DECA Catches The Eyes of Northern Students
- Dec 12, 2019
- 2 min read
The DECA club is very sufficient in their work at Northern High School but it goes unknown. DECA stands for Distributive Education Clubs of America and is a national club that encourages leadership and business development. The club here at Northern does just that, they continue to lead in different ways and run a cookie shop to promote business development.
“DECA [is a] small community where you get to meet a bunch of different people and bond, we do a lot of different outreaches with different people,” senior Jala Bryant said. “[DECA] teaches you what is like to be an entrepreneur and how and what you need to do to start a business.”
The cookie sales that the DECA club runs help open them to business like experiences. The cookie store sales, freshly baked chocolate chip cookies for two cookies for $1, 4 cookies for $2, or 6 cookies for $3. The students in the DECA club rotate running the store and delivering cookies.
“Half of the [cookie store] profits go to charity, and the other half is distributed to help around Northern,” senior Kamya Rodman said.
DECA holds different leadership roles just like any other club. One role some other clubs do not have is a store manager and store organizer. DECA knows how to stay on top of things so everything runs smoothly.
“I am the store manager and DECA president,” senior Mia Faison Wesley said. “This means that I run the store and make sure it runs smoothly and nothing goes wrong and as president I put stuff together for meetings and find outreach to do.”
Promoting service is also a role that DECA plays in the lives of students. They recently served at the Durham Rescue Mission over the few days students had off at the end of November.
“I saw on the announcements that DECA served at the Durham Rescue Mission and that they give back to the school through selling cookies, I never knew how much DECA really did,” sophomore Falyn Hill said.
Along with leadership and entrepreneurship, DECA helps students grow as individuals. The club overall is like a family and can help students grow in their confidence.
“[DECA] is like a family because of the community service things we do, we all get to bond and know each other better,” senior Kamryn Warren said.
Teachers and administration notice the quiet work of DECA members. DECA is a growing club and continues to expand with their numerous fundraisers.
“Overall [DECA] has been a positive influence for the Northern Community,” principle Dan Gilfort said. “The students do a great job of increasing school spirit by the fundraisers that they do around the holidays and the cookie sales, DECA students have creates Northern apparel that helps fundraise as well.”
The Northern High School DECA club is expanding and putting good use to their fundings. Students enjoy the values DECA offers because it helps them with leadership skills and growing in their confidence. Northern is fortunate to have a strong DECA club on their campus.
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