Friday, April 21, 2017 3Brooklin Town Crier BHS Students To California For Business Competition When Payal Lathia and Rima Tsiris graduate this June from Brooklin High School, they will carry with them a unique honour: that of provincial DECA champions. DECA Ontario, one of 276 worldwide chapters, is a business-oriented venture whose "programs and activities have innovated over time offering opportunities to explore new career paths and technologies as they apply to the world of work." The focus is on providing high school students with innovative extra-curricular programming built on a foundation of eight core principles: Integrates into Classroom Instruction - Applies Learning - Connects to Business - Promotes Competition - Academically Prepared - Community Oriented - Professionally Responsible - Experienced Leaders. Lathia and Tsiris's involvement in the organization of the April 11 "Girls Night In" Event at BHS are a reflection of their skills and work. Co-presidents of the school's DECA group, they finished first in Ontario at the February provincials and will travel to Anaheim April 24- May 1 for the annual International Career Development Conference (ICDC). The two young ladies, who both plan to attend university in the fall to study business-related programs, did their projects in the Community Service category. In California, they will be one of seven Ontario teams competing. Advertise With Us... yeswomanbrooklin@gmail.com Bringing you Brooklin Places, Faces and Events since 2000. Payal Lathia (left) and Rima Tsiris (right) flank their teacher Saamah Jadoon at the "Girls Night In" event they planned.