CDS Students Compete in DECA
DECA is an international association of marketing students with chapters all over the world intent on offering secondary and post-secondary students applied marketing and business experience through mentoring, conferences and competitions.
The goal of each DECA participant is to qualify for the International Career Development Conference (ICDC), the highlight of the DECA year. The next conference will take place in spring 2013 in Anaheim, CA. However, students must first participate and place at the regional and provincial levels in order to qualify. The regional competitions wrapped up mid-November and provincials begin in February 2013.
CDS student Jack Mull, in Grade 10, is currently sitting in 11th place. If he can hold onto this spot he will qualify for the internationals. CDS also has a team ranked 27th that needs only to move up two spots in order to qualify. This team is made up of Lauren Stewart and Rachel McIver who are both Grade 11 students. All eight CDS teams are in the top 50% this year, our second year competing at this level.
On November 15-18, CDS students participated in the regional leadership conference held in Detroit, MI, which was a huge success. Upon arrival at the Marriott in downtown Detroit on Thursday evening, CDS students met with students from other Ontario high schools, were grouped together and divided into teams. They were assigned a task: come up with an eco-friendly car accessory that can be used on Ford model vehicles. They only had that evening to work on their presentation and because a curfew was in place, they were on a strict timeline. The next morning they presented their ideas to a panel of four judges in a Dragon’s Den style competition.
The top four teams moved on to finals in the mocked-up competition, where they got to present their ideas in front of all of the DECA Ontario students who had traveled to Detroit. CDS was well represented, as we had students in three of the final four groups. Ultimately, Grade 10 student Liam McCann was a member of the first place finishing team. Their idea was to develop an accessory that would attach to the engine of Ford models and would shut down the engine after it idled for more than one minute. They called it the IDeaL program and supported their innovation with statistics on the environmental damage we incur while idling, and information on the inessential practice of idling. Way to go Liam!
Land Acknowledgment
The Country Day School wishes to recognize and acknowledge the land on which the school operates. Our nearest Indigenous Nations are now the Mississaugas of the Credit First Nation and the Chippewas of Georgina Island. The Dish with One Spoon Wampum covenant is often cited as an example of the shared responsibility for caring for these lands among the Huron-Wendat, Anishinaabe and Haudenosaunee peoples who would call these their traditional territories. CDS respects the relationship with these lands and recognizes that our connection to this land can be strengthened by our continued relationship with all First Nations, by acknowledging our shared responsibility to respect and care for the land and waters for future generations.
School Information
Junior, Middle and Senior Schools
13415 Dufferin Street, King, Ontario L7B 1K5
(905) 833-1220
communications@cds.on.ca
admissions@cds.on.ca
Founded in 1972, The Country Day School is a co-educational private school offering programs in JK-12 and located on 100 acres north of Toronto in King.
13415 Dufferin Street, King, Ontario L7B 1K5
(905) 833-1220
communications@cds.on.ca
admissions@cds.on.ca
Founded in 1972, The Country Day School is a co-educational private school offering programs in JK-12 and located on 100 acres north of Toronto in King.
