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Vocational Activities

DECA (An Association of Marketing Students) Mrs. Morris – Room 243
DECA is a co-curricular club attached to the Marketing classes at Glendale, introducing students to the world of work by preparing emerging leaders and entrepreneurs in marketing, finance, hospitality and management. We stand for competence, innovation, integrity and teamwork. Through a combination of classroom and work experience, students can ease into the job market with experience and confidence. Glendale DECA also operates the school store, The Nest, located next door to the Marketing classroom. Check us out @ www.glendaledeca.com or on facebook @ http://www.facebook.com/glendaledeca

Future Business Leaders of America (FBLA) – Mrs. D. Smith – Room 305
Students interested in majoring in Business in college and/or owning their own business someday will find their niche in FBLA. The chapter gives students a chance to strengthen their leadership skills, provide an opportunity to network with business leaders in the community, and allows the sharing of ideas, talents and energy in worthwhile community service projects and competition with students from other schools at the district, state and national levels. There are also opportunities for scholarship from the state and national levels of this organization.

Future Teachers of America (FTA) – Mrs. Hickory – Room 306
FTA provides opportunities to learn about teaching and to cultivate the qualities essential in a good teacher to develop the role of leadership and to provide experience related to teaching. This club facilitates awareness of the pros and cons of teaching, explores the courses necessary for teaching degree, and discusses the current need of teachers in a variety of fields. Through the Cadet Teacher class, members are able to gain first hand experience and receive high school credit hours by assisting grade school teachers. Membership is open to anyone interested in a teaching career.

Cadet Teaching (Seniors only) – Mrs. Hickory/Miss Cowan – Room 306/213
This class is a program designed to help students who are interested in entering the teaching profession. Students work in elementary and middle schools with a classroom teacher in order to gain understanding of problems a teacher faces and how these problems may be resolved. Students must be a member of FTA (Future Teachers of America) and have a 3.0 GPA or above. High school credit is earned.

Teacher Mentoring (Seniors only) – Mrs. Hunsaker – Room 235
This class is designed for students who want to learn about the job of being a teacher. The student will learn by observing and performing many of the duties of a teacher. This opportunity will expand the student’s career interest about the teaching field and give the student first-hand information about how the school works from a teacher’s perspective. Class enrollment is through your counselor. High school credit is earned.

Medical Explorers – Community Sponsor: Cox Medical Systems, Coordinator, Veronica Torres, phone 269-5954. Are you interested in the medical field, learning more about health care, or simply want to make a difference in your community? Join Cox Health Medical Explorers. Medical Explorers are students 14 and up who can choose to sign up at monthly meetings for observation rotations within the hospital. At each meeting, snacks are provided and a speaker shares his/her experiences as a healthcare professional and answers questions. If you are interested in joining, contact Coordinator, Veronica Torres , submit a copy of your last report card, a letter of recommendation, and pay a $10 joining fee. You can reach Ms. Torres by e-mail at veronica.torres @coxhealth.com. This is not a SPS club activity, but provides a great opportunity for students interested in the medical profession.

Medical Explorers – Community Sponsor: St. John’s Systems, Volunteer Coordinator, Dee Manning, phone: 417 820-2771 or dmanning@sprg.mercy.net The program would be very similar to the Cox Medical Explorers and meets the 2nd Tuesday of each month at 6:30 p.m. at the Hammons Heart Institute Auditorium Room. Please contact the coordinator before attending if you are interested. This is not a SPS club activity, but provides a great opportunity for students interested in the medical profession.

Speech and Debate – Mr. Jordan – Room 201
Through this program, students learn the fundamental styles, concepts and skills of speeches and the art of debate. Introductory speech is open to all students. Advanced speech (Debate and Advanced Debate) is open to students who will be members of competitive speech and debate squad. By taking advanced speech, students are allowed to concentrate on two or three specific areas of his/her choice through participation in interscholastic speech and debate tournaments. Advanced speech students are required to participate in a minimum number of speech tournaments to help further his/her skills.

Youth Against Cancer (YAC) – Mrs. Coyeatte Ewing– Guidance Office –
A collaboration of high school students, faculty and staff dedicated to eliminating cancer by initiating and supporting American Cancer Society programs in high school communities: Cancer Education, Relay for Life and Survivorship.