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Oregon City High students outline DECA and CTE pathways, internships and competitions
Summary
DECA student leaders and advisors outlined CTE offerings and competitions, reported 18 active DECA members at the high school, shared examples of community partnerships (farmers market, internships) and said the program plans to expand to middle schools and CASE. Board members asked about participation and access.
Student leaders from Oregon City High School’s DECA chapter presented their program to the school board on Dec. 8, describing how CTE classes and extracurricular competition prepare students for postsecondary careers and provide hands-on learning.
Brent Leong, a career-technical educator and DECA co-advisor, introduced chapter officers including Nicholas Perez (chapter president) and a leadership team who described class offerings (business communications, personal finance, accounting I–III, marketing 2–4) and opportunities to earn college credit. “These classes offer experience, hands on experience to any students interested in business,” one student said during the presentation.
Students said DECA events include state and international conferences with role-play case studies, student-run fundraisers such as a farmers-market stand and a student store for marketing experience. The chapter reported 18 students enrolled at the high school and said it is working to recruit more participants and to partner with middle schools so younger students can learn problem-solving skills earlier.
Board members asked how many students participate and whether CASE and middle-school students can access high-school CTE classes. Presenters said high-school DECA membership is open to students enrolled in related CTE classes (marketing, accounting, finance), that meetings occur weekly after school with bus transportation available, and that the program plans to expand engagement with middle schools and CASE.
The board and audience praised student public speaking and the chapter’s community engagement; a parent and former DECA member thanked advisors for the program’s role in her child’s career trajectory. The district’s CTE work was later highlighted in the strategic plan update as a driver of the district’s 74 percent participation metric for high school students earning CTE/AP/college credits.
Next procedural steps: the board acknowledged the presentation and moved on to budget and bond-related agenda items.
