Movie Night 2

Adolphi’s 2nd Period 2

Fun at State 2

DECA Night at the Nuggets

3

Mrs. Padzik 3

Mr. Creek 3

National Qualifiers 4

March Birthdays 4

Fun Facts 4

Inside this issue:

The DECA DIGEST

Volume 10, Issue 5: March 2016

A Publication of Cherry Creek DECA

and the Publicity Committee Lauren Decker & Samantha Harding:

Co-Chairs

Creek DECA Shines at State By: Jasey Kim

The DECA State Conference,

located at the Broadmoor, was extraordinary

yet also very

busy! We hit

the ground

running after

we checked into

our hotel

rooms. All of

the DECA

students participating in a written event or

role-play practiced and met with peers,

teachers and volunteers from the afternoon

until we were exhausted. On Sunday, the

written event competitions began. Anxious

students waited to present their projects that

they had worked so hard on for months. The

next morning, we all

ran down the halls to

see which 10 in our

categories had

qualified for finals.

Then, on

Monday, the role-play competitions started as

well, where students had two role-plays to

compete in before they knew if they made it to

finals. On Tuesday, the final day, role-play

finalists competed one more time. After all

competitions ended, both written and role-plays,

we sat nervously at Broadmoor Hall awaiting the

results of who would make the cut for the top 5

spots going to Nationals. Overall, the weekend at

the conference was buckets of fun yet exhausting

as well!

Upcoming DECA Events

March 23 - Movie night social March 23 - DECA Scholarship applications due April - Dodgeball tournament social April - Elections for President and Vice President for next year April 6 & 7 - Café manager interviews for next year April 15 - Peaceful Schools visit to Belleview Elementary April 21 - DECA apparel day April 22 to 27 - National DECA Conference in Nashville, TN May - Rockies game social May 5 - DECA Banquet

Sheeks’ 1st Period Seniors By: Jeremy Feerer Rise and shine early birds! Mr.

Sheeks, aka DECA teacher of the year, has

his seniors wake up extra early to be in his

class. For some people they are on time

everyday, but others are not so much a

morning person. In 1st period we have done

many projects this

year, some of them

include a business

plan, an

advertising

campaign, and a

promotional plan.

Everybody loves

Mr. Sheeks’ jokes

and it is a great

way to start off the morning. The senior

boys in the class finally stepped up and sent

in their senior pictures so the senior picture

poster of our class finally looks filled up.

Sheeks’ 1st period is arguably the best

Dart Warz class in all the land. The class is

national champs and takes pride of having that

title. Another interesting fact about Sheeks’ 1st

period is that they have 10 national qualifiers and

are all very excited to compete at the ICDC in

Nashville this April.

We hope they all bring

home some hardware

to add to an already

impressive résumé for

Cherry Creek DECA.

While we did not bring

home the DECA

kickball trophy, but

Sheeks’ 1st period class

is optimistic to put the dodge ball trophy in room

220. Thank you Mr. Sheeks for a great year and

you are the best DECA teacher EVER!

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Movie Night Social Coming Up By: Cody Allen

DECA Movie

Night is coming up! Join

us on March 23rd for

candy, soda, popcorn and

Ferris Bueller’s Day Off!!

Fun at State! By: Lindsey Watson

The State DECA Conference

was crazy busy, to say the least! Groups

were practicing over and over again

until their

presentation

reached perfection,

and role-play

competitors spent

several hours

studying and

reviewing their

notes. However,

students managed

to find time for

some fun while

staying at the gorgeous Broadmoor

Hotel in Colorado Springs. One night,

CCHS and Cherokee Trail rented a

shuttle to take students into town for

dinner.

The

shuttle ran

every 30

minutes,

taking

large

groups of kids

to Red Robin,

Chili’s, Panda

Express and so many other restaurants.

Later that night, students attended the

annual DECA Dance, which was held in

one of the ballrooms. There was a DJ

(who played songs that kids requested),

colorful flashing lights, and thousands

of teenagers dancing together. Creek

DECA students made

sure to be seen while

we danced together to

songs like The Electric

Slide and The Cha

Cha Slide. It was a

great way to meet new

people who all shared

something great in

common…DECA!

