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Senior Pat Ginn lays carpet for VICA . As
part of the club , students were able to
experiment in different career areas.
photo by Lauren McGee

Freshman Josh Altonji plays senior Sean
McClenathan in a hard core chess match.
Altonji said he really enjoyed the
opportunity to ·use battlefield tactics to
outsmart" his opponents . photo by

Competition is what riled up having the opportunity to work Chess club, however, had its
club members in VICA, DECA, during open shop,· Payne said. own style of competing. The
and Chess clubs. In DECA students were given students worked hard to set up
Vocational Industrial Clubs of the chance to learn how to use their own competitions.
America helped students learn their marketing skills. "I helped our president (junior)
more about the field of work they "We had a lot of different Mike Lin set up tourneys and
wanted to pursue after high competitions and planned matches against other schools,"
. VICA usually met every different events such as the senior Sean McClenathan said.
in the school's shop area Winter Warm-up which asked He had been in Chess club for
work on projects and get students to donate old clothes to three years and enjoyed the
ready for competition. those in need," junior Carolyn chance to exercise his mind.
"There is a state competition Ehlinger said. Younger students also brought
at the end of every year that DECA members planned their own experiences with them.
almost everyone goes to,· senior various events, such as the job • I've played chess for about
Patrick Payne said. fair, Junior Invite, and the three years, I started in middle
There were 75 areas of clothing drive for the Open Door school, and the best part is still
competition, which included Mission. winning, especially when the
woodwork and carpentry. "It's helpful when all of us freshman beat the seniors,"
Students competed against other brainstormed together for freshman Elizabeth Oliver said.
schools in the hope of making it fundraisers because we could It was the competition, easy
to the national competition. bounce ideas off each other," challenges, and exposure to real
lhe best part is getting to junior Erin Elsasser said. lhat life experiences that set the clubs
work on state projects and way we never ran out of ideas.· apart from others.

DECA advisor Aaron Bearinger sets up an
informational meeting for sophomores .
Snacks and a lottery for $50 to the spirit shop
acted as incentives to encourage under
classmen to attend the meeting . photo by
Kristen Block

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