The Saline County Career Center’s DECA Chapter in Marshall was recently awarded Thrive Level for the 2021-22 school year. This is the fourth year the chapter has earned this honor. The results were announced on decadirect.org.

According to a news release, each year DECA recognizes leading chapters that have built strong local programs focused on serving an exceptional number of members, advisors, alumni and business partners. These chapters and individuals dedicate their year to academic and career preparation, community service projects, membership recruitment, school outreach activities and other DECA-related endeavors.

Officials say the SCCC’s chapter advisor and student leaders have demonstrated extraordinary commitment to DECA. The chapter achieved a membership, promotional and community service campaign.

• The DECA’s membership campaign was designed to help chapters grow by making the DECA experience available to more student members, keeping alumni involved and engaging professional members such as administrators, teachers, parents and business partners.
• The DECA’s promotional campaign provided chapter members an opportunity to share with their school and community what DECA is all about and how their chapter is making a positive impact on its members and community.
• In DECA’s community service campaign, chapters held a community service activity, engaged at least 75% of its members, and created at least one form of publicity or promotion. Of the 3,000 DECA chapters, only 450 chapters earned recognition in DECA’s chapter campaigns and only 775 chapters earned recognition in DECA’s membership campaign.

The chapter advisor at the Saline County Career Center is Kerry Henley.

Photo (Courtesy of SCCC DECA Advisor)