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DECA students to take district exam

Natalie Khamis, Reporter November 20, 2017

DECA students will take the district exams during SRT on Nov. 30 and Dec. 4. Students will also continue to prepare for the district-level competition scheduled for Jan. 13. The DECA district exam consists...

DECA students prepare for upcoming competitions

Natalie Khamis, Reporter October 24, 2017

Throughout November, DECA students will be preparing for the district-level competition scheduled for Jan. 13. Laura Cardamon, DECA co-sponsor and business teacher, said she will be taking the time in...

NHS to take over Holiday Secret Shop in 2017

Ben Traylor October 6, 2017
“We’re willing to give NHS all of our supplies and offer any tips we can to allow this to succeed this year,” Reid said. “For us, this year, it just doesn’t fit with the way that we’re trying to take the department. And for our students, teaching leadership through a management-driven environment is easier to accomplish in the Cafe rather than the Holiday Secret Shop.”

DECA to plan for upcoming season

Natalie Khamis, Reporter October 2, 2017

DECA is planning for its upcoming season for this school year. Students are currently signing up for the events that they will be competing in at the district-level competition scheduled for Jan. 13. A...

Students enjoying Café drinks during SRT. The new seating areas allow students to work on group projects or just relax with friends.

Something New Brewing: Carmel Café Gets Major Renovations

Uday Lomada, Reporter September 1, 2017
“We are now viewed by the state as a legitimate restaurant, so we have board of health inspections, six managers and two teachers Servsafe certified and there is lots of protocol to be followed,” Reid said. “It also has been giving students many more (leadership opportunities) via management, because of how much larger operations are now.”
During SRT, sophomore Thomas Dziwlik makes coffee for café customers. Drew Seketa, DECA president and senior, said the new café will allow students to enjoy their drinks sitting down in the café.

Café Construction: DECA to renovate current café and work with architects on new design

Adhi Ramkumar, Reporter March 17, 2017

Café Construction DECA to renovate current café, work with architects on new design The current Carmel café will be undergoing renovation and construction beginning in May and lasting until August...

Chard Reid, CHS DECA leader and business teacher, looks over DECA papers in his office. Reid has been overseeing the entire DECA Junior project since it’s conception in November.

First DECA Junior Event Held on Feb. 11

Janzen Greene, Reporter February 16, 2017

On Feb. 11, middle school students from Carmel Middle School and Clay Middle School came to CHS to present their DECA Junior projects. DECA Junior is a new program that helps introduce students to DECA...

Applying the App

Julianna Kessilyas, Q&A November 17, 2016

PUMPKIN PICK-UP:
Brendan Shemer, DECA member and senior, hands a pumpkin spice latte to junior Omid Hessaraki. A portion of the proceeds from pumpkin spice latte purchases will go to CHS UNICEF.

A Cafe Companionship

Sabrina Mi, Story October 13, 2016

Starting last month and continuing through the end of this month, DECA will be partnering with CHS UNICEF through the Carmel Cafe. According to Jackson Holforty, District 5 Indiana DECA president and senior,...

DECA President Drew Seketa plans DECA reforms for the school year. This is the first year Carmel DECA is its own district and DECA hours will exist.

DECA President Drew Seketa adjusts goals for leadership and DECA as a whole this year

Emily Dexter, Perspectives Copy Editor September 16, 2016

Because the CHS DECA chapter is now its own competitive district this year, the club has begun to make numerous changes to its leadership and alter the way it’s run. The CHS chapter became its own district,...

Results from DECAs International Competition

Results from DECA’s International Competition

Allen Zhang April 28, 2016

"Earlier this week, 128 Carmel DECA students competed at DECA’s International Career Development Conference (ICDC) in Nashville, TN with over 17,000 students from around the world.  Simply making it...

A Shoe-in for Business

A Shoe-in for Business

News January 21, 2016

Junior Grant Gold gets home on a normal Wednesday after school and picks up a package on his doorstep before going to his room. The package, from Raleigh, N.C., contains a black Nike shoe box with LeBron...

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