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Holiday Hours!

The Paw Print will be open once again this Thursday, December 17 from 4 to 7 pm for your holiday shopping needs! Come get your Gahanna Lions spirit wear for holiday gifts! We are also open every weekday during school hours (7 am-2 pm).

Gahanna DECA Now on Facebook!

The Paw Print can now be found on Facebook. Weekly deals and coupons, along with up-to-date pictures of our latest merchandise can be found on the page. Please visit our Facebook page and add us to your friends list today.
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Fall Leadership Conference Results

Five Gahanna DECA students competed Tuesday at the Ohio DECA Fall Leadership Conference. Emily Barnett and Cathlene Beck made the top ten in the Parliamentary Law event.  Daniel Rajczyk came in third place for Male Public Relations and Miranda Hritz achieved second place for the Female Public Relations position. Shahmeer Azmat ran for President, but was unable to [...]

Gahanna DECA Partners with G.R.I.N.

Earlier this week, Melvin & Dodie Miller from Gahanna Residents in Need (GRIN) came to speak with students about the important impact their organization has in our  community.  GRIN provides families with necessities such as school supplies, holiday presents, emergency home repairs, and much more.
Autumn Burton, Erin Law, and Julie King are leading our chapter’s [...]

DECA Alum Speaks to Students about Public Relations

Ms. Karen Blickley, Nationwide’s Foundation Director spoke to DECA students this morning about her career in public relations and corporate philanthropy.  During her visit she also provided insight into the important role Nationwide places on community service.
Erin Law, Autumn Burton, and Julie King contacted Blickley in relation to their DECA public relations project in which [...]

Congratulations to Shahmeer!

Gahanna DECA’s own President, Shahmeer Azmat, was selected as one of two finalists for Ohio DECA President!  Our chapter is currently working on creating a marketing campaign for Shahmeer.  Elections will take place at the Ohio DECA Fall Leadership Conference on Novemeber 3rd at the Convention Center in Columbus. Good luck Shahmeer!

DECA Students Participate in Focus Group

The DECA class welcomed visitors from Central Office Wednesday morning for a small focus group. Coordinator of Community Services, Dale Foor, and Coordinator of Off-site Programs, Tresa Durkin, requested a meeting with DECA students to discuss ways of further developing and promoting  Eastland-Fairfield Career Center’s  International Business program housed in Gahanna Lincoln.
DECA students offered marketing ideas [...]

DECA Student’s Parent Speaks About Entrepreneurship

Joel Kingsley, father of DECA student Blaire Kingsley, visited DECA this past Tuesday to speak about being an entrepreneur. Kingsley owns Axis Construction, a local company. He explained the different impacts our current economy has had on his company, and described building his company from the ground up.  He also provided insight to how government [...]

Local Entrepreneur Visits Gahanna DECA

This past Wednesday local entrepreneur Ms. Shaun Chokreff of KMM Promotions paid a visit to Gahanna DECA.  During her visit Ms. Chokreff shared information with our chapter about the business start-up process.  She also explained the origins of her business and some of the challenges and rewards of being an entrepreneur.  Thank you for a [...]

Gahanna DECA Promotes School Spirit Throughout District

Gahanna DECA is selling blue and gold Gahanna themed shirts to all elementary and middle schools throughout the district to promote pride for all of the students. Order forms will be located in all Gahanna-Jefferson school buildings from September 14, 2009 to October 2, 2009. Both long sleeve shirts and T-shirts are available in royal [...]

Gahanna DECA Announces 2009-2010 Officers

Gahanna DECA selected its 2009-2010 chapter officers. Officers were chosen the first week of school. Shahmeer Azmat was chosen as President and Daniel Rajczyk as Vice President.
Carissa Strauss will serve as Chief Financial Officer, Leah Polster as Public Relations Representative, and Gregory Lewis as Historian. Officers will work together to set goals for the [...]