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by Melissa Epstein
DECA and FCCLA members gain abilities for the future.

Pretending to be someone else isn 't always easy. For thought that trying to be someone different would be hard,"

DECA participants their main goal is to make it look as easy junior Craig Hamilton said. "I was nervous because I'm a bad
as possible. At DECA competitions students have to role liar and I feel like I'm lying when I'm pretending to be some-
play a marketing situation. To do so, the students are given a one else. "

problem that they have to solve and then present their solu- As tension and nerves passed once the role -play and test
tions to judges. were completed, a new fear rose . Winning an award.
"I was really excited going into the competition because I "Winning the DECA competition was really surprising to
loved to play make-believe as a kid ," junior Jenny Reilly said . me because after I did my role play I thought I messed up

'This [the competition] gave me a chance to be a grown-up so many times," senior Emma Flynn said . "Although, it was _
and still be able to play make-believe." a great experience and I love meeting a lot of the kids from
The DECA competition was composed of a multiple choice other schools."
test, consisting of marketing questions, and a role-play. The At the end , first place medal in hand , the day seemed to go

role-play included a marketing scenario between a student a lot smoother than most expected.
and a judge. Students were limited time and could either com- "The best part of the day was going up on stage after I
pete individually or in partners-whichever the student felt found out I was in the top eight of my category," Re illy said. "I
more comfortable doing. felt awesome because I'm not good at sports or anything so
"Going into the role-play I was really nervous because I doing good in this was really exciting!"

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