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Make sure to look for the

second issue of the Area 6

DECA Newsletter in October!

Britany DuVon

Area 6 President

509.392.9020

britany.duvon@wadeca-officer.org

Greetings Area 6

Members, Advisors,

Alumni, and Fans! My

name is Britany DuVon

and I am your Area 6

President for the second

year in a row. I am a

senior at Kennewick High

School. As a second year

officer, I have many ideas to

implement in our Area to

make it the best it can be.

This year, I plan on

publishing this newsletter

every month, starting an

Area Spirit Award, and

continuing programs from

last year such as: Member of

the Month, Kids Carnival,

and Senior Prom. DECA

keeps me busy but

sometimes you can find me

baking, watching Family

Feud, or drinking coffee.

Never hesitate to contact me

via Facebook or email. I

know this is going to be an

amazing year for Area 6.

Hello Area 6 DECA! I’m Ashley

Hampton, and I’m your 2012-

2013 Area Vice President! I’m

currently a senior at Richland

High School, and serving as

their DECA Chapter President

for the school year, along with

being a part of National Honor

Society and Key Club. I also like

to ski, play tennis, and take

photographs, among other

things. Area 6, let’s make this

year one to remember, and

ASCEND to new heights!

Ashley Hampton

Area 6 Vice President

aries25@charter.net

Area 6 President, Britany DuVon

Area 6 VP, Ashley Hampton

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AREA 6 CHAPTERS:

Chiawana

Grandview

Hanford

Kamiakin

Kennewick

Pasco

Richland

Southridge

INSIDE THIS ISSUE:

Spirit Award - 2

2012 — 2013

School Year - 3

State President - 4

State Officers - 5

Chapter

Visitations - 6

RMHC - 7

Closing - 8

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Other ways to get points...

Inside Story Headline

Spirit Award! The purpose of the Area Spirit Award is to get members, advisors, and chapters as a whole more involved in activities. A chapter wins by having the most points in their spirit award “account” at the end of the DECA year. Points can be obtained in multiple ways such as; attending an Area event, “liking” the Area 6 FB Page, sending Britany a picture of your

DECA Chapter, having a chapter visitation, or being the fastest email reply to any email updates Britany sends out. The winning chapter is given the trophy, shown at the left, to keep in their DECA classroom for the following school year. The trophy will be engraved with the school name and winning year. My hope is that future Area 6

President’s will continue the Area 6 Spirit Award, therefore the trophy will be a “traveling” trophy and have many different school names on it. The points for each chapter will be shown in each newsletter. If you ever have any questions about how your chapter got those points, ask Britany!

Spirit Award Points:

Chiawana - 17

Grandview - 0

Hanford - 13

Kamiakin – 0

Kennewick - 1

Pasco – 58

Richland - 4

Southridge - 2

**The Area President’s home chapter can only earn points for events that do not require the Area President’s attendance.

Area 6 Spirit Award!

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Preview of the 2012 - 2013 School Year

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**Registration opens September 4th and closes October 15th!**

Sunday morning is the Washington DECA ONLY Session!

Look for more updates about these two National Conferences in

the second issue of the Area 6 DECA Newsletter!

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Hello Area Six!

My name is Amy Rosi and this year I will be the Washington DECA State President! I am a proud

senior at Kelso High School and have spent the past four years in DECA! I absolutely love it, and I

hope that you do too! Last school year I served on the officer team with Britany while serving my

own area, Area 9! You are so lucky to have a wonderful two time Area Six President. I can assure

you that you are in safe hands. :)

Britany has told me much about you guys… I hear about all the success you have in your Area, along

with the wonderful outings and exciting community service projects that get put on throughout the

school year. Not to mention that incredible cruise at SCDC… :)

I can’t wait to be a part of Area Six DECA, but I can only do that if I get the chance to be involved

with you! I would love to come visit your chapter either with Britany, Mr. Cooper, or just myself! If

you would like to schedule a visitation with me I would be more than happy to discuss it with you

and your advisor!

