The Panther Market, a school-based store at Ray-Pec High School, was honored with a Gold Certification and will be recognized during DECA’s International Career Development Conference this April 26-29, 2025, in Orlando, Fla.
The Panther Market was among 12 other Missouri school-based enterprises achieving the Gold Certification for the 2024-2025 school year.
A school-based enterprise (SBE) is an entrepreneurial operation in a school setting that provides goods and services to meet the needs of the market. SBEs are managed and operated by students as hands-on learning laboratories that integrate National Curriculum Standards in marketing, finance, hospitality and management. DECA advisors have utilized this effective educational tool for over four decades to provide their students with realistic and practical learning experiences that reinforce classroom instruction, enhance 21st Century skill development, and prepare students for college and careers.
The Ray-Pec DECA members who contributed to the certification were Logan Balentine, Isabel Blakely, Heaven Carpenter, Lillith Sweet, Ashlen Eberhart, Ariana Williams, and Sophia Hinken] with the assistance of their DECA chapter advisor, Kim Schrader. The SBE at Raymore-Peculiar High school has operated for more than 27 years and is to be commended for this achievement.
You can shop online at the Panther Market.
DECA is a career and technical student organization that prepares emerging leaders and entrepreneurs with a career interest in marketing, finance, hospitality, and management.