Chapter Retreat!

Bend High DECA you are invited to the 7th annual Chapter Retreat! If your new to DECA Chapter Retreat it is a 3-day trip to Silver Falls State Park. On retreat you get to know your Officer Team as well as conducting leadership training, competition training, team building activities and our always epic game of capture the flag! While at Retreat you meet many new people and learn important skills to use at state.

WHEN: Wednesday, Nov 18- Friday, Nov 20

WHERE: Silver Falls State Park, The Ranches

COST: $40, money is due Friday, Nov 6

Marketing Textbook Link

Here is the link to Marketing Essentials - student edition.

http://glencoe.mcgraw-hill.com/sites/0078612578/student_view0/

Students have access to the online activities to help them study and review for tests. They also have access to the online edition of the textbook.

Water Wars and BBQ

On Saturday, September 19 the chapter held their first annual Water War and BBQ. There was a great turnout!! Over 30 Marketing 1 and 2 students showed for a day of fun! The weather was not the best and clouds were rolling in, but everyone had the DECA spirit and was willing to give it a go!

We set up a huge slip and slide on the football practice field hill and played a game of capture the flag with water ballons and squirt guns! It was a blast!

After all the water fun the parents came for a BBQ. This was one of the best turnouts that we have had in years for our parent meeting.The Officer Team gave an informatioinal speech about DECA and all it offers.  We had burgers that Steve York and Ron Lusk prepared - way to go grill masters! It was a fun day and a big thank you goes out to everyone who helped cook, brought food and showed up to support Bend High DECA!

09-10 OT Retreat

This past weekend we headed out to Camp Sherman for our annual OT Retreat. We spent the weekend planning our Program of Work for next year. It was a great time for team bonding and a little fun mixed in. This year's team is full of great ideas and excited to get started this upcoming year!

Our established goals for the 09-10 school year are:

1. Chapter involvement & unity
2. Fundraising
3. Competition preparation
4. Community involvement

There were a ton of ideas and great discussions about what we should include. The team did a great job focusing in on each area and coming up with projects and activities that will help them meet their goals.

Last Apprentice Challenge: Humane Society Thrift Store Fashion Show

Wow, that was a long title! For the final challenge the marketing 2 students worked with the local Humane Society Thrift Store to hold a fashion show at lunch. It was a very fun project with three very distinct groups representing their individual fashion:

1. 80's Prom (The girls)
2. Elderly Fashion (The boys)
3. Mix & Not Match (C block)

All the clothes for the show were from the thrift store, so we had a real mix of fun and funky fashion! The show was held during lunch in the commons and the students selected the winning team by donating their change. The music was good and the students really enjoyed the lunch time entertainment.

In the end, the 80's Prom raised $22+ for the Humane Society. We did not raise a lot of money, but the $31 we did raise will help the shelter. The apprentice challenges were fun this year and I am glad that we had the opportunity to have some fun competition in class!

Fundit Benefit Bar Fundraiser

Hopefully you received the email about our new fundraiser! You will love the fact that you don't have to sell anything or buy anything! I started using the new toolbar for my searches and it is pretty easy to use. I have been able to search and click on sponsored results pretty easily each day. Below is the information you will need to help us raise money for travel next year!

Hello Supporters of Bend High DECA

We are so excited to share with you our personally Customized Toolbar. It will serve as a new way to generate revenue. With this Toolbar we will raise much needed funds without you writing a check or selling a product! By using the Yahoo search engine that is conveniently located on our toolbar you are helping us raise dollars for Bend High DECA.

Every parent, grandparent, aunt, uncle and friend can click away and help us. Ask them to download and start helping our chapter raise money without purchasing anything again. Our earning potential is huge!!
Every click helps! Here is the link to the download:
http://www.benefitbar.com/benefitbar/subscribe/toolbar.php?toolbarId=3584

It is simple to perform your normal, natural, everyday searches and only click on a sponsored result if that sponsor is of interest to you. It’s that EASY!

What are you waiting for? Click on the link above to download our Toolbar.

If every DECA member (92 current members) used our Toolbar for five searches each day, we would have the potential to bring in over $1,000 each month! This would result in savings for each student for competitive travel and other DECA opportunities!

Instructions - Important to read:
Every time you click on a sponsored result (anything listed in the shaded area with bullet points or anything listed on the right side of the page) you are raising money, 10 cents a click, for Bend High DECA…..NO PURCHASE NECESSARY.

ICDC 09

Whew! We are back from a very fun filled week at ICDC! The chapter had 18 students attend, of which 16 were competitors, one was a voting delegate and the other was participating in the Chapter Management Academy. Every student had a great time and felt like they got the most out of their experience!

We were all excited when Karissa made it on stage and received a top ten award for one of her Quick Serve role plays! Way to go Karissa! She will be back next year and I am sure she will be back up on stage!

We had fun at Disneyland and California Adventure. The students all got to spend the day at the happiest place on earth after the award ceremony, so they were pretty quick to recover from their disappointment of not getting on stage. It was sad to think that the seniors were done, but it was exciting to hear them talking about their new adventures coming this fall!

All and all, it was a great week, spent with great students! I love BSH DECA!

MDA Lock-up

On April 16, 18 students participated in the MDA Lock-up in Bend. They had a great time volunteering for the day. They helped "arrest" participants, make phone calls, take pictures, decorate, create mailings and track money.

Apprentice Challenge

The Marketing 2 students completed their first Apprentice Challenge this week! Spirited competition and great ice cream was served after school on April 8. There were five teams competing for top honors, which went to Natalie S, Ashley E, Candice S and Natalee D! Way to go girls!

2009-2010 Officer Team Elected

It was a very competitive election this year. We had multiple students running for each position and the results are finally in:

President: Heather H
Vice-Pres: Becca W
Secretary: Cassidy T
Treasurer: Michelle O
Historian: Shylo Y
Publicity: Hannah P
Social: Nikki H
Competition: Christina E
Bear's Cave: Lexi K
BC Clothes: Aidan C
Java Bear: Alicia M

Congrats to the new team!

Officer Team Elections

Well, it is that time of the year! We are going to be holding elections for the 2009-2010 BSH Officer Team on Thursday, March 12.

1. All candidates need to have turned in their applications by Friday, March 6.
2. Campaign poster must be hanging by lunch on Monday, March 9.
3. Individual interviews will be scheduled.
4. Campaign speeches to the chapter will be held at lunch on Thursday, March 12.

Good luck to everyone that is running for office! It looks like it will be a lively campaign!

SCDC Results

Way to go BSH DECA! You all did a great job, it was a fantastic experience!

The following list is those students that made the Top 8 in their events:

1st CSP, Lexi K and Maria L
1st HRM, Amanda W
1st RMR, Heather H
1st ENW, Ari B
1st ENP, Natalee D
2nd QSRM, Karissa M
2nd FMP, Aidan C & Alek L
2nd ADC, Curtis B & Nicole M
2nd LEP, Ashley E & Mallory M
4th ENP, Taylor T
4th CMR, Candice S & Natalie S
5th HLM, Ashley E
5th HMDM, Ashley E & Mallory M
5th ENW, Krysta H & Suzy P
6th HLM, Christina E
6th FMP, TiAnna H
6th HMR, Chad C
7th HMR, Mason F
8th FMS, Mallory M
8th QSRM, Natalee D

Dance Themes at SCDC

Hey, don't forget to bring some fun stuff to wear for the two dances at SCDC!

Sunday: Ugly Sweater

Monday: 80s (I know how to do "big" hair!)

New Blog for BSH DECA

Hey Bend High DECA!

I thought it would be great to have a site where we can check in, find out what's happening, and keep in touch.

This Friday & Saturday we are Flower Wrapping at the South Albertsons to raise money for State, if you haven't signed up, do it now!

Everyone should be practicing their tests and role plays: we leave for STATE next Saturday!