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Teaching Museum South names Student Heroes

The Fulton County School System’s Teaching Museum South proudly announces its second class of Student Heroes.

Last spring, the museum debuted the Student Heroes recognition program as a way to celebrate preteens and teens who are exemplary representatives of their schools. Students from each South Fulton middle and high school were nominated in one of five categories – academics, student athleticism, overcoming seemingly insurmountable odds, talent and community service/community activism.

* Navosha Copeland, Langston Hughes High School, DECA Member was named.

A ceremony to honor the students is planned for 6 p.m. on Saturday, April 17, at the museum. Congressman David Scott, Fulton County Commissioner William “Bill” Edwards and Senator Donzella James are scheduled to attend. In addition, each Student Hero will receive a $400 U.S. Savings Bond courtesy of the Airport Area Chamber of Commerce, Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc. (Phi Tau Omega chapter), Wachovia/Wells Fargo Bank, Continental Realty and the Georgia Power Foundation.

NORTH HALL MARKETING STUDENT/DECA MEMBER WINS OVER $65,000 IN SCHOLARSHIPS

Zach Lurie a Marketing Student and DECA Member is preparing to enter the Art Institute of California in the Fall of 2010. Zach, unlike many students planning for college does not have to work about where his tuition money will be found. Through his marketing classes and DECA participation Zach has participated in the Art Institute’s Passion for Fashion Scholarship Program.

Zach is the owner of FRESHCO. FRESHCO is a company that creates and distributes a line of clothing targeted to Extreme Sports enthusiasts and professionals. The company currently sells its products at BMX and Moto-Cross races. Plans are underway for a web-based store to be opened soon and the company also currently sponsors two amateur Moto-Cross racers, one professional Moto-Cross racer, and two amateur BMX riders, one pro BMX racer, and a amateur Cart Racer..

The Passion for Fashion Scholarship Program offers promising merchandising students an opportunity to compete for scholarships on the local school level and the national level. Zach competed at the Orange County California location and placed first at this level. As the winner at the local level Zach then competed nationally against winners from all over the United States for the National Passion for Fashion scholarship. Zach won second place overall in the National Competition.

Zach was also entered in the California Art Institute Fashion Marketing Scholarship Competition. This past weekend he attended LA Fashion Week as a guest of Art Institute where he was recognized as the 2010 Fashion Marketing Scholarship winner for California.

A three year DECA Member and Marketing student at North Hall High School Zach has completed the Marketing Management Career Pathway which emphasized Entrepreneurship and the elements required when opening a business. Zach has also competed at the State and International levels of DECA in the Entrepreneurship Participating Independent Business category winning 3rd at State and a Certificate of Excellence (Top 20%) at the International Level.

Zach has earned over $65,000.00 in scholarship money which will allow him to attend and complete his degree in Fashion Merchandising from the Art Institute of California. The scholarships that make up this amount include:
First Place – Orange County Passion for Fashion Scholarship
Second Place – National Passion for Fashion Scholarship
First Place – California Fashion Marketing Scholarship
Congratulations to Zach and good luck as he takes the next step on his road to success as the owner of FRESHCO.

GA DECA Foundation and the Marriott Atlanta Business Council Awards Crisp County DECA Student Ravi Mehta Scholarship

Susan Fuller got word from Bob Armbruster, President of Georgia DECA Foundation, Inc. that the Marriott Atlanta Business Council was providing Ravi Mehta a $350 scholarship to be used toward his costs of attending the DECA International Competition and Career Development Conference. This year the event will be held in Louisville. Ravi placed 3rd in the Hotel and Lodging Management Event at the Georgia DECA State Competition.

Ravi Mehta was one of the first students Susan Fuller, Crisp County High School DECA Advisor and Marketing Teacher, took to an International DECA Competition. Not only was Ravi one of the first students, he qualified as a 9th grade first year marketing student. Not many 9th grade students compete against upper classmen marketing students and are able to beat them out and qualify for the highest level of competition in DECA competitive events. Ravi Mehta has been competing in the field of Hotel and Lodging ever since his 9th grade year. Additionally, he took a 30 page business plan and research event two of the four years. He has qualified for International DECA Competition 3 out of his 4 years. Two of those years Ravi qualified in more than one event!

Ravi is attending the University of Georgia in the Fall. He plans on majoring in Business Finance. His parents are Sunil and Parul Mehta. Ravi also has a sister Amee that happens to be the second first year marketing student to ever qualify for International DECA Competition.
The GA DECA Foundation is a non-profit organization created to provide funding and support for GA DECA Student participation in a competitive-enhanced environment within the Georgia Marketing Education Program, by establishing business partnerships and providing opportunities for interface with student academia. The Foundation enables the GA DECA student member to obtain leadership training and professional development in marketing, management, and entrepreneurship, plus gain vocational guidance which facilitates, strengthens, and serves future demands of the Georgia work force and business communities. For more information on how you can support the GA DECA Foundation visit www.gadeca.org and click on the GA DECA Founation link.

