WFHS DECA focuses on empowering our members through upskilling. DECA’s competitive events program directly supports our chapter’s mission of education and career development.
As one of the most prominent chapters in the DECA community, our school curriculum is seamlessly integrated with DECA’s industry-certified standards with the career clusters of Marketing, Business Management, Finance, and Hospitality & Tourism. DECA’s process of evaluation includes a test, roleplay, a prepared presentation, and a manual. The items needed to be completed are dependent upon the event. Students compete at the region, state, and international level. Students are eligible for scholarships and other opportunities depending on performance.
Competitive Event Options
Principle Role Play Events:
*Events only open to first-year competitors. DECA’s Principles of Business Administration Events measure the student’s proficiency in those knowledge and skills identified by career practitioners as common academic and technical content across marketing, finance, hospitality, and business management and administration. The Principles of Business Administration Events are designed for first-year DECA members who are enrolled in introductory-level principles of marketing/business courses.
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​Role Play Events:
DECA's role-play and case study events involve a multiple-choice career cluster exam and a role-play or case study provided on-site with a judge. They are classified by industry and career cluster. See the DECA Guide for exact offerings and guidelines.
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Team Decision Making Role Play Events: Team Decision Making Events challenge a team of two participants to analyze a case study in a specific career area and develop a solution.
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Individual Series Role Play Events: Individual Series Events are individual member events that pose business challenges with role-plays set in specialized career areas.
Personal Finance Literacy:
The Personal Financial Literacy Event is designed to measure members’ ability to apply reliable information and systematic decision making to personal financial decisions.
Business Operations Research:
Business Operations Research Events challenge members (individually or in teams of two) to design and conduct research to present findings and a strategic plan on a topic that changes annually. Students write a manual and present their project to a panel of judges.
Project Management Events:
Project Management Events encourage members (individually or in teams of two) to use project management skills to initiate, plan, execute, monitor and control, and close a project. Students write a manual and present their project to a panel of judges.
Entrepreneurship Events:
Entrepreneurship Events allow members (individually or in teams of two) to explore entrepreneurship at a variety of stages. Students write a business plan and present their plan to a panel of judges.
Integrated Market Campaigns:
Integrated Marketing Campaign Events challenge members (individually or in teams of two) to develop an integrated marketing campaign in a specific category.
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Professional Selling & Consulting:
Professional Selling and Consulting Events allow individual participants to demonstrate knowledge and skills needed for a career in sales or consulting. Students create a pitch presentation to share with a client. There are several professional selling categories and the topic is announced for each category in May of each year.
Online Events:
Stock Market Game:
Participants in the Stock Market Game develop and manage an investment portfolio. Each participating team manages all aspects of the portfolio including stock selection, buying and selling. The goal of the competition is to increase the value of the beginning portfolio.
Virtual Business Challenge:
Participants in the DECA Virtual Business Challenge (VBC) operate a web-based business simulation utilizing a competition version of the Virtual Business software. The VBC qualifying rounds are conducted via the internet, where participants will vie for chartered association, regional and overall rankings.