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Area 6 DECA took over Seattle!

This was the first year I was able to attend the Western Region Leadership Conference and it was definitely an experience I will never forget. The first night we were there was the opening session, where we got to listen to the amazing motivational speaker, Josh Sundquist. If you weren’t able to be there I highly recommend looking him up on YouTube because his story was truly inspirational and I think everyone in that room related to him in one way or another. On Friday and Saturday we got to choose which sessions we wanted to go to. Some of the ones I went to were Risking to Win, Learning the Art of Trend Spotting, and The Nordstrom Way of Life. These were really interesting because you got to listen to people who were experienced and knew what they were talking about. After the sessions on Saturday there was the Geo Teaming event, which was quite the experience. After spending 2 hours in the wind and rain and having troubles with the GPS I think we ended up placing 80th out of 100 teams, but we did learn a lot about each other as a team in the process. Later that night was closing session where we got to see a hilarious hypnotist show by Jim Wand. Overall I had a great time meeting and making connections with new people. I learned so much about the business world and all that goes into it. - Emily Sherman, KeHS DECA

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AREA 6 CHAPTERS:

Chiawana

Grandview

Hanford

Kahlotus

Kamiakin

Kennewick

Pasco

Richland

Southridge

INSIDE THIS ISSUE:

WRLC Recap- 1

Spirit Award - 2

Member of the Month - 3

Area Competition- 4

Meet the candidates- 5, 6, 7

Chapter Visitations - 8

Trivia - 9

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Other ways to get points...

Inside Story Headline

Spirit Award! The purpose of the Area Spirit Award is to get members, advisors, and chapters as a whole more involved in activities. A chapter wins by having the most points in their spirit award “account” at the end of the DECA year. Points can be obtained in multiple ways such as; attending an Area event, “liking” the Area 6 FB Page, sending Britany a picture of your

DECA Chapter, having a chapter visitation, or being the fastest email reply to any email updates Britany sends out. The winning chapter is given the trophy, shown at the left, to keep in their DECA classroom for the following school year. The trophy will be engraved with the school name and winning year. My hope is that future Area 6

President’s will continue the Area 6 Spirit Award, therefore the trophy will be a “traveling” trophy and have many different school names on it. The points for each chapter will be shown in each newsletter. If you ever have any questions about how your chapter got its points, ask Britany!

Spirit Award Points:

Chiawana - 184

Grandview - 137

Hanford - 335

Kahlotus - 117

Kamiakin – 302

Kennewick - 444

Pasco – 444

Richland - 474

Southridge - 571

**The Area President’s home chapter can only earn points for events that do not require the Area President’s attendance.

Area 6 Spirit Award!

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Area 6 November Member of the Month

Arthur Alcazar, Grandview High School

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Congratulations to Arthur Alcazar from Grandview High School for being nominated and chosen as the November

Member of the Area! Arthur has gone above and beyond this year for Grandview DECA. He was active and engaged throughout the Western Region Leadership conference. He took meticulous notes during the presentations as well as videotaped several of the conference activities. He was able to bring these back to his chapter and share his experiences with all of his members. He was recently nominated, then promoted to General Manager for his DECA Store and has done an excellent job in running the operations in the store and the management. Arthur has also competed in numerous DECA events with the last being Hospitality and Tourism Management. He has been practicing this year and reviewing the numerous role-plays available to him. Arthur is a genuine, hardworking and dedicated individual. He goes the extra mile to make sure that things get done right. He makes others feel included and involved and works to let everyone know that he cares about them and their involvement. Thank you Arthur for you dedication to DECA!

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Area 6 DECA Competition

December 13th, Tri-Cities Convention Center

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Agenda

8:00 - 8:45 Opening Session

8:45 - 12:30 Competitive Events/

Lunch time/Scavenger Hunt

12:10 Area Officer Meeting

12:30 - 2:00 Awards

Keynote Speaker: Rob Ellsworth

Rob is a

Kennewick High

School graduate,

class of ‘92. 20

years ago Rob

served as the

Area 6 President, and the Washington DECA State President. He

then got his degree in Social Sciences at WSU Pullman. Rob is now

a successful commercial realtor

in Tri-Cities.

—Scavenger Hunt—

During your free time be sure to participate in the scavenger hunt! Directions and item list will be given out at opening session.

You can participate individually or in a team with members from YOUR CHAPTER ONLY. The chapter who sends in the most pictures receives 25 points towards the spirit award. EACH picture sent in gives your chapter 1 point. Most creative picture gets 50 points!

Send pictures to area6deca@gmail.com. All pictures sent in will be played in a slideshow at closing session. Good luck!

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Meet your Area 6 President Candidates!

Dillon Tool, Southridge High School I am a very outgoing person that wants to meet every person in Area 6 DECA. Besides DECA I

am in my school ASB, I am our Publicity Manager, and our schools Drama Club. But overall,

DECA is my true passion, I put down everything that I have when there is something I can do for

DECA. I can't wait to see all of you at Area Competition.

