Michigan DECA

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INSPIRING

EMERGING LEADERS

Each year, Michigan DECA depends upon support from our community members to assist us by serving as competitive event judges to help evaluate marketing and customer relations skills of our students that will be competing at our conferences. 

During the competition, the high school students will apply their knowledge of entrepreneurship, marketing, merchandising and management in practical real world situations. 

The specific details of the event you will be judging will be explained to you at the judges’ orientation, which held just prior to the actual competition.

Judges must be able to stay for the entire time period they have selected, in order to keep the evaluation consistent. 

Thank you for your support!

District Conferences

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Thursday, December 10, 2026 at Saginaw Valley State University – District 1

Saturday, December 12, 2026 at Lakeland High School – District 6

Tuesday, December 15, 2026 at Macomb Community College – District 7

Wednesday, December 16, 2026 at Wayne County Community College Taylor Campus – District 8

Thursday, December 17, 2026 at Grand Rapids Community College – District 2

Wednesday, January 6, 2027 at Eastern Michigan University – District 4

Thursday, January 7, 2027 at Eastern Michigan University – District 5

Friday, January 8, 2027 at Eastern Michigan University – District 9

Friday, January 15, 2027 at Western Michigan University – District 3

State Conference

March 1-5, 2027 – online written event evaluations – judge 8-10 written papers from the comfort of your home computer

Thursday, March 11, 2027 – at Huntington Place, Downtown Detroit, from 1:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m.

Friday, March 12, 2027 – at Huntington Place, Downtown Detroit, from 8:30 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.

Friday, March 12, 2027 – at Huntington Place, Downtown Detroit, from Noon to 5:30 p.m.

Sign up form will be posted in 2027
State Conference Judge Brochure
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