MELROSE — MHS DECA members Cole Nault, Joseph Baranyi and Linus Latta-Giuliana attended the annual DECA International Career Development Conference (ICDC) that took place in Orlando, FL on April 26-29. The DECA ICDC spotlights DECA’s top student performers from nearly all 50 United States, Canada, Puerto Rico, the Dominican Republic and China. It also highlights innovative business partnerships that empower these emerging leaders and entrepreneurs to tackle the challenges of an ever-evolving and increasingly complex economic landscape.
This year’s #DECAICDC featured over 26,000 members and advisors in attendance. In addition to career-based competition, DECA members engaged in leadership academies and networking opportunities with over 80 internationally recognized businesses.
During the school year, approximately 195,000 of DECA’s 293,000 student members take part in the organization’s competitive events program, allowing them to compete for local and regional titles. The competitions are designed to simulate real-life business scenarios and test students’ academic understanding and skills development. The top state and provincial winners put their talents to the test during the program’s final round of competition in Orlando.
About DECA Inc.: DECA is a career and technical student organization that prepares emerging leaders and entrepreneurs with a career interest in marketing, finance, hospitality and management. DECA enhances the preparation for college and careers by providing co-curricular programs that integrate into classroom instruction, apply learning, connect to business and promote competition. DECA student members leverage their DECA experience to become academically prepared, community oriented, professionally responsible, experienced leaders. DECA is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit with over 298,000 members in more than 4,450 high school and college chapters in the United States, Canada, Puerto Rico and Germany. For more information about DECA, visit deca.org.