DECA is a state and national organization for students interested in careers in marketing, management and entrepreneurship. Activities for DECA members at the local, state and national levels combine with the instruction in marketing courses to provide students with practical, hands-on experiences.

100% of the Sales and Marketing programs in TUSD are involved with DECA. The success is evident.

The 42nd Annual State DECA Career Development Conference was held on Tuesday, March 5, 2002 at the TCC. Marketing students from all over the state competed in various contests. Participating TUSD schools were Catalina, Cholla, Pueblo, and Tucson and their respective advisors, Karl Oxnam, Bobbie Welch, Al Espinosa, and Cecilia Gallego as well as these schools with students who placed in the top three positions:

The TUSD students who placed in the top three positions from the above four high schools competed at the International Career Development Conference on April 19-24 in Salt Lake City.

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Family, Career and Community Leaders of America (FCCLA)

FCCLA is a state and national student organization that encourages personal growth, prepares students for careers, fosters family and community involvement and helps students become leaders.

The FCCLA Regional Meeting, “Discover Your Potential,” was held in Tucson on Tuesday, February 26, 2002 at Reid Park. Elvera Padilla, Doolen Middle School, and Connie Campbell, Catalina High Magnet School organized and facilitated the conference. Students worked on team building, anti-smoking strategies (Tobacco Freeways) and National Star Event Workshops (Students Taking Action with Recognition), which involved preparing for state competition.

The Arizona FCCLA Spring Leadership Conference was held at the Phoenix Civic Plaza on April 2, 2002. During the conference, members from middle and high schools all across the state of Arizona demonstrated the knowledge, competencies and skills they obtained in their respective Family and Consumer Sciences Education Programs. Events included

Future Business Leaders of America (FBLA)

SkillsUSA-VICA

Carpentry students built dog houses which were later donated to the Humane Society. These TUSD SkillsUSA-VICA advisors and their students participated in this event: David Molina and Tad Strickland, Cholla, Tim Mills and Kathleen Velo, Palo Verde, Emma Tarazon, Pueblo, Michael Halfmann, Sahuaro, Chuck Gallagher and Tom Murrow, Santa Rita, and Jerry Halfmann and June Brewington, Tucson.

Congratulations to these TUSD winners:

Cholla student winners in Automotive and Welding Technologies, Santa Rita Carpentry and Welding as well as Tucson and Sahuaro Photography students attended the SkillsUSA—VICA Arizona Championships on April 1 and 2, 2002 in Phoenix at the Phoenix Civic Plaza. Winners included

CTE Students in the Spotlight

FFA
Santa Rita High School
Advisor: Leslee Kientzler

Three freshmen members of FFA at Santa Rita High School are on their way to becoming “champion” livestock judges. Congratulations to:

Nicole Carter Morgan Stimmel Kenneth Keys

On December 31, 2001, forty-one teams from four states participated in the Livestock Judging Contest held at the Arizona National Livestock Show at the Phoenix Fairgrounds.

Santa Rita FFA performed 11th overall and a 6th in oral reasons. Student teams judge 7 classes of livestock (two classes of market swine, market lamb, market steer, breeding bull, breeding heifers, breeding ewes) for the oral reasons event on a scale of 1-4. They have 12 minutes for each class to make their evaluations and take notes. Then they are allowed to prepare for 15 minutes before being called randomly before the judges. The students approach the judges, look them in the eyes, and deliver a memorized set of reasons for each class judged. This process requires a good memory of the classes and animals, as well as proficient public speaking abilities.

The three Santa Rita students have been working together every Monday since September attending various workshops and practice sessions at the U of A where the team works with a livestock coach.

Other competitions this year were held at Central Arizona College on February 8, 2002 and at the U of A for the State FFA Competition March 8 and 9, 2002.

Nicole Carter performs at 90% or better in the sheep classes and received the top score at the Livestock Show Contest.

Morgan Stimmel aced the breeding bull category there and had high scores in oral reasons.

Kenneth Keys has continued to work consistently to set up practice sessions for his team.

At the December Livestock Show, these students competed against juniors and seniors, state champions, and students who had been raised around animals all their lives. This was an outstanding performance for three freshmen who had never heard of ewes or steer before September!

National FFA Organization

FFA is a national organization that prepares students for leadership and careers in the science, business and technology of agriculture. Local, state and national programs provide opportunities for students to apply knowledge and skills learned in the classroom. FFA’s mission is to make a positive difference in the lives of students by developing their potential for premier leadership, personal growth and career success through agricultural education.

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CTSO Resources

These national websites have links to state websites.

DECA
http://www.deca.org

FBLA
http://www.fbla-pbl.org

FCCLA
http://www.fcclainc.org

SkillsUSA-VICA
http://www.azskillsusa.org

National FFA Organization
http://www.azffa.org

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