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and Alex Dugan Which one of
A. jun ior and senior girls face off these DECA
at the DECA sponsored Powder
Puff football gam e. It was close,
but the juniors pu ll ed through members com-
and won the gam e. photo by
Briana Adams B. Se nior justine
Night to Fight ALS (Lou Gehrig's peted at Metros?
Pfeifer sell s raffl e ti ckets at the
disease) . For their competitive
wri tten project, DECA members
Jacob Pfeifer and Marcy Mantz
orga nized th e eve nt to raise
money for ALS. photo by Erin
Carter C. Amnesty Intern ational
members get to know each other
at a party. "Th e party was fun
because it gave us a cha nce to
have fun and bond," junior Hanh
Nguyen said. photo contributed
by Rhonda Betzold

Members helped their communities and planned for their futures.

From lea rning how to make a difference in If a student showed an interest in market-
the world to developing good busin ess skills, ing or business, they were able to join the
Amnesty Intern ati onal and DECA covered Distributive Edu cati on Club of Ameri ca. This
it all. Amn esty Intern ational raised student program improved students' business and
awa reness of issues happening in the world , lea dership skills. It also w orked to prepare
while DECA work ed to prepare its members students for future ca ree rs.
for their future bu siness ca ree rs. "I join ed DECA beca use I have always
Amn esty Intern ational planned events that wanted to find a ca reer in business, and I
moti vated students to get involved and make kn ew it would help me prepare for my fu-
a diffe rence. ture," junior Colleen Parker said.
"I love d th e fee ling of leaving a meeting The club traveled to Indianapoli s where
with a wid er kn owledge of the problems in they attended workshops that showed them
our world today," junior Sosun Heravi sa id. how the busin ess world functions.
Amn esty Intern ational adopted many "The trips were a good way for DECA
causes. Th ey devoted time to help the Sud a- members to bond, and we were abl e to meet
nese refu gees and raised money for Darfur. people from different states that shared our
"I love d fundraising beca use it felt good sa me interests," junior jessica Kroll sa id.
to help peo pl e who were less fortunate than Amnesty Intern ati onal and DECA worked
I was. I rea ll y enj oyed helping the Burmese tireless ly throughout the yea r. While one
refugees," junior Ashiti Banthia sa id. was working toward s a better future for the
Like Amn esty, DECA was also a highly world, th e other was engag ing in skil ls to aid
interacti ve orga nizati on. them in their personal endeavours.

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