Of the 4,364 DECA chapters, St. Francis High School DECA was among the 1,181 chapters that earned recognition in DECA’s chapter campaigns. In addition, SFHS DECA was among the 869 chapters that earned recognition in DECA’s membership campaign.
SFHS DECA achieved the Thrive Level recognition during the 2025-26 school year and will be commended at DECA’s International Career Development Conference (ICDC) held April 25-28, 2026, in Atlanta, Georgia.
“I am very proud of our students who use their leadership skills to not only plan but also execute these campaigns, all while showing initiative, creativity, and a genuine dedication to serving their school and community,” said Lisa-Marie Schrag, DECA Advisor.
Each fall, DECA recognizes leading chapters that have built strong local programs focused on serving an exceptional number of members, advisors, alumni and business partners. These chapters and individuals dedicate their year to academic and career preparation, community service projects, membership recruitment, school outreach activities and other DECA-related endeavors. The chapter’s advisor and student leaders have demonstrated extraordinary commitment to DECA.
DECA’s membership campaign is designed to help chapters grow by making the DECA experience available to more student members, keeping alumni involved and engaging professional members such as administrators, teachers, parents and business partners.
DECA’s promotional campaign provides chapter members an opportunity to share with their school and community what DECA is all about and how their chapter is making a positive impact on its members and community.
In DECA’s community service campaign, chapters held a community service activity, engaged at least 75% of its members, and created at least one form of publicity or promotion.