Irvington DECA recently hosted a banquet on May 27th to honor advisors, parents, and students for their hard work and success in 2015-2016 DECA season. Several people were presented with plaques and awards including:

Influential Community Member – Samir Panjwani

Chaperone of the Year – Ila Sharma

Member of the Year – Elisheba Dhilpe

Outstanding First Year Member – Kevin Mao

Golden Alumni – Greg Chi

Additionally, the Essence of DECA award, retroactively dated to 2012-2013, was presented to leaders who have embodied the spirit of IHS DECA in their year of service. This award was presented to Anson Huang, Andrea You, and Aismit Das for the 2016-2017 DECA season. ICDC finalists this year were also presented with a shield engraved with the names of past ICDC finalists. The ICDC finalists of 2016 will also be engrave on the shield.

Finally, the administration at Irvington were appreciated at the banquet. Administration at Irvington has play a large role in the success of Irvington DECA, working to keep DECA an organization on campus and make trips to conferences possible. Without the efforts of the administration, DECA may not have been an organization on campus, let alone be able to send student to conferences. The administration has allowed DECA to grow into the large and successful chapter it is today.

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ABOUT IRVINGTON DECA

Irvington DECA is the localized chapter-level operation of DECA, Inc. With over 200 members, DECA is attracts large amounts of students who are interested in business management, financing, hospitality, and marketing. It is a well-established chapter within the Northern District of California DECA and sends over a hundred students to the Northern California Career Development Conference and the California State Career Development Conference, as well as qualifying participants to the international level at the International Career Development Conference.

ABOUT DECA, INC.

DECA, Inc. is a national nonprofit 501(c)(3) organization endorsed by the U.S. Department of Education and offers students experiences in marketing, business management, financing, and hospitality to over 215,000 high school students across the globe.