Completion of this pathway can lead students into careers or college programs in business. In order to achieve the principles outlined by the Columbus Public Schools for these courses and to give students a solid background in business and technology, Whetstone students receive hands on training in all aspects of managing and operating a small business, and training in the form of preparing business projects, role-playing, and research. Whetstone's school store, The Braves Bazaar, operates each day before school and during the lunch periods. Working in the school store provides opportunities for marketing students to work with a cash register and deal with the cash handling operations of running a store. Each day, Whetstone's marketing students take turns counting the registers and making the deposit.
Students place candy orders and receive candy once a week.
By learning the process of running a store, students better understand the basic principles of marketing education and business. DECA is an international association of marketing students. It is a program that teaches both basic and advanced principles of marketing through preparing for competitions. There are district, state, and international competitions in which students participate in series or team events and marketing research projects. Role-plays and test taking are involved in series and team events.