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EDMOND SANTA FE HIGH SCHOOL
Santa Fe DECA chapter-
By CATHERINE WOOD
Santa Fe Staff Writer
DECA, an association of marketing
students, is a class that helps
prepare students for the business
world by participating in activities
that exemplify the four points
of the DECA Diamond: leadership
development, Civic Consciousness,
Social Intelligence, and Career Understanding.
During the week of Oct. 26-
30 students had an opportunity to
spread the word and promote their
organization.
“DECA Week is an opportunity
to create awareness of the Santa Fe
DECA Chapter and our purpose,”
said Leslie Campbell, who has
been Santa Fe’s DECA teacher of
seven years.
“This is my second year in the
class, and it has helped and prepared
me for my future,” junior
Hannah Heath said. “It has also
given me an idea of what direction
I would like to go in my career.”
Throughout the year, DECA is
involved in many activities such as
a team building ropes course, the
Heather Harkness Annual Volleyball
Tournament and Double Wolf
Dare Week.
“My favorite thing about DECA
would be all of the activities and
things we do as a group. Also, I
have learned that there is so much
more detail that goes into marketing
than most people expect.”
Heath said.
During the week, the members
of DECA hosted special event
days during the week; each day
representing a certain point on the
DECA Diamond.
On Making A Difference Monday
T-shirts for a non-profit organization,
club, or anything that has
made a difference in the lives of
others was the encouraged attire. In
addition, an Adopt-A-Street Cleanup
took place after school. This day
demonstrated to the students the
third point of the DECA Diamond,
Civic Consciousness, by showing
willingness to serve the school and
community.
“I wore my Heather Harkness
T-shirt on Make A Difference Monday
because Heather was someone
who really made a difference at
Santa Fe,” Heath said.
Taking Care Of Business Tuesday
outfits consisted of professional
dress. Also, during both lunches
DECA had pizza sales, which illustrated
the forth point of the DECA
Diamond, Career Understanding
through advertising and selling.
“In class, every Tuesday, we
wear professional dress. But it was
really cool to see other students,
who aren’t in the class, wear it for
the special week.” junior Cariann
Hughes said.
During “What Is DECA?”
Wednesday, which promotes the
first point of the Diamond leadership
development, students wore
the official DECA colors blue and
gold. Members of the class delivered
ghostly greetings during activity
time. Students were also encouraged
to apply for the class and
become future student leaders.
“Blue and gold don’t usually go
together, but it was fun to dress up
in the colors to support the class,”
Katie Edge, junior member said.
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RISKY BUSINESS: Seniors Ethan Freeman and Jacki Wiist
dance the night away at the DECA Decades Dance.
Entertaining week to encourage reading
By KELSEY FOSKIN
Santa Fe Staff Writer
PHOTO PROVIDED
Inside the story: Jamie
Kettner won first place for
her creative photo.
Media specialists, Carol Hawkins,
Michele Baker and Marti Davis,
assistant, are not only providing
students to come in and check
out books, but also providing fun
events for the students encouraging
them to pick up a book and
read, especially during Teen Read
Week in October.
“During Teen Read Week we
had a lot of activities going on,”
Davis said. “We had contests
where students could win posters,
University of Oklahoma or
Oklahoma State University blankets,
lunch in the library for book
reviews and photo contests. My
favorite part was students coming
in and guessing how many socks
For Time Warp Thursday the
student body was encouraged to
wear clothes/costumes that represented
their favorite decade. Thisday
integrated the third point of
the diamond, Social Intelligence,
by having fun and fellowship with
members and student body.
“I thought this was a really fun
day. We got to wear goofy costumes
and take funny pictures with
our friends,” Heath said.
Last, but not least, favorite
Team Friday; where students wore
their favorite sports team gear and
Santa Fe DECA Class Competition
Parties were held. This day promoted
the fourth point of the DECA
Diamond, Career Understanding,
through event planning activities.
A portion of the sales from the
DECA Week activities were donated
to Big Brothers Big Sisters;
an organization that helps young
children through the power of oneto-one
friendships.
“We are very excited to support
the Oklahoma City Chapter of
BBBS this year,” Campbell said.
Although the week began as
just another “spirit-type” week, it
concluded as a week of eye-opening
experiences. Students had the
opportunity to get a taste of what
DECA is truly all about, not just
a class that sells cookies during
lunch. Members of this organization
have found ways to reach out
into the community and to promote
student leadership qualities within
the Santa Fe student body.
“Anyone who hasn’t been in
DECA should definitely look into
it for next year,” Heath said.
PHOTO BY CATHERINE WOOD
ALL DECA’ED OUT:
Members Hayden Matli
and Julie Stockton sport
their Heather Harkness
shirts for “Make A Difference
Monday.”
were in the jar.”
The activities were fun for students,
and brought out their imagination
and creativity skills.
“My favorite part of Teen Read
Week was the photo contests,
where students could create their
own picture with a book of their
choice and make it creative. It
took a lot of creativity and the
students took the time to actually
read and focus on reading,”
Hawkins said.
Not only were students a part of
the activities, but they also came
into the Media Center just to see
what was going on during Teen
Read Week.
“Having students come in and
be excited was also a fun thing
to be a part of,” Hawkins said.
“Teachers were so excited about
winning the blankets and the students
were focused on winning
the Twilight or Jonas Brothers
posters.”
Senior, Montana Treptor won
second place for the photo contest
“I am in Photography III this
year and my teacher and friends
got me interested,” Treptor said.
“Also, I love to read so that
helped.”
Although there were many different
photos that were submitted,
it came down to three winners.
“I submitted a five by seven in
color photo,” Treptor said. “I did
it of my best friend, Lexi Sutherland,
and my favorite book, ‘Papertowns’
by John Green.”
Winners walked away with an
IPod or an ITunes card.
The students were not the only
ones that got enjoyment of out it.
“We had a blast because of
the students that would come in,”
Davis said. “We had a positive
tone which touched on different
areas that interest the teens. It was
a fun, light hearted week to promote
reading.”
Reading almost anywhere:
Teen Read Week
held a photo contest,
which Montana Treptor
won second place for.
In picture is senior, Lexi
Sutherland reading “PaperTowns”
by John Green.