During the day,

students had some free

time to spare in between competitions

and workshops. The Broadmoor Theatre

played a few movies

every day that

students could go to

watch and relax for a

few hours. The

Broadmoor’s bowling

alley was also open to

students who wanted to have some fun

and maybe even play a few games

against other schools.

State DECA was a busy few

days, but the activities and friendships

students made with one another and the

time they spent with our amazing

teachers made this trip very memorable.

It most definitely will be one of the best

memories we all experienced together

during our high school career at CCHS.

The cost is

$3 at the

door, and

we will see

you in

Shillinglaw at 6:00.

Come hang out and

earn 2 social points! All

proceeds go to the

Muscular Dystrophy

Association.

Adolphi’s 2nd Period Juniors By: Madeleine Ray

Mrs. Adolphi’s 2nd period class

is a big one. There are about 30 juniors

in our class. The two class

senators are John Hyer and

Maddie Ray. Each day is a new

and exciting adventure with Mrs.

Adolphi. Everyone looks forward

to starting their day with this class

because of Mrs. Adolphi’s

energetic personality. There is no

way this class could ever put you in a

bad mood or ruin your day.

We are currently learning about

price planning and everything that goes

along with it. We have learned that

offering a low price for an item you

have no intention of selling (also known

as bait & switch) is illegal, along with

price discrimination; offering a different

price for the same product based on

who’s buying. The Robinson-Patman

Act prohibits price discrimination.

Creek DECA Cheers on the Nuggets! By: Katie Robinson

Mr. Creek a Huge Success! By: Emma Reilly

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Friday, March 4 was DECA

Night at the Nuggets. It was a social

event for our chapter that many of us

attended. The

game was

between the

Brooklyn Nets

and our

Nuggets. Sadly,

the Nuggets

lost 121-120.

However, the night

was still fun! The

students all sat

together and could

cheer along. There

were plenty of funny

moments from

Rocky spraying a

stubborn man with a

fire extinguisher to

Konrad twerking on

the big screen.

Overall, the night at

the Nuggets was a

blast and everyone

who came enjoyed

it!

On Wednesday, March 9th about

a dozen boys from Cherry Creek

competed in the annual

Mr. Creek contest in the

Fine Arts Theater. This is

an annual event organized

by Creek DECA to raise

money for the MDA. The

boys are chosen from

various sports and clubs at

Creek. This year the event

was better than ever!

The Mr. Creek

Pageant, which every year

involves hilarious and

awesome dances and

songs, did not disappoint. Hayden Parr

sang an awesome rendition

of Party in the U.S.A. by

Miley Cyrus.

Wylie Maloney

rapped Boys in the

Hood, with tattoo

sleeves, a toy car

and his inmate

friends. Anthony

Miccio did Miley

Cyrus justice with

his version of

Wrecking Ball.

Alan Stolyar sang

in nothing but a speedo, oh

and a white morph suit, to the

song Walk Away by Kelley Clarkson.

Yuki Hashimoto sang Kung

Fu Panda in a giant sumo

wrestler suit, and

demonstrated what it really

meant to be a Kung Fu

fighter. Trevor Brown slowed

it down for us in his long

strapless blue dress, singing

the song Let it Go, which

most people recognize from

the movie Frozen.

Austin Cooper sang

Let’s Get it On, while

bringing up a girl from

the audience! Jack

Hagen recreated the

sensational performance

by Brittany Spears in her

song toxic. Ted Walker

also rapped Ice Ice

Baby, and although

there were some sound

difficulties, Ted pulled

through with his

awesome dance moves. And last but not

least, Joe Caplis demonstrated his

awesome trumpet skills, while riding a

hoverboard, when preforming the song

All of Me by John Legend.

All the boys then participated in

interview questions, ranging from

what’s your idea of a perfect date to

what’s your favorite type of ballroom

dancing. Although all the boys gave an

awesome effort, Joe Caplis won runner

up and Austin Cooper won Mr. Creek.

It was definitely a night to remember.

Who is Mrs. Padzik? By: Carrie Plank

Y ou’ve probably noticed

the DECA office is a bit more crowded

this year. That’s because we have one

more incredible DECA teacher! Mrs.

Padzik or Padz stepped up to the plate

to take on a rowdy class of seniors. I

am one of the lucky students who have

gotten to know and love Padz over the

year. She is a Creek alumni and a

Colorado State graduate. Padz has two

adorable kids in addition to her third

period class of seventeen DECA

seniors.

