DECA Club

Background
The DECA Business Club started in 2000 and was the first DECA brach in the HWDSB. Parkside is a huge contender in the competitive arena. DECA assists students in developing their interpersonal, communication and problem solving skills through conferences, competitions and networking opportunities.

Events
Fall Symposium – leadership training for students
Regional competition in November.
North Atlantic Conference (NARCON) for leadership workshops, training and networking
Provincial competition against all schools across Ontario to qualify for Internationals.
International Career Development Conference (ICDC) - competition against over 15 000 students.

Accomplishments
- This year in Orlando, Parkside had eight students attending: three in leadership conferences and five competitors
- Parkside students managed to win 5 medals in the first round and three students qualified for the finals
- Final round results were: a 12th place winner, a 7th place winner and one 3rd place finisher.

Upcoming Events
Fall Symposium – September 24, 2007
NARCON (Boston, MA) – November 16 – 19, 2007
Regional Competition (Hamilton, ON) – November 2007
Provincial Competition (Toronto, ON) – February 10 – 12, 2008
ICDC (Atlanta, GA) – April 24 – May 1, 2008

 

 

 

Staff

Teacher

Extension

Mr. Gregoriou

310

Mr. Kilby

426

 

 

 

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31 Parkside Avenue, Dundas, Ontario L9H 2S8 905-628-6339