizes, as well as the costume contest and prizes.”
“This was an excellent teaching opportunity for them to learn
about planning events, managing budgets, and securing donations such as Blue Bell Ice Cream for the kids, prizes from WalMart and Corner Bakery coffee and cookies. They even came in
$120.00 under the budget allotted them by the Dean of Students! These students constantly amaze me at their willingness
The Rankin Campus Collegiate DECA Chapter of Hinds Communito take on a challenge and serve the community and college;
ty College was asked by the Salvation Army to help set up and
they’re just awesome!”
merchandise their new family thrift store in Pearl, MS. Students
spent most of the month of June organizing, sizing, colorizing
and creating displays for the grand opening of the store in July.
“Jane Foreman was my Assistant Buyer years ago and I knew if
we needed a good group to help us set up our new store, she
and her students would be the ones to make it happen,” said
Joe Micelli, Director of Store Operations. “The students came in
and worked with our other volunteers and employees to put
together a first class store. We are lucky that our store is just
down the street from the Rankin Campus and her students continue to help us merchandise the store. We are glad to have
them on our team.” Advisor Jane Eastland-Foreman says that
the students continue to merchandise and do displays for the
store and the students are gaining valuable experience while
having so much fun using their creativity! For their efforts in
Pictured left to right: Jonathan Henderson as “Ernie the Eagle”; DECA Co-Advisor Gabrielle Woodard as
“The Little Mermaid”; Latasha Gooden as a “Pumpkin”; Stormy Goldman as “Rosie the Riveter”; Erica
setting up the store, the students received Salvation Army’s
McLaurin as “A Ghost”; Meghan Levaughn as a “Power Ranger” and Advisor Jane Eastland-Foreman as
“Herself”.
“Doing the Most Good Volunteer of the Month” award for July.
Summer - Fall 2013
Hinds Community College:
Rankin Campus Ongoing Project
NEWS
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LIFE IS GREAT
NICHOLS
FOODS & DELI
MAKES IT BETTER
306 CLARKE STREET
NEW ALBANY, MS
662-534-8474
JOE & RHONDA NICHOLS
Mr. Jim Bowers, Amanda Grieco, and a representative of Second
Chance on day of donation.
Mississippi Collegiate DECA Donates!
Every year, MS Collegiate DECA’s State Action
Team choses a specific cause/facility to raise
funds for, as part of the State Association’s
efforts of community service. For the 20122013 year, The Center For Violence Prevention
was the chosen source, and in April of 2013, all
raised funds were donated at the Pearl, MS
location: a retail store, Second Chance, that
caters to battered women. Every year, the MS
Association strives for a donation goal for
$1000 to help show our love and support for
this wonderful state.
SINCE 1979
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STATE CAREER DEVELOPMENT CONFERENCE
2013—TUPELO, MS
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ICDC 2013
ANAHEIM, CALIFORNIA
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NAME
The official name of this association shall be
the Mississippi Association of Collegiate
DECA.
PURPOSE
Mission Statement: Collegiate DECA prepares emerging leaders and entrepreneurs in marketing,
finance, hospitality and management.
DECA’s Comprehensive Learning Program:
Integrates into Classroom Instruction
An integral component of classroom instruction, DECA activities provide authentic, experiential
learning methods to prepare members for college and careers.
Applies Technology
DECA members put their knowledge into action through rigorous project-based activities that
require creative solutions with practical outcomes.
Connects to Business
Partnerships with business at local and broader levels provide DECA members realistic insight
into industry and promote meaningful, relevant learning.
Promotes Competition
As in the global economy, a spark of competition drives DECA members to excel and improve
their performance.
DECA prepares the next generation to be:
Academically Prepared
DECA members are ambitious, high-achieving leaders equipped to conquer the challenges of
their aspirations.
Community Oriented
Recognizing the benefit of service and responsibility to the community, DECA members
continually impact and improve their local and broader communities.
Professionally Responsible
DECA members are poised professionals with ethics, integrity and high standards.
Experienced Leaders
DECA members are empowers through experience to provide effective leadership
through goal setting, consensus building and project implementation.