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GSMST · Lawrenceville, GeorgiaGSMST DECA.
GSMST DECA.
Engineered for Glass.
The digital home for chapter news, event planning, practice exams, video coaching, written-event grading, and GSMST DECA competition preparation.
22ICDC qualifiers
6career clusters
2×meetings each month
Your member journeyNew member
Step 01Join the chapter center
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Step 02Take the quick app tour
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Step 03Find your event
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Step 04Practice with purpose
8 earned glassat 2026 SCDC
MARKETING FINANCE HOSPITALITY MANAGEMENT ENTREPRENEURSHIP LEADERSHIP
So, what is DECA?
A launchpad for your next big thing.
DECA is a global student organization that prepares emerging leaders and entrepreneurs for college and careers in marketing, finance, hospitality, and management.
At GSMST, that means learning real business skills, solving authentic problems, presenting to professionals, and finding a community that wants to see you succeed.
Explore DECAReal experience.
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Learn
Build career knowledge through classroom concepts, workshops, and hands-on projects.
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Lead
Grow as a communicator, collaborator, and ethical leader who can move ideas forward.
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Compete
Put your skills to the test in role-plays, presentations, exams, and online challenges.
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Discover
Meet ambitious students, explore careers, travel, and find the work that excites you.
Find your way to compete
Browse official events There is an event for the way you think.
Choose a format, pick a career area, and practice with a team that will help you improve.
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Role-plays
Think on your feet, solve a business case, and present a confident recommendation to a judge.
Principles · Individual · Team decisionExplore02
Prepared events
Research deeply, develop a polished project, and persuade through a professional presentation.
Teams of up to three · 15-minute pitchExplore03
Virtual challenges
Apply business strategy in simulations such as the Stock Market Game and Virtual Business Challenge.
Remote · Strategy-led · Team friendlyExploreSix career clustersStart with what interests you.
Find your event 01Business Management02Entrepreneurship03Finance04Hospitality + Tourism05Marketing06Personal Financial Literacy
2026–2027 chapter team
Talk to an officer Meet the people in your corner.
Our student officers and advisors are here to help every member find an event, build confidence, and feel ready to compete.
Selected leader01 / 10
JM
Chapter vision
Jiya Mahajan
President · Senior
Select any team member to bring their role into focus.
ConnectBuilt for the whole chapter
From first login to competition day.
Members get a guided preparation workspace. Officers and advisors get a deeper operations suite for coaching, communication, and chapter readiness.
Review exam answers, instructional-area trends, rubric scores, video playback, and written feedback.
01Manage members, assignments, qualification stages, announcements, requirements, and deadlines.
02Keep member data and shared chapter accounts inside authenticated, role-aware workspaces.
03A season that
raised the bar.
Twenty-two GSMST members represented our chapter at ICDC in Atlanta after eight competitors earned top-three glass at SCDC. That experience now becomes the standard we build on.
The DECA season
Explore events The year at a glance
Three simple phases take members from discovery to competition.
01Fall
Start hereFind your fit.
Meet the chapter and choose events that match your strengths.
Explore career areas Choose an event
02Winter
Build momentumBuild confidence.
Practice, use feedback, and improve with your team.
Practice with purpose Use feedback
03Spring
Take the stageTake the stage.
Bring your preparation together and represent GSMST.
Polish your event Compete prepared
Bring your ambitionWe’ll help you
We’ll help you
put it to work.
Join the GSMST DECA member center, meet your team, and start building toward competition day.
Join the chapter center