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Orono DECA asks city to partner on career‑readiness projects, requests volunteer judges for March 2 competition
Summary
Orono DECA advised the council about its Career Readiness Advocacy campaign, requested city partnership on community projects, internships and job shadows, and asked council members to volunteer as judges for the Minnesota DECA state competition (judge sign-up link provided).
Joe Huber, DECA advisor at Orono High School, introduced a student speaker from the Orono DECA chapter who presented the chapter's Career Readiness Advocacy campaign and asked the city for partnership.
Cindy Nguyen, a senior and leader of the Orono DECA advocacy campaign, told council that Career and Technical Education (CTE) now integrates advanced technical training with college‑preparatory academics and prepares students for high‑demand, high‑wage careers. "CTE creates futures one student at a time," she said, and described the chapter's local work: organizing career exploration visits, winning adoption of two new AP business courses and running community outreach. Orono DECA's chapter membership was described as approximately 110 students and the global DECA network was described in the presentation for context.
Nguyen's specific asks included: identifying community service projects where students can contribute; building partnerships with local businesses for internships and job shadowing; and recruiting volunteer judges for the Minnesota DECA state competition on Monday, March 2 (no business experience required). Council members and staff described earlier job shadowing under the Senior Spartan program and expressed support; one council member offered to serve as a judge.
The presentation concluded with the student offering contact information and a sign-up link for judges to support the state competition.