Every day she makes sure each

of us knows how important we are to

her which just goes to show what an

amazing teacher she is. Fun Fact about

Padz is that she and her husband are

huge “Friends” fans and named their

daughter Emma after Ross and Rachel’s

daughter. If you haven’t gotten the

chance to meet Padz - drop what you’re

doing and get down to the DECA office

now!

Congratulations to our National Qualifiers!!!

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DECA March Birthdays By: Jessi Bushell

March 2 - Randi Mostellar

March 3 - DD Alter

Frannie Huth

March 5 - Hannah Szymanski

March 6 - Olivia McCann

March 9 - Seth Juris

March 11 - Mallory Plachy

March 14 - Maddie Calderaro

Katie Robinson

Garrett Thurlow

March 17 - Alana Moreen

March 18 - Max Potter

March 20 - Alex Cohen

March 21 - Evelese Reyes

March 23 - Brooke Sidon

March 24 - Sophie Albery

March 25 - Evan Welch

Connor Till

March 26 - Ben Kingdom

March 30 - Eileen Zaychik

Hannah Fey

March 31 - Kate Chapman

FUN Facts By: Alan Stolyar

Lauren Davine

Henry Davis

Lauren Decker

Riley Dixon

Jeremy Feerer

Lindsay Fullmer

Alissa Geller

Alissa Geller

Jordyn Geruso

Abby Goettelman

Julia Grogan

Lauren Hagen

Colby Haines

Samantha Harding

Nicole Honnen

Hailey Horvat

Nick Houghton

Frannie Huth

Lindsay Jackson

Seth Juris

Jillian Kaufman

Jasey Kim

Kaley Kris

Janet Lee

Emily Leight

Makenna Leyden

Riley Malloy

Lilly Markusch

Chaitanya Maroju

Olivia McCann

Lauren McGrath

Grace McKenna

Rausny Merchant

Phoebe Nielsen

Mallory Plachy

Carrie Plank

Katie Plomondon

Madeleine Ray

Kat Raymond

Emma Reilly

Evelese Reyes

Ellie Ritchie

Katie Robinson

Megan Schmidt

Devon Shomo

Brooke Sidon

McKay Smith

Leah Sobernheim

Grace Stahl

Alan Stolyar

Lauren Sweeterman

Abby Thomas

Sean Thompson

Garrett Thurlow

Lauren Walker

Ted Walker

Maddie Warren

Wendy Yan

Brady Zerr

Julia Zimmerman

1. You breathe on average about 5 million times a year. When you’re

presenting in front of a judge at state you breathe an average of 100

breaths a minute.

2. The average person spends 2 weeks of their lifetime waiting for the light to change from

red to green. In DECA students don’t wait for opportunities they take them. In other

words, Cherry Creek DECA students run the red lights of Greenwood Village.

3. It takes more calories to eat a piece of celery than the celery has in it. In DECA, writing a

written takes more calories than the paper has in it.

4. The largest recorded snowflake was 15 inches wide and 8 inches thick. In the week before

State the largest recorded blood pressure of the average DECA student was 240/120.

5. It is impossible to sneeze with your eyes open, but for DECA students nothing is impossi-

ble. Their futures are just too bright.

6. A colony of 500 bats can eat approximately 250,000 insects in an hour. A group of 500

Creek DECA students can rule the world.

7. One in five adults believes that aliens are hiding in our planet disguised as humans. One in

five DECA students has no regrets.

8. The bloodhound is the only animal whose evidence is admissible in court. In other words,

DECA students are the only animals whose evidence is admissible in court.

9. Just like fingerprints, everyone’s tongue is different. But at Cherry Creek DECA we are

a clan so all of our fingerprints and tongues are identical. Some might say we were mass

produced by a DECA factory.

10. The depth of the Mariana Trench is 10,994 meters…about how deep the average DECA

student’s commitment is to our club.

Britt Adams

Morgan Alexander

Deanna Alter

Blake Amen

Nikita Baral

Madeleine Bendalin

Mitchell Biggers

Cailey Bosman

Chase Brownell

Matt Brownlee

Nico Bryant

Alex Bushell

Jessi Bushell

Spencer Buted

Maddie Calderaro

Allan Chen

Alex Cohen

Tyler Croke

Brody Cummins

Grace Cunningham

Caroline Danos