I’m currently sitting in the middle of the ballroom where there are tons of DECA members hustlin’ and bustlin’ to win challenge after challenge. Everyone is running to the next post like there’s nothing else in this world and that their lives depends on solving the next puzzle. At this moment, I can think of one man out of the many speakers that could’ve inspired such drive. bill Cordes.

     Bill Cordes seemed to move all 1200 DECA members with his opening speech. He highlighted the value of being involved and giving anything you do everything you have. He truly drove home the point that what you get is what you give. What you do in these next few years significantly affects the rest of your life.

I learned a few things from Mr. Cordes:

• Don’t be bored, only boring people are bored.
• If you can’t have fun in Hawaii, you have no chance in Kansas.
• Parents say dumb things.
• When you make a mistake,it’s time to say “NEXT!”

I then decided to have with the man of the night himself.
Bill, what did you struggle with in High School?

“Grades, I made the honor roll once in High School.”

How was everything besides grades?

“I did real well socially and I was an athlete…. I played football, basketball, and I ran track.”

What do you think of everything so far?

“It’s rockin’ ”

With that, I’d say WRLC so far is a success and I hope that It’ll only get better. As always, this is Vince Velez reminding you to GetDECA.