DECA club builds leaders, helps community
From suicide prevention to the holiday Cookie Crawl, the Clinton High School DECA team has pitched in for projects at their school and community.
Kennedy Cook, an officer for the Clinton High School DECA chapter, spoke at the April 9 Board of Education meeting.
She said DECA is an international student organization that prepares future business leaders and entrepreneurs and gives students real world experience through community service and a chance to compete at high levels.
Clinton’s DECA helped organize Suicide Prevention Week events.
It made cards to support local first-responders.
The group also helped with the city’s trick-or-treat event and the Historic Downtown Clinton Cookie Crawl.
DECA helped this year with the Anderson County Chamber of Commerce’s opening.
“That was one of the big things that we’re really proud that our students did,” said Cook.
“It was really just a neat opportunity to get to meet so many different business leaders [who] are local.”
Coming projects include a Muscular Dystrophy Association fundraiser.
Cook said CHS’s DECA students have competed at district, state and international levels.
Nineteen CHS DECA students competed this year at the state Career and Development Conference.
Cook said she was especially proud of Heidi Webb, who placed third in principles of business administration. She will represent the school at the International Career and Development Conference in Atlanta April 25-28.
