Contributions by Laura F & OOHS DECA members, class of 2022-23 This past March at the Greater Columbus Convention Center, 20 students from Olentangy Orange competed at the Ohio DECA Career Development Conference {CDC} – what we often refer to as “DECA state competition.”  Members are competing to qualify for the upcoming International Career Development…

Contributions by OOHS DECA class of 2022-23 In late January, our junior and senior marketing classes participated in the DECA District 7 competition. We had a total of 22 participants, and with several new members & a new advisor, it was interesting to see how our individuals would place. Students compete mostly in role-play type…

Guest post by Anna P  What is DECA? DECA is a business organization at our school which allows students to use the knowledge they have learned and apply it in a realistic setting or competition. With my experience in DECA, the club has helped me with my presentation skills and followed the steps to create…

DECA States competition starts a week from today! March 17th, 2017 at the Convention Center in Columbus, Ohio. As a result I’d like to bring out some ideas when presenting in front of the judges… You have to look at each competition and each person as a separate thing and know when you should look…

Our school store, Fort Orange, is ran by Olentangy Orange High’s Marketing teacher & DECA advisor, Chrystal Shanahan. Our junior marketing students are all assigned a day of the week to come in and work during their lunch periods while all of our senior members rotate to manage the fort on a week-to-week basis. In…