DECA Members Kentucky-Bound

Eight Crisp County High School DECA students are headed to national competition in Louisville, KY in April as a result of their recent showing at the state level.

About the state event, CCHS DECA Advisor Susan Fuller said, “I felt like I was running up and down those aisles every five second to try and get a picture of them on stage. They just kept calling our names.

“I was so proud. It is unbelievably rewarding to see the excitement on the kids’ faces as their names are called.”

Advisors from several other schools around the state “complimented the CCHS students on the wonderful showing they had at this event,” Fuller added.

All students who finished in 6th place or higher at the state contest in Atlanta will go on to the nationals.

Anna Grace McLeod had Crisp County’s only first place in Business Speech. She created and presented a speech highlighting her opinions on how advertising effects society. She scored a 99 out of 100 possible points at the state level!

Robbie Brubaker finished 2nd in Hospitality Services. He took a 100 question test on scenarios, terms, and other questions pertaining to the operations and marketing of businesses in the hospitality industry.

Also placing second were Tyler Kimbrel and Zack Jarrett in Entrepreneurship Promotion Written Plan. These young men wrote a 30 page manual and created a visual aid on promoting the idea of becoming an entrepreneur to their chosen market of Crisp County High School. They turned in the manual for penalty pointing and then presented a 15 minute presentation and questions case in front of the judges.

Whitney Fraser had a second place in state in Technical Sales. She completed a 100 question test on sales and prepared a powerpoint and sales presentation on the benefits a global positioning system would provide to a business.

She chose Cook Industrial Electric as her business to research and present on. She made her 10 minute sales pitch to judges at the state event.

Ravi Mehta placed third in Hotel and Lodging Management. In addition to competing in a written event Ravi took a 100 question multiple choice test on Hotel and Lodging Management.

His event also has a role play scenario for the top 20 test scores in the event. Ravi moved on to present a role play situation the day after his test and secured the third place in the state. Ravi has gone to nationals with this event for four consecutive years. He was Fuller’s first freshman to ever qualify for nationals and now his sister, Amee is her second.

Amee Mehta finished in fifth place with Principles of Business Management and Administration. This brand new event is open only to first year marketing students. Participants don’t have to be freshmen, but they do have to be first year marketing students.

Amee took a 100 question test on general marketing terms, scenarios, and information. She also had some questions that pertained to the business administration and management field.

She placed in the top 20 test scores which secures a spot for a next day role play appointment. She received a role play and was given 10 minutes to study the role play, take notes, and go before the judge with a 10 minute presentation and questions period.

Tyler Kimbrel earned a 6th place in Marketing Management. In addition to his written promotion plan, Tyler also took a 100 question test on marketing management issues and topics.

He placed in the top 20 scores and went on the next day to present a role play.

Also participating in the state event were Kush Brahmbhatt and Ravi Mehta who finished in the Top 10 Entrepreneurship Written Event (Business Plan). They created a 30 page business plan, a visual aid, and a 15 minute planned presentation on their business concept. They made it past the first round and were in the top 10 groups. They presented again to a different set of judges and their scores were averaged for a final score.

Leah Cobb was among the Top 20 competitors in Principles of Hospitality, Travel, and Tourism. She took a 100 question test and scored among the top 20 which allowed her to proceed into the final round and present a role play in front of two judges.

With separate projects, Kayla Barnes and Deanna Brubaker finished in the Top 20 in Business Services. They both took a 100 question test on business services and marketing, and scored among the top 20 scores. Kayla and Deanna proceeded to the next round that included a role play presentation to two judges.

Zack Jarrett finished in the Top 20 in Food Marketing. He took a 100 question test and qualified to move on to the next round of role plays.

Jamie Carr will be the CCHS DECA representative for the DECA Senior Executive Leadership Conference in Kentucky.

CCHS students performed very well at the region level, and 16 of the total 17 participants qualified for state.

There were eight first place finishers at region including Ravi Mehta in Hotel and Lodging Management; Amee Mehta in Principles of Business Management and Administration; Leah Cobb in Principles of Hospitality and Tourism; Jamie Carr in Buying and Merchandising Testing; Anna Grace McLeod in Business Speech; Robbie Brubaker in Hospitality Services; Tyler Kimbrel in Marketing Management and Kayla Barnes in Business Services.

Second place region winners included Tony Sears in Restaurant & Food Services Management; Cody Stripling in Sports and Entertainment Marketing; Tripp Blackwell in Business Administration; and Ben Carr in Business Management and Administration.

Zack Jarrett placed third in Food Marketing; Deanna Brubaker had a fourth in Business Services as did Anna Posey in Entrepreneurship Testing and Matthew Windhom in Principles of Marketing.

Fuller says Crisp County High School DECA has about 60 student members. They are involved in many community activities, competitive events,and leadership activities. To get involved with DECA or for additional information, interested persons should contact Fuller at 276-3430 Ext. 2212 or sfuller@crisp.k12.ga.us.

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