Why do you want to be the 2013-2014 Area 6 President? I want to be Area 6 President because this is my 3rd year in DECA and I want to further my knowledge and passion with this wonderful club. And to make sure that people join DECA earlier and to abolish the phrase "I wish I had joined DECA sooner". I know that DECA is not for everyone, but I believe that everyone should get a chance or at least a taste of what DECA is like.

What do you plan to do that will benefit Area 6? I plan on making Area 6 a closer area, but not just communicating. I want to take it one step further and have the area be closer. I want chapters to be able to call each other for help or to hang out and just have a fun friendly atmosphere.

What are your accomplishments thus far as a DECA Member of Southridge High School? My Accomplishments so far area going to SCDC twice, hopefully a third time this year!!! I have also been to ICDC for the Chapter Management Academy.

What's one thing you want to learn and/or gain from being a State Officer? I want to learn what its like to put on a big conference for thousands of DECA members that have the same passion I do. I also want to be the voice for my chapter and make sure that every chapters voice is heard in decision making.

If you were an ice cream flavor what would you be and why? If I were ice cream, I would be cookie dough. Simple vanilla ice cream with sweet cookie dough pieces throughout.

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Meet your Area 6 President Candidates!

Minji Kim, Hanford High School Hello! My name is Minji Kim and currently, I am a junior at Hanford High School. I am active as our chapter's Secretary and Events Manager, yet, I try to get involved in as many DECA-related activities as possible! I play tennis in and outside of school, but my main love is for tae kwon do. I love its mindset of bouncing back from an kick to the head with a fierce smile on! As of now I am still maintaining my 4.0 and taking 4 AP courses. Besides DECA, I am involved in International

Club, Key Club, Recycling Club, and Spanish Club, but DECA is always my main focus.

Why do you want to be the 2013-2014 Area 6 President? I would like to be the next Area 6 President so I have the opportunity to give as many other students the opportunities I was given through DECA. I want to break down the wall of bias put up against business among our generation and organize the best possible year full of amazing and fun DECA activities for everyone to highlight THEIR year.

What do you plan to do that will benefit Area 6? I will host DECA bonding picnics or outside movies that any DECA member could attend and will create a fb group or page between me and the DECA members throughout the area so they can give me feedback, just to name a few.

What are your accomplishments thus far as a DECA Member of Hanford High School? I am Secretary and Events Manager but I also do any other work that I can throughout DECA. I have also qualified for State last year in retail merchandising.

What's one thing you want to learn and/or gain from being a State Officer? I would like to enhance my public speaking skills especially in front of hundred or thousands of people.

If you were a cartoon character, what would you be and why? I would be Tigger from Winnie the Pooh because he's always bouncing back up from adversity with a smile!

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Meet your Area 6 President Candidates!

Alexa Uhler, Richland High School My name is Alexa Uhler, I'm currently a Sophomore at Richland High. I am very passionate about

DECA and have been in it for 2 years. I am also the Vice President of Richland High Schools

DECA Chapter. My goal for my future is to pursue a law degree. I believe that anything is possible

if you set your mind to it. I hope I have the opportunity to meet each and every one of you! See you

all at Area Competition! :)

Why do you want to be the 2013-2014 Area 6 President? I want to be Area 6 President because I want to share my passion for DECA with everyone I meet. I want to take my commitment for DECA to the next level.

What do you plan to do that will benefit Area 6? I have a variety of goals that I look forward to sharing during the Area Conference. I want to bring new ideas to Area 6 while still incorporating some of the activities we have done in the past.

What are your accomplishments thus far as a DECA Member of Richland High School? As Vice President of the Richland High School DECA Chapter I have worked on a team to help make our member’s personal experiences memorable, and impacting. I designed and acquired professional sponsors for our Richland DECA T-Shirts. I have booked various guest speakers, including Debbie Robertson and Bill Dress from Ranch and Home.

What's one thing you want to learn and/or gain from being a State Officer? One thing I want to gain from being a State Officer is the knowledge and experience. I enjoy meeting a variety of new people and getting different insights on ideas. I also want to further my leadership skills.

What’s your most embarrassing moment? One time I was at the Moses Lake Water Park with my family, and I went on the wave simulator for the first time my top flew off! I was so embarrassed! Then my grandma tried to pay me to try it again!

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Chapter Visitations

Having Britany (President), Ashley (VP) Amy Rosi (State

President), or Mr. Cooper (WA DECA Staff) attend any

chapter event gives your chapter 50 points towards the

Spirit Award! Thanks for letting me visit your chapter and

welcoming me with such open arms!

Here’s how you can schedule a visitation:

1. Consult with your advisor about having a speaker attend

2. Contact the speaker via Facebook or email

3. Figure out a date that works for both parties

4. Earn 50 points towards your Spirit Award account!

“Do not follow

where the path

may lead. Go

instead where

there is no path

and leave a

trail.”

- Harold R.

McAlindon

“Like" Area 6 DECA to stay connected! facebook.com/area6DECA

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Trivia Question: The first five people to email Britany the answer

gets 15 points towards their Spirit Award!

Name the 11 Area Presidents and the State

President.

Britany DuVon Ashley Hampton

Area 6 DECA President Area 6 DECA Vice-President

509.392.9020 973.795.7994

britany.duvon@wadeca-officer.org ashley.h.hampton@gmail.com