Charger Corner lauded again for best practices Teacher's notebook
DECA is an international association of students studying marketing, management and entrepreneurship in business, finance, hospitality and marketing sales and service. • Approximately 120 students are involved in Hamilton's DECA Chapter. • DECA developed the School-Based Enterprise Certification Program to recognize outstanding achievement and motivate excellence and growth. • School-Based Enterprises are effective educational tools in helping to prepare students for the transition from school to work or college.
Hamilton High School students who run the school store, Charger Corner, learned that they earned top national recertification and will be recognized at the international DECA conference this April in Louisville. For the fourth consecutive year, the store earned the School-Based Enterprise Gold Certification for its business practices.
Store managers Daniel Waddell and Robert Wiedenfeld, who worked with Hamilton's DECA advisor and business and marketing teacher, Skip Hay, submitted an extensive portfolio that documented how the store consistently uses best practices. Charger Corner is operated by Hamilton's DECA Chapter and is managed and staffed by students in Hay's marketing class.
The gold certification is the highest among three levels available to school stores. The recognition level is based on five standards: goals, general business practices, student accountability and involvement, merchandising/promotion/display and high performance factors.
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