This year, the St. Mary’s Academy DECA chapter started the SMApparel store, a school store that sells SMA-branded merchandise. In March, the SMA administration approached DECA with a proposal: they wanted to launch an SMA apparel store and asked DECA to run it. SMA DECA students faced this challenge head-on! Students first surveyed the student body to determine the most popular apparel items. Next, they found appropriate vendors, ordered merchandise, and opened the store, launching it at the high school orientation. The SMApparel store has been open at different events throughout the school year and has sold over eleven thousand dollars in merchandise to date.
