DECA – Olentangy Orange EntrepreNEERS

Inaugural Orange DECA Color Run!

Clear your calendars on the morning of Sunday October 26 because the OOHS DECA chapter will be hosting the 2025 Color Run! There will be plenty of fun and opportunities for participants including a food truck, Kona-Ice, and a Firetruck. The Color Run is a student lead fundraiser that combines the exhilarating and bonding experience…

“Intro to DECA!” club ~ new at OOHS!

Intro to DECA! is a new club at Olentangy Orange High School for the 2025-26 school year. Although it is open to all Orange students, those who have a passion for business will most benefit as DECA’s mission is to “prepare emerging leaders and entrepreneurs in marketing, finance, hospitality, and management.” For the 2025-26 school…

Orange DECA International Career Development Conference & Competition 2025

Throwing back to do a quick shoutout to our INTERNATIONAL competition in Orlando, Florida at the end of last school year! We will add more detail soon, but for now, just getting this “placeholder” into our blog content so that our events are in chronological order! 🙂 It was a fun, exhausting week full of…

DECA Districts 2025

In the context of DECA competitions, “districts” are essentially the first level of competition. These districts are organized geographically, and students compete against others in their region. The purpose of these district-level events is to provide participants with an initial competitive experience and a chance to showcase their skills before potentially moving on to higher…

Unlock your full potential: join Orange DECA today!

Guest post by Poorvi P Do you enjoy the thrill of competing and developing your leadership skills, consulting, and communication skills? Are you looking to gain real-world experience with business, or even just work in Fort Orange (our school store)? Whether you’re thinking about a career in business, or exploring new career and competitive opportunities,…

Let’s catch up! Interview with 2021 DECA Alum, Charlie DeBolt

Guest post by Caroline D Charlie DeBolt is a 2021 DECA & Orange graduate. He is currently a senior at the University of Dayton, majoring in Sports Management with a minor in Business Administration. We interviewed him as part of our DECA ALUMNI SUCCESS STORIES and found out a lot of great info! Over this past…

Let’s Catch Up! Interview with an OOHS DECA alumni

Guest post by Sophia R Luke Border, a former marketing and DECA member who graduated in 2023, made a huge impact on our program. He was our Orange DECA President, an ICDC qualifier in his junior and senior years and even scored in the top 10 internationally on the entrepreneurship exam at ICDC. While at…

DECA Districts Recap 2024

In late January, Olentangy Orange kicked off the DECA Competition season with most of our junior and senior members competing at districts! Students choose an event to compete in from one of the DECA career clusters: business management and administration, entrepreneurship, finance, hospitality and tourism, marketing and personal financial literacy. Students can compete individually or…

OOHS DECA Mock Districts January 2024

{guest post, Poorvi P} The Orange High School Marketing+DECA program hosted their first DECA Mock-Districts event in early January to prepare for the official DECA districts competition later that month. This event was an opportunity for students competing later in the month to get practical experience regarding their roleplay. The planning committee consisted of… Iz…

Let’s catch up! Interview with an OOHS DECA alumni

Guest post by Claire B + Megan S, OOHS Junior Marketing students + DECA members Natalie Jenkins is a Junior at the University of Cincinnati as a double major in marketing and entrepreneurship. She graduated from Orange in 2021. In her time at OOHS she was a part of the field hockey team, drumline and…