Taira's DCT Experience

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Taira Gainer My DCT Experience

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Job Site My job site is a unique and great place to work. Sally Yeager’s laid back attitude clearly comes through in the atmosphere at 301 Coffee Company. People will come in and linger over a cup of coffee or latte. Part of my job through DCT was helping Sally promote her business on the Internet. The first thing I did was set her up with a Facebook page. Click here to view. The next thing I did to help Sally get connected to the world wide web was design a website for her. You can view the menu, weather in Elkins, and a lot more by clicking on her URL address - http://sites.google.com/site/coffee301company/ I also designed signs to announce that JB Tenney and Seth Maynard were performing live at 301 Coffee Company. To help promote DCT and the 301 Coffee Company, I wrote a newspaper article about how a business can become a partner with DCT. Some of my other duties at 301 Coffee Company is being a waitress, helping with dishes, checking people out, and just pitching in to help in any capacity when it is busy.

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The 301 Coffee Company has different hours in the winter. They are from 7 a.m. until 5 p.m. Summer hours at 301 Coffee Company are longer. They are from 7a.m. until 7p.m.

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Inside Look at 301 Coffee Company Little nook for privacy All the yummy desserts Live Music Day

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STATE DECA COMPETITION Eating dinner before we competed in the state competition in Charleston, WV.

EHS AFTER GRADUATION LOCK-IN : 

EHS AFTER GRADUATION LOCK-IN Surveyed Every Senior Met with Junior Women’s Club Discussed how to prevent what happened last year Presented our project to the Judges at State

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We Won!! Off to National Competition in Louisville, KY

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National DECA Competition Chelsea and me at the Slugger Museum Julia and me at the play “Hairspray”

Meeting New People! : 

Meeting New People! MAXX ANDY AND EMILY AND LAURA ANDREW!

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Sideburns Playing a life size game of chess with some new friends at the Louisville Mall At the Louisville Mall

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Kent^ Anthony > < Patty Stylin’ in the official DECA competition apparel

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Mississippi River

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Although Chelsea, Julia, and I did not win the National’s, it was great fun and a wonderful new experience. I had never been to Lousiville, KY before, and it was a blast. Wonderful Experience

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Attending the National DECA Convention was my favorite experience while being a part of DCT. Mrs. Heinke, Stephanie, Chelsea, Julia, and I traveled to Louisville by charter bus. We spent five days in Louisville and the experience was great. We went to the Hard Rock Café for lunch, attended a Lady Antebellum concert, and visited the Louisville Slugger Museum. My favorite part about being in Louisville was meeting new people. Those people have became really good friends of mine and we talk daily. Getting away from Elkins for those five days was just what I needed. Another favorite experience is working at my job site. The opportunity to see how a business is run has been very important to me. I realize that if I ever want to go into business for myself, it takes a lot of hard work. By working through DCT at 301 Coffee Company, it has opened a door for me to work for them this summer. DCT provides the opportunity to do many things. Favorite Experiences

DCT Benefits : 

DCT Benefits Job Opportunity- By being in DCT, this class helps you experience one aspect of a job you might want in your future Helpful- During the class you learn about how to be interviewed for a job, you have to create your own job portfolio (resume, cover letter), you learn how to write a resignation letter as well Futuristic- Everything you learn in DCT will help you in the future. It shows you how to be professional when looking for a job. I know I have learned many things in DCT that will help me now as well as later on in my life

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Thanks goes to Stephanie Ogden, our student teacher, and Mrs. Heinke for making my DCT experience fun and exciting. Thanks for the Memories