Membership Recognition
AWARD PROGRAMS
GOAL
Michigan DECA is encouraging each chapter to provide opportunities to more members by increasing their membership. Simply submit 5 or more members by the deadline in the DECA Membership portal than you had last year.
REWARD
- Additional competitor allocations for the District Conference
- Plaque for classroom display awarded at the State Conference
- Recognition in the State Conference program
- Recognition in the Spring edition of Michigan’s Spotlight on DECA newsletter.
Conference Credit for Gimmie5! Award Recipients
If you also increase your District Conference participation by 5 or 10 more members than last year, you will receive a credit off of your State Conference registration! Click the title to check your chapter's goal.
DEADLINE
November 30 is the deadline to submit and pay your 2026-2027 DECA Membership invoices to be eligible for the Gimmie 5! Award.
GOAL
The foundation of a strong local chapter is for all marketing education students to be granted the opportunity to become DECA members.
Michigan DECA defines 100% Membership as all students enrolled in all Marketing Education Classes taught by an individual teacher. This includes, but is not limited to, introductory courses, specialty courses (i.e., apparel, tourism, entrepreneurship) and management courses as well as general marketing education courses.
REWARD
- Additional competitor in each competitive event offered at the District Conference.
- Plaque for classroom display awarded at the State Conference
- Recognition in the State Conference program
- Recognition in the Spring edition of Michigan’s Spotlight on DECA newsletter.
DEADLINE
November 30th is the deadline to submit members in the DECA membership portal and the form.
GOAL
Earn ACHIEVEMENT LEVEL by meeting the requirements in any ONE of the membership categories (students, alumni or professionals).
Earn THRIVE LEVEL by meeting the requirements in any TWO of the membership categories (students, alumni or professionals).
REWARD
ACHIEVEMENT LEVEL
- DECA pennant
- Certificate
- Plus Additional Michigan Recognition:
- Recognition in the State Conference Program
- Recognition in the Spring edition of Michigan’s Spotlight on DECA newsletter.
THRIVE LEVEL
- DECA pennant
- Plaque
- Flag
- One to two (1-2) student member allocations to the Thrive Academy at ICDC
- Plus Additional Michigan Recognition*
- Recognition in the State Conference Program
- Recognition in the Spring edition of Michigan’s Spotlight on DECA newsletter.
- Plus, reserved seating at the Award Session at the State Conference. Reserved seating will be prioritized to chapters that have increased by the most members.
DEADLINE
Submit your membership roster by December 1st, and pay membership invoices by February 15th.
*In order to receive the Michigan Recognition portion of the THRIVE level rewards, membership must be SUBMITTED AND PAID by November 30th.
Chapter Recognition
2026 "8 FOR THE 80TH" AWARD RECEIPIENTS
To celebrate our 80th Anniversary, Michigan DECA challenged each chapter to recruit just 8 more members than they had last year instead of the Gimmie 5! Award.
Ann Arbor Huron High School
Ann Arbor Pioneer High School
Ann Arbor Skyline High School
Belleville High School
Berkley High School
Bloomfield Hills High School
Cardinal Mooney Catholic High School
Carlson High School
Cheboygan High School
Clarenceville High School
Colon High School
Dakota High School
De La Salle Collegiate High School
Detroit Cass Technical High School
Detroit Denby High School
Detroit Randolph Career Technical Center
Detroit Western International High School
Farmington High School
Fenton High School
Forest Hills Eastern High School
Forest Hills Northern High School
Fowlerville High School
Fraser High School
Garden City High School
Genesee Career Institute
Goodrich High School
Grand Haven High School
Grand Ledge High School
Grand Rapids Christian High School
Grosse Pointe North High School
Grosse Pointe South High School
Gull Lake High School
Hackett Catholic Prep
Hamtramck High School
Harper Creek High School
Hartland High School
Howell High School
Jalen Rose Leadership Academy
Lake Orion High School
Lakeshore High School
Lakeview High School
L’Anse Creuse North High School
Lincoln High School
Lincoln Park High School
Marian High School
Midland Dow High School
Milford High School
North Farmington High School
Novi High School
Orchard Lake St. Mary’s
Owosso High School
Plymouth High School
Portage Central High School
Powers Catholic High School
Regina High School
Royal Oak High School
Saline Area High School
South Lyon East High School
Southgate Anderson High School
Stoney Creek High School
Sturis High School
Utica Eisenhower High School
Utica Ford High School
Utica High School
Vicksburg High School
Walled Lake Western High School
Waterford Kettering High School
Wayne Memorial High School
Westland John Glenn High School
Woodhaven High School
2026 100% MEMBERSHIP AWARD RECEIPIENTS
Airport High School
Bay Arenac ISD Career Center
Bridgman High School
Colon High School
Detroit Cass Technical High School
Detroit Western International High School
Frankenmuth High School
Garden City High School
Hamilton High School
Hartland High School
Huron Area Tech Center
Lakeview High School
Lapeer County Education and Technology Center
Michigan Great Lakes Virtual Academy
Montague High School
Our Lady of the Lake
Taylor High School
Trenton High School
Tuscola Technology Center
Van Buren Tech
Wyandotte Roosevelt High School
2026 DECA MEMBERSHIP CAMPAIGN RECEIPIENTS
| CHAPTER | MEMBERSHIP CAMPAIGN | CHAPTER CAMPAIGNS | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| COMMUNITY SERVICE | PROMOTIONAL | INNOVATION + ENTREPRENEURSHIP | ||
| Airport High School | Thrive Level | Thrive Level | ||
| Anchor Bay High School | Achievement Level | Thrive Level | Thrive Level | |
| Ann Arbor Pioneer High School | Thrive Level | Thrive Level | Thrive Level | |
| Bay Arenac Career Center | Achievement Level | |||
| Berkley High School | Achievement Level | Thrive Level | Thrive Level | |
| Birmingham Groves High School | Thrive Level | Thrive Level | ||
| Birmingham Seaholm High School | Thrive Level | Thrive Level | ||
| Bloomfield Hills High School | Achievement Level | |||
| Brighton High School | Thrive Level | Thrive Level | Thrive Level | |
| Cassopolis Ross Beatty High School | Achievement Level | |||
| Chippewa Valley High School | Thrive Level | Thrive Level | ||
| Clarenceville High School | Achievement Level | |||
| Colon High School | Thrive Level | Thrive Level | ||
| Dakota High School | Thrive Level | Thrive Level | Thrive Level | |
| Detroit Cass Technical High School | Thrive Level | Thrive Level | Thrive Level | Thrive Level |
| Detroit Catholic Central High School | Thrive Level | Thrive Level | Thrive Level | |
| Detroit Denby High School | Achievement Level | |||
| Detroit Northwestern High School | Achievement Level | |||
| Detroit Randolph Career Tech Center | Thrive Level | |||
| Detroit Western International High School | Thrive Level | Thrive Level | Thrive Level | |
| Farmington High School | Thrive Level | Thrive Level | ||
| Forest Hills Eastern High School | Achievement Level | |||
| Fowlerville High School | Achievement Level | |||
| Frankenmuth High School | Thrive Level | Thrive Level | ||
| Fraser High School | Achievement Level | Thrive Level | Thrive Level | |
| Fruitport High School | Thrive Level | Thrive Level | ||
| Garden City High School | Achievement Level | Thrive Level | Thrive Level | |
| Genesee Career Institute | Achievement Level | |||
| Greenville High School | Thrive Level | Thrive Level | ||
| Grosse Pointe South High School | Achievement Level | |||
| Gull Lake High School | Achievement Level | |||
| Hackett Catholic Prep | Thrive Level | Thrive Level | ||
| Hamtramck High School | Achievement Level | |||
| Hartland High School | Thrive Level | Thrive Level | Thrive Level | |
| Holt High School | Thrive Level | Thrive Level | Thrive Level | |
| Howell High School | Thrive Level | |||
| Huron Area Tech Center | Thrive Level | Thrive Level | ||
| Jalen Rose Leadership Academy | Achievement Level | |||
| Jenison High School | Thrive Level | |||
| Kalamazoo Central High School | Achievement Level | |||
| Kalamazoo Loy Norrix High School | Thrive Level | Thrive Level | Thrive Level | |
| Lake Orion High School | Thrive Level | Thrive Level | ||
| Lakeland High School | Thrive Level | Thrive Level | ||
| Lakeview High School | Thrive Level | Thrive Level | Thrive Level | |
| L'Anse Creuse High School | Thrive Level | Thrive Level | ||
| L'Anse Creuse North High School | Thrive Level | Thrive Level | Thrive Level | Thrive Level |
| Lenawee TECH Center | Thrive Level | Thrive Level | ||
| Lincoln Park High School | Thrive Level | Thrive Level | Thrive Level | |
| Livonia Stevenson High School | Thrive Level | Thrive Level | Thrive Level | |
| Marian High School | Achievement Level | |||
| Michigan Great Lakes Virtual Academy | Thrive Level | Thrive Level | Thrive Level | |
| Midland Dow High School | Achievement Level | |||
| Montague High School | Thrive Level | Thrive Level | ||
| New Haven High School | Thrive Level | Thrive Level | ||
| North Farmington High School | Achievement Level | |||
| Novi High School | Achievement Level | |||
| Orchard Lake St. Mary’s | Achievement Level | |||
| Owosso High School | Achievement Level | |||
| Powers Catholic High School | Achievement Level | |||
| Regina High School | Achievement Level | |||
| Royal Oak High School | Achievement Level | |||
| Saline High School | Thrive Level | Thrive Level | ||
| South Lyon High Schools | Thrive Level | |||
| Southgate Anderson High School | Achievement Level | |||
| Stoney Creek High School | Achievement Level | Achievement Level | ||
| Taylor High School | Thrive Level | Thrive Level | Thrive Level | |
| Trenton High School | Thrive Level | Thrive Level | Thrive Level | |
| Utica Ford High School | Thrive Level | Thrive Level | Thrive Level | Thrive Level |
| Vicksburg High School | Thrive Level | Thrive Level | ||
| Walled Lake Western High School | Achievement Level | |||
| Waterford Kettering High School | Achievement Level | |||
| Waterford Mott High School | Achievement Level | |||
| Wyandotte Roosevelt High School | Thrive Level | Thrive Level | ||
| Ypsilanti Lincoln High School | Achievement Level | |||
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