4/23/07
Hello Western Area!
I hope that everyone has had another wonderful and exciting week in
DECA! I know that those of you who will be attending the International
Career Development Conference are getting very excited! It is going
to be a fun and enticing week inside of the DECA organization. I hope
that those of you who will be competing or attending in Orlando are
preparing yourself for one amazing week. I know that it is going to
be a great week, and I look forward to seeing each and every one of
you in Orlando!
Now, I will get to the point of this e-mail. As you all know, there
was a terrible act that happened last week on the Virginia Tech campus.
This is the worst massacre that has happened in U.S. history. I know
that many of you have already mourned and grieved over this senseless
act and I am right there with you. In the event of the tragic act, I
would like each of you to please remember the students who lost their
lives.
If there is any spare time that you have in your day, please take a
moment to remember or even pray for the lives that were taken, but also
the families of the victims. I know that this is an extremely hard time
for the Virginia Tech community and the families of the victims, and
we need to let them know that we are there for them. So if there is
a time where you aren't doing anything, please take a moment to remember.
Please keep the victims, families, and the Virginia Tech community in
your thoughts and prayers. If there is anything that any of you would
like to talk with me about, please feel free to contact me. I am always
open."
3/29/07
Hello Western Area!
I hope that everyone is having a wonderful week from DECA and is catching
up on some lost sleep from SLC. It looked as if everyone was having
a good time getting to network with different people and getting to
tour the wonderful city of Norfolk.
I just wanted to take this time to congratulate all of the Western Area
students that received a trophy at SLC. You should be extremely proud
of yourself! All of the time and effort that you have put in has certainly
paid off. But it doesn't stop there! There is one step left in your
journey. The next stop is the International Career Development Conference
in Orlando, Florida!
I just wanted to send a quick e-mail congratulating you and telling
you not to rest just yet. While you are in Orlando, you will be competing
against the best DECA members in the nation. You should be proud of
yourself! I know that I boast to everyone about how the Western Area
is alive and moving! I am so proud to have represented the Western Area.
Remember the importance of practicing, studying, etc. All of these things
go hand-in-hand with what will prepare you for ICDC. You control your
own future, Western Area, so hold nothing back! Come to Orlando ready
to step up to the plate and hit a "DECA Grand Slam." I have
all of the confidence in the world that you will do an extraordinary
job!
If there is anything that you need on my part, please feel free to get
into contact with me. I am always willing to help anyone who has the
drive to improve. I am willing to help anyone period! I am open 24/7!
So if you have any questions, comments, or concerns, please send me
an e-mail!
You can do it Western Area! Keep up the hard work, and you will see
when you make the stage in Orlando, that it has all paid off!
3/15/07
Hello again Western Area!
I hope that everyone has had a wonderful week in DECA and that everyone
is becoming very excited about the trip to Orlando for the International
Career Development Conference! I just wanted to send a little short
e-mail to everyone and to send my congratulations.
I would like to congratulate all of the winners from the Western Area
that are going to be competing at ICDC. I know that each and every one
of you has worked extremely hard to get to that point and it certainly
showed! All of the time and effort that you had put into your competitive
events has paid off. I was so proud to see some winners up on stage
representing the Western Area. You guys did a tremendous job! But it
isn't done yet! We still have one more step to go. We want to see lots
of Virginia DECA members up and stage in Orlando. So keep up the hard
work!
I would also like to send my congratulations to all of the advisors
and all of the District Presidents! You have worked very hard this past
year and I appreciate all of the hard work that you put into making
Virginia DECA the best state association in the nation! District Presidents,
you have worked hard this year to make sure that your district is strong
as possible! You take time out of your busy schedule to promote Virginia
DECA and make it the best student-based organization on the planet!
Advisors, you should be very proud of yourself. You make a difference
every day that you walk into the classroom. You influence students every
time that you step to the front of the classroom and begin your lesson
for the day. I just want to thank you for all of the effort and time
that you put into your students and Virginia DECA. You are one of the
reasons that Virginia DECA has had a large amount of success!
So congratulations to all and I hope that see all of you in Orlando!
2/13/07
I hope that everyone has
had a wonderful week in DECA and that everyone is getting excited about
our upcoming State Leadership Conference in Norfolk! I know that I am
getting very excited about the many upcoming activities that we have
scheduled for all of you! While on the topic of SLC, I just wanted to
remind everyone who will be competing to remember the importance of
studying and practicing for your presentations and your role-plays.
I know that each and every one of you has champion written all over
you, now all you have to do is go out there and prove it. Practice with
a teammate, your friends, family, or whomever it is that will help you
succeed while you are competing. If you need help at all of my behalf,
please feel free to contact me at any time. I am open 24/7. Remember
we want to see lots of 1st place winners from the Western Area on that
stage. Keep it up Western Area, and remember to continue to work hard
and you will see that all of your hard work will pay off when you make
the stage at SLC!
1/11/07
Hello Western Area!
I hope that everyone had a wonderful holiday and a happy New Year. I
also hope that everyone is alive and moving with their DECA responsibilities
since getting back from winter break. I just wanted to send out a quick
reminder to all of the SENIORS in the Western Area. All seniors have
about one month and six days left for their applications to be turned
in for DECA scholarships. I would certainly hope that many of you seniors
would take part in this. Advisors, please remind your seniors about
this topic. If you have any questions please feel free to contact me
or the Southern Region Vice President Jeff Ewing.
I would also like to congratulate everyone who won at their District
Leadership Conference. Advisors, a special congratulations go to you,
too. You were the ones who prepared these students for their competition
and who helped them succeed. GO ADVISORS!
So I hope that all of you winners are preparing for the State Leadership
Conference in Norfolk this March.
Keep it up Western Area! You guys are amazing!"
And from Leah Knapp...
You now have one month and
seven days to submit your DECA scholarship applications! Here are some
last minute tips to help you with that! Remember that Scholarships are
available to all DECA members registered at the National level (US,
Canada, Germany, etc.)
1. Application completed in full and done neatly (not using 2 different
color ink pens, sloppy handwriting, better if typed or recreated) (***Note
that VIRGINIA scholarship applications MUST BE TYPED or they will not
be accepted.)
2. Making sure all documents are included in correct order
3. Bulleting a list of items and not write in paragraphs unless instructions
indicate to do so.
4. Mail by postmarked deadline date
5. Make sure application is signed by all parties (applicant, advisor,
school administrator, state advisor)
6. Not apply for scholarships that you're not eligible
So get those applications in and get money for school!"
12/11/06
Hello Western Area,
I hope that everyone has had a wonderful week in DECA. I just wanted
to remind each of you about the DECA chat that will be going on tomorrow
night at 9:00 Eastern Time (12/13/06). The Web site that you can go
to is:
http://www.deca.org/chatroom.html.
At this chat room you can talk to your chapter officers. I think this
would be a great way for each of you to ask question or just to talk
in general to your National Officers. So go ahead everybody, chat away!
12/4/06
Hello Virginia DECA!
I hope that everyone has had a wonderful and enticing week in DECA!
I just wanted to send out a quick e-mail to every single one of you
in the Western Area. I wanted to remind students and advisors of the
DECA chat nights. For those of you that haven't heard, the National
Officers host a DECA chat night where you can have a chance to talk
to your Natoinal Officers! The chats are held every second Tuesday on
the month at 8:00 o'clock. The website for this is:
http://www.deca.org/chatroom.html
Advisors, if there are any studens that haven't heard about this, please
fill them in. Also, I know that the Western Area is hard at work with
DECA! So, I want to know what the Western Area is doing to spread the
word of this amazing organization. If there is anything at all that
anyone has done, please send me an e-mail
to let me know. As always, if there is anything that I can do to help
any of you please feel free to send me an e-mail.
If you need me to help you with something, come and speak at one of
your schools or chapter meetings, etc., please let me know. I am available
24/7! Keep working hard Western Area, you guys are awesome!
11/21/06
Hello Virginia DECA,
I just wanted to send everyone a message telling you about DECA chats.
This is something that the National Officers have put together. I think
that this would be a great opportunity for you to get to know and meet
your National Officers. DECA chats are on the 2nd Tuesday every month
at 8:00 Central Time ( 9:00 Eastern Time). If you any more questions
for me, feel free to send me an e-mail at nowalks00@yahoo.com.
11/6/06
Hello Virginia!
I hope that all is going well with your school year. I know that many
of you have been active in DECA activities and I commend you for that.
I have had a wonderful year so far getting to meet so many of you in
person. To all of the chapter advisors, if you could send me a list
of all of your chapter officers I would deeply appreciate it. My e-mail
address is nowalks00@yahoo.com.
By having this list, I will be able to constantly stay in contact with
everyone and keep you updated about what is going on in Virginia DECA.
I hope that all of you have been working on Operation TLC and been working
in your community to spread the word of this amazing organization. If
you need anything at all, please feel free to send me an e-mail at any
time. I am open 24/7. Thank you for all of your hard work and go Virginia
DECA!