I have two favors to ask of you Area Six DECA… First, give a HUGE thanks to your Area Six President!!!

She sure is a hard worker and is highly dedicated to serving you. Secondly, I ask that when the

opportunity comes to take pictures, do!!! Once you take them, please send them to me! Your

chapter will then be involved with the online scrapbook I will be creating of Washington DECA’s

year together! All you need to do is give me your chapters name and give a brief description of the

photo.

Please feel free to send me any pictures, comments, questions, or visitation requests! My email is

amy.rosi@wadeca-officer.org. I look forward to hearing from you! Remember to take advantage of

the opportunities given to you through this amazing association. Lets make this year the best year!

May your dreams come true Area Six!

Sincerely,

Amy Rosi

Washington DECA State President

“I hear about all

the success you

have in your Area,

along with the

wonderful outings

and exciting

community service

projects that get

put on throughout

the school year.”

A message from your State President

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Washington DECA State Officers V O L U M E 1 , I S S U E 1

Area 1 — Rylie Ploeger Area 2 — Anna Pischer

Lake Stevens HS Henry M. Jackson HS

Area 3 — Madi Lobet Area 4 — Nicole Nguyen

Eastside Catholic HS Liberty HS

Area 5 — Tyler Dyer Area 6 — Britany DuVon

Kentlake HS Kennewick HS

Area 7 — Kayla Heitzman Area 8 — Coleman Johnson

Bonney Lake HS Capital HS

Area 9 — Robert Cabrales Area 10 — Austin Woodring

Mark Morris HS Wenatchee HS

Area 11 — Madison Czarapata

North Central HS

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Chapter Visitations

Are you wondering why Pasco DECA has so many points for the Spirit

Award? It’s because they invited Britany to their officer retreat, which

counts as a chapter visitation, which is 50 points! Britany would love to

come to any chapter/officer event you’re having so you too can earn

those points.

Here’s how you can schedule a visitation:

1. Consult with your advisor about having Britany attend

2. Contact Britany via Facebook or email

3. Figure out a date that works for both parties

4. Earn 50 points towards your Spirit Award account!

“Leadership is action, not position.” — Donald H. McGannon

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Ronald McDonald House Charities

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Washington DECA has proudly supported the Ronald McDonald House

Charity every year for about 5 years. The RMHC job is to provide a “home-

away-from-home” experience for families of sick children for little to no cost.

Families are asked to pay $25 a night, but if that is not doable, they never turn

the family away. That’s where Washington DECA steps in. At FLC & SCDC we

have “Miracle Minutes” which bring in about $2500 dollars! Think about it:

that’s providing 100 families with a free stay at the RMH.

Every year the WA DECA State Officers set a monetary goal to raise for the

House and this year we’ve decided we, as a state, will raise $25,000! But we

can’t do this without your help. Volunteering at the house, having drives, or

participating in your Area & State “Miracle Minutes” all contribute to the

$25,000 goal.

Also, at WRLC & SCDC Washington DECA will be collecting Ziploc Bags for the

RMHC! Please remember to bring yours, OR, host a drive of your own (receive

spirit award points) and send them to the house!

Did you know?

Only about 10% of

McDonalds’ profit

goes to help the

Ronald McDonald

House Charities?

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Welcome New Advisors!

Have you“liked”the Area 6 DECA Facebook Page?

This year we have 3 new advisors joining Area 6!

Miss. Leighty — Chiawana High School

Miss. Beatte — Southridge High School

Mr. C

harvet — Grandview High School

Do so now and get points toward your Spirit Award!

Trivia Question: The first one to email Britany the answer gets 15

points towards their Spirit Award!

DECA’s eight guiding principles are organized around the

organization's emblem, the DECA Diamond. What do the

eight points on the Diamond represent?

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