February was Career and Technical Education (CTE) Month, leading many DECA chapters to raise their voices in their schools, communities and associations to advocate on behalf of DECA and CTE through completing DECA’s Advocacy Campaign.
Connecting with public policy members at various levels, speaking in front of middle school students, running booths at parent events and creating proclamations supporting CTE are a few of the many activities performed by DECA members to complete this campaign and share all about DECA.
While it may seem intimidating to speak with government officials and other important members of the community, this year, DECA members were not shy in voicing why DECA and CTE are beneficial not only to students, but to the community at large.
We thank you for sharing your stories following the activities in celebration of CTE month this past February, and for your support of all the emerging leaders that DECA impacts every year.
Congratulations to this year's Advocacy Campaign recipients:
Arkansas
- Alma High School
- Northside High School
- Southside High School
Arizona
- Perry High School
- Pinnacle High School
- Shadow Ridge High School
California
- Amador Valley DECA
- American High School
- Martin Luther King High School
- The Harker School
- Western Sierra Collegiate Academy
Connecticut
- Hamden High School
Florida
- Buchholz High School
- Jupiter High School
- Lyman High School
- Spanish River High School
- Thomas Jefferson HS-Gold DECA
Georgia
- Sims Academy of Innovation and Technology
- South Forsyth High School
- West Forsyth High School
Indiana
- Brownstown Central High School
Kansas
- Lansing High School
- Leavenworth High School
Louisiana
- The Church Academy In Baton Rouge
- Warren Easton Charter High School
Maryland
- Walt Whitman High School
Michigan
- Rochester Adams High School
Minnesota
- Wayzata High School
Missouri
- Springfield Glendale High School
North Carolina
- Apex High School
- West Carteret High School
North Dakota
- Mandan Sr. High School
New Jersey
- Cherokee High School
- Northern Burlington Regional
Nevada
- Basic Academy of International Studies
- Desert Oasis High School
New York
- Roslyn High School
- Smithtown High School East
Ohio
- Western Brown High School
Pennsylvania
- Norristown Area High School
South Carolina
- Strom Thurmond Career Center
Texas
- Advantage Academy Grand Prairie East High School
- Ben Barber Innovation Academy
- Christoval High School
- Moises Molina High School
- The Woodlands College Park High School
- The Woodlands High School
Virginia
- Broad Run High School
- King George High School
Washington
- Chiawana High School
- Grandview High School
Wisconsin
- Appleton East High School
- DeForest Area High School
- Holmen High School
- Sun Prairie High School
- West Salem High School
