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Friends� Business Owners� Family� Business Professionals� Industry Leaders��THINC DECA� and �Callaway DECA� are hosting this year's Region 10 competition. We need entrepreneurs, business professionals, managers, and industry leaders to be judges for our event!
Please take a look at the flyer. If you are interested, please reach out as soon as possible, and I'll respond with your next step in the application process.
This is a great opportunity for community leaders and job recruiters to network with students and teachers from 33 surrounding counties!
�Information about DECA:
DECA is a Career and Technical Student Organization (CTSO)
DECA prepares emerging leaders and entrepreneurs for careers in marketing, finance, hospitality, and management in high schools and colleges worldwide.
DECA enhances preparation for college and careers by providing co-curricular programs that integrate into classroom instruction, applying learning in the context of business, connecting to business and the community, and promoting competition. Our student members leverage their DECA experience to become academically prepared, community-oriented, professionally responsible, and experienced leaders.
�What is the Georgia DECA Region 10 Region Competition?
Region competition is the first sector of competition for DECA students. Students who compete and advance at the Region Competition move on to compete at a state level at the State Career Development Conference (State CDC) in Atlanta, Ga.
We will be hosting students from the following counties which will yield approximately 150 students competing here at THINC Academy/West Georgia Technical College: Baker, Brooks, Calhoun, Chattahoochee, Clay, Colquitt, Crisp, Decatur, Dooly, Dougherty, Early, Grady, Harris, Lee, Macon, Marion, Meriwether, Miller, Mitchell, Muscogee, Quitman, Randolph, Schley, Seminole, Stewart, Sumter, Talbot, Taylor, Terrell, Thomas, Troup, Webster, Worth
Students who advance in competition at State CDC (place in the top 10 for their event out of hundreds of competitors) are invited to attend DECA's International Career Development Conference (ICDC) and compete with students worldwide.
Georgia DECA and International DECA are also seeking judges for State and International competitions. Therefore, if you judge at our regional event and decide you wish to judge at State CDC or ICDC (held in Atlanta, Ga. this year, April 25-28, 2026) We can provide you resources to get you signed up as a judge for those events as well!
�Benefits of Judging:
Judging at our regional event gives business owners and industry leaders the chance to meet students from 33 surrounding counties in Georgia and make a meaningful impact on the lives of students and advisors by showcasing the exceptional industries we offer in Troup County.
This exposure creates potential for growth in our community and workforce by showing students the professional opportunities available to them right here in Troup County.
It also provides networking opportunities for you to connect with teachers and advisors from various counties, �potentially opening avenues for your business to expand into their areas�
Whether you gain valuable connections or opportunities for business growth, the true benefit of this event is your vital role in shaping the future of the students sitting in front of you for a role-play event. These events are crucial to the development of young students as they prepare, study, and immerse themselves in opportunities to master performance indicators and 21st Century Skills in order to excel in their event and advance to state and international levels. When students compete in DECA competitions at the state and international levels, they can explore the world beyond their local community and meet students, teachers, advisors, college recruiters, and industry leaders from across Georgia and around the globe.
These experiences are pivotal in a young student's life, and by judging at our regional event, you become a key asset in helping students achieve their broader goals and aspirations for the future.
�What we need:
We need business and industry leaders, mentors, managers, and professionals from small businesses and industries around Troup County to join us on December 05, 2025, and be judges for one or more of the following events:
*Individual Series Events- Accounting Applications, Apparel & Accessories, Automotive Services, Business Services, Business Finance, Entrepreneurship, Food Marketing, Hotel & Lodging, Human Resources Management, Marketing Communications, Quick Serve Restaurant Mgmt, Restaurant & Food Service Mgmt, Retail Merchandising, Sports & Entertainment Marketing. *Personal Financial Literacy Events- Personal Financial Literacy. *Principles Events- Principles of Business Mgmt & Admin, Principles of Entrepreneurship, Principles of Finance, Principles of Hospitality & Tourism, Principles of Marketing. *GA Only Role Play Events- Job Interview, Theme Speech
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Event Venue & Nearby Stays
Technical College Systems-West Georgia Technical College, 1302 Orchard Hill Rd,LaGrange, Georgia, United States
