Emerging Leaders
For the first time in St. Dominic Savio Catholic Student brings new business club to Savio Savio Junior Lucas Cherian brought DECA with him from his former high school in
“My event was an automotive marketing series, and my family has a large background in car sales and dealership management, so I went in confident in my knowledge,” said Gremillion. “My event consisted of a 10-minute prep time, during which I received my prompt and came up with my solution. I then had 10 more minutes to present my solution to a judge. It all came down to professionalism, creativity, and especially confidence.” To learn more about DECA, visit www.deca.org
High School history, a new business club was formed by a student that will connect marketing, hospitality, finance, and management with a core business mindset that could help students align their plans and goals for future study in college. DECA is a worldwide organization that assists high school and college students to find their passions and apply learning to connect to the business world. Located in 50 US states and nine countries,
Oregon, where he successfully competed at the District, State, and international levels. “When I started my junior year at Savio, I felt motivated to start this club here,” said Lucas Cherian, who competed at the DECA District level in Austin for Savio with 10 new club members. Out of the group, Senior Leila Gremillion advanced to the DECA State Competition in Dallas.
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