Anaheim, Calif.—March 8, 2019— On February 28th, 2019, 108 Irvington DECA members flew into Anaheim, CA, ready to compete at the California DECA State Conference, eager to be faced with competition after the Northern California Career Development Conference in January. Members were able to network and gain invaluable experiences with competitors from over 20 chapters across California all while garnering presentation skills and understanding topics encompassing business administration, finance, hospitality, marketing, and entrepreneurship through preparing for written events and testