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SEPTEMBER 2009
Marketing Advisory Board (MAB) Golf Tournament
The MAB held their eleventh annual MAB Golf Tournament in June raising over $10,000. The funds will be used to recognize students’ accomplishments and achievements as well as provide scholarships to the marketing students. Save the date! This year’s tournament will be held on Thursday, June 24, 2010.
MAB Fashion Camp
Over 160 campers, ranging from 1st grade to 8th grade, attended the sixth annual MAB Fashion Camp, held at Fairfax and Annandale High Schools. The campers participated in activities that emphasized fashion trends, etiquette, self concept, and fashion design. The students planned and executed a fashion show at the end of each week. The camp counselors consisted of approximately 30 fashion marketing students from several Fairfax County high schools.
MAY 2009
ICDC
The DECA International Career Development Conference was held in Anaheim, California from April 28-May 2. Over 200 marketing students from Fairfax County Public Schools participated in this event. Forty students finished in the top 16 in the nation. A team of students from Robinson Secondary School finished first in the nation with their Public Relations project on Driving Under the Influence.
Hotel Partnership
The Courtyard Marriott in Tysons Corner has agreed to become a new business partner with the Hotel Marketing program at Marshall Academy.
MAB Golf Tournament
The 11th annual Marketing Advisory Board Golf Tournament will be held on Tuesday,
June 23 at Virginia Oaks Golf Club.
MAB Scholarship Program
The Marketing Advisory Board has selected six marketing students and one EFE student as recipients for their annual scholarship program. These students will receive $2,000 toward their college tuition for the academic year 2009-2010.
APRIL 2009
On Thursday, April 16, 125 Virginia DECA members met at Chantilly High School to prepare for the DECA International Career Development Conference, which will be held in Anaheim, California April 29 - May 3. The evening activities included sessions in professional dress and workshops to give the students the competitive edge needed to succeed at this prestigious competition. Students were exposed to panel interviews and role-play situations. Individual, team, and written event preparations were conducted.
Tyler Tobin, a freshman marketing student at West Springfield High School, participated in the Virginia Career Education Scavenger Hunt at www.KnowHowVirginia.org. Out of 800 entries, Tyler received a perfect score and won a Sony Walkman MP3 player.
MARCH 2009
DECA State Competition
The annual DECA State Leadership Conference was held in Norfolk, VA on the weekend of March 13-15. Approximately 750 students from Fairfax County Public Schools participated. Over 260 students will be representing Fairfax County and the state of Virginia at the DECA International Career Development Conference in Anaheim, California at the end of April. Jasmine Shelton, a student from Chantilly High School, was elected the Northern Area Vice-President for the Virginia State Action Team for the 2009-2010 school year.
Market Advisory Board (MAB) Winners Breakfast
On March 6, the MAB hosted a breakfast to recognize the first place winners from the DECA District Competition. Over 150 students were recognized at this event. The guest speaker was Edward Allen, the East Coast Fashion Coordinator for Nordstrom.
FEBRUARY 2009
The Fairfax County Public Schools DECA District Conference was held on Tuesday, January 27, 2009, at Lake Braddock Secondary School. Approximately 750 marketing students participated in the competition. The first and second place winners from this event are eligible to participate at the DECA State Leadership Conference in Norfolk on March 13-15, 2009.
The week of February 23, is National Entrepreneurship Week. Four marketing students from West Springfield High School and two marketing students from Marshall High School will represent National DECA and Fairfax County Public Schools at a Small Business Administration event on Tuesday, February 24, 2009.
JANUARY 2009
The Fair Oaks classroom-on-the-Mall students completed another successful season running the holiday gift wrap center at Fair Oaks Mall. The gift wrap center was sponsored by Cox Communication and Merrifield Garden Center. The mall students in conjunction with 12 high school marketing programs worked together to staff the center. This project netted over $14,000 for the schools that participated.
NOVEMBER 2008
The students from the Fair Oaks Classroom-on-the-Mall program are currently organizing the annual Fair Oaks Holiday Gift Wrap Center. The gift wrap center will open on Black Friday, November 28. The center will remain open until Christmas Eve. Marketing students from 13 high schools will assist in running the business. The proceeds from this entrepreneurial experience benefit the marketing students in Fairfax County Public Schools.
OCTOBER 2008
The Fairfax County DECA Leadership Institute was held on Thursday, October 16 at Northern Virginia Community College. Student leaders from 17 high schools participated in an exhilarating education experience led by Focus Training. The topics of the session included teamwork, effective communication, vision development, and professionalism. The Marketing Advisory Board graciously sponsored this event.
SEPTEMBER 2008
MAB Golf Tournament
The MAB held their tenth annual MAB Golf Tournament on June 19, 2008. The tournament raised over $13,000. The funds will be used to recognize students’ accomplishment and achievements as well as provide scholarships to the marketing students. Save the date! This year’s tournament will be held on Tuesday, June 23, 2009.
MAB Fashion Camp
Over 160 campers, ranging from 1st grade to 8th grade attended the fifth annual MAB Fashion Camp, held at South County Secondary and Chantilly High Schools. The campers participated in activities that emphasized fashion trends, etiquette, self concept, and fashion design. The students planned and executed a fashion show at the end of each week. The camp counselors consisted of approximately 30 fashion marketing students from several Fairfax County High Schools.
DC Fashion Week
DC Fashion Week was held September 15 – 21. Four fashion marketing programs from Fairfax County Public Schools attended a fashion show on September 15, 2008, at the National 4H Center in Bethesda, Maryland. Ean Williams, a local fashion designer, invited the FCPS fashion marketing students to view his COJOR International Collection. This year, fashion week focused on International Designers from around the world.
Entrepreneurship Dual Enrollment
The entrepreneurship course at Marshall Academy will begin a dual enrollment agreement with Northern Virginia Community College this fall.
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