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Beloved DECA Advisor Has Lasting and Powerful Impact on Student Lives
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He is a Herriman High teacher who makes every student know they really matter. Someone who impacts the course of student lives and their future success every single day.
On his episode of the Supercast, we take you inside Randy Kammerman's classroom where he has become an award winning DECA advisor, building a wildly popular program, leading students to high level careers in marketing and business.
Listen and find out how Mr. Kammerman inspires a love for learning in his classroom, mixed with a couple of laughs along the way.
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Randy Kammerman:
I would say there is a spot for every single kid in DECA, but DECA is not for every kid.
Ava:
Eat, meet, compete, and you get to meet the best friends. Like all of these people mean so much to me. I would have probably never met them if it didn't, if we weren't in DECA together.
Anthony Godfrey:
These are great lessons that will translate to a lot of other aspects of your life.
Anthony Godfrey:
Hello and welcome to the Supercast. I'm your host, Superintendent Anthony Godfrey. He is a Herriman High teacher who makes every student know they really matter. Someone who impacts the course of student lives and their future success every single day.
On this episode of the Supercast, we take you inside Randy Kammerman's classroom, where he has become an award-winning DECA advisor, building a wildly popular program, leading students to high-level careers in marketing and business.
Listen and find out how Mr. Kammerman inspires a love for learning in his classroom, mixed with more than a couple of laughs along the way.
We're here at Herriman High School talking with DECA officers. Tell me your name, grade, the event you're competing in, and what position you are in DECA.
Ava:
I'm Ava. I'm the Business VP. I'm competing in Finance Operations Research, and I'm a junior.
Ana Arriaga:
My name is Ana Arriaga. I am one of the presidents this year for DECA. I am– my event is Business Services Operations Research, and I'm a senior this year.
Mackenzie:
My name is Mackenzie. I'm also a senior this year. I'm VP of Marketing, and I'm competing in Independent Business Plan.
Alex Milad:
My name is Alex Milad. I am also a senior this year. I am also a Business VP, and I am competing in Business Service Operations Research.
Anthony Godfrey:
Business Service Operations Research.
Alex Milad:
It’s quite the name.
Anthony Godfrey:
Wow, okay. Now tell me which of you has to carry the most for your competition?
Ana Arriaga:
Me I do.
Anthony Godfrey:
Oh yeah, probably yours. So, what do you have to carry?
Ana Arriaga:
So I have...
Anthony Godfrey:
Tell us about your competition and what you have to...
Ana Arriaga:
Perfect. So it's business, the same, I’m Business Services Operations Research, and all of it, all of what it is, it's just a research paper. So we research a company organization and we just make a plan for them. So this year was to implement AI into their company. So all of the things they have to carry into my presentations, there's two of us. So we have posters, we have all of the handouts, which is we have every VM Van that we're gonna hand out. We have an iPad as well. We have a mini poster and I think that's...Oh, and then I also have like this paper handout that's like a driver profile, and yeah, it's a lot of things that we have to carry around.
Anthony Godfrey:
So you're making a pitch, a well-researched, serious pitch.
Ana Arriaga:
Yes.
Anthony Godfrey:
Okay, and tell me about your other categories. Tell us about your pitch.
Ava:
So mine is Finance Operations Research. So it's similar to Business Services, but it's for a financ