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Club Provides Both

Business and Fun

W DECA not only excelled as a
hat was DECA? Vice test was Senior Bart Vitek.
President Todd Fiel-
ding said, "DECA pre- team in competition but also in
pared one for the future by giving other activities. In October
him real life experience." they attended a Fall Leadership
Distributive Education Clubs of Conference which was held in
America, better known as DECA, Kearney. This conference
gave students a chance to learn taught leadership skills to the
about business and have fun in members. They also went to
the process. Kansas City and watched the
Senior Tish Lopes was the pres- Kansas City Chiefs play. In De-
ident this year. The vice-presi- cember they had a chapter holi-
dent was Senior Todd Fielding, day party in which they ex-
and secretary went to Senior Bart changed gifts. In May, they had
Vitek. Senior Cindy Ostronic a picnic with Millard South. The
was the reporter. Juniors Jes- club also sponsored an apparel
sica Lewis and Jodi Gustafson and accessories mini-conference
were treasurer and historian, re- in New York. This meant that
spectively. an individual had to have paid
The state convention was held DECA dues to be able to partici-
in February at the Lincoln Corn- pate in the convention.
husker Hotel. DECA had three Being a member of DECA
members place in state. Junior helped students who were inter-
Jodi Gustafson and Senior Dawn ested in a career in business, yet
lnzaro were finalists in the appar- it gave them a chance to have fu
el and accessories event. Plac- and make friends. tN
ing first in the comprehensive

Seniors Ben Kavalec, Tony
104 Sophomore/ DECA Thoms, and DeAnn Brown have
fun on the bus ride down to Kansas City
to see a Chiefs game.