Bulldog Bites, the school-based enterprise at Baton Rouge Magnet High School was among 728 school-based enterprises achieving gold-level certification for the 2023-2024 school year and will be recognized during DECA’s International Career Development Conference this April 27-30, 2024, in Anaheim, California.
The Baton Rouge Magnet High School DECA members who contributed to the certification were Katia Fuentes, Ashley Lambie, Nicolas Nguyen, Mary Case, Madison Vu, Lilah Weisberger and Dristi Thaker with the assistance of their DECA chapter advisor, Marcia Lee. The SBE at Baton Rouge Magnet High School has operated for six years and is to be commended for this achievement.
“DECA’s School-based Enterprise Certification Program is a rigorous process designed to help DECA members demonstrate their classroom learning in a practical, learning laboratory, and then translate that into meaningful outcomes,” said Christopher Young, CAE, Chief Program Officer at DECA Inc. “These DECA members are practicing important workplace readiness skills while preparing for college and careers.”