Wausau West School Store Named Best Retail Operation in the World at the International Career Development Conference
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Diana White, Coordinator of Communications & Marketing
Wausau West’s School Store, “The West-Side Connection” has just been named the best retail operation store in the world at the International Career Development Conference in Anaheim, California!
DECA members and store managers Jackson Albee, Sadie Steinbach, and Bennett Matteson earned first place in the School-Based Enterprise-Retail Operations event. They wrote a manual, created a presentation, and presented their work at the international level against more than 300 other teams!
School-based enterprises provide realistic and practical learning experiences that reinforce classroom instruction. They are effective educational tools in helping to prepare students for the transition from school to work or college.
For many students, they provide the first work experience; for others, they provide an opportunity to build management, supervision and leadership skills. While some in the education community have only recently discovered the value of school-based enterprises, educators and DECA advisors have used them as a powerful teaching tool for more than four decades.