[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 155 (2009), Part 2]
[Senate]
[Page 2356]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                     TRIBUTE TO GRAYSON COUNTY DECA

  Mr. McCONNELL. Mr. President, I rise today to pay tribute to the 
accomplishments of the Grayson County DECA from my home State of 
Kentucky and their efforts of promoting entrepreneurship through 
education and community awareness.
  DECA is a high school association of marketing students which 
promotes the development of professionalism especially with regards to 
entrepreneurship and is the high school equivalent to the college 
association of Delta Epsilon Chi.
  The Grayson County chapter works under the advisement of Cynthia 
Smith and Diane Horne, and comprised of dedicated young men and women, 
including two juniors from Grayson County High School, Tyler Lewis and 
Alex Henderson, who recently participated in the Entrepreneurship 
Promotion Project for organization.
  The project has integrated its ideals into the local Grayson County 
schools with ventures such as developing different business ideas and 
creating sales presentations. They have reached out to the community 
with public service announcements on the radio and editorials in the 
local newspaper.
  The Entrepreneurship Promotion Project earned the group a sixth place 
honors in their category at the spring 2008 International DECA 
competition.
  In addition to the promotion of entrepreneurship, DECA requires that 
its members participate in many hours of community service.
  Recently, DECA has organized a job shadowing program for the senior 
advanced marketing class at Grayson County High School. The program 
allows students to explore a career of their choice and gain 
professional experience by pairing them with local businesspeople.
  The students explored careers at the Grayson County News Gazette, the 
Grayson County Sheriff's Department, the Leitchfield Police Department, 
the County Courthouse, CPA firms, law offices and the Chamber of 
Commerce.
  The members of DECA have worked to raise awareness and have 
successfully obtained a proclamation from Grayson County Judge 
Executive Gary Logsdon and Governor Steve Beshear designating the last 
week in February as Entrepreneurship Week in the Commonwealth of 
Kentucky and in Grayson County. The group was also honored with a 
citation from the Kentucky House of Representatives.
  DECA is a wonderful example of students striving for excellence both 
in education and community. Mr. President, I ask my colleagues to join 
with me in recognizing Grayson County DECA's hard work and dedication 
to education, community, and Kentucky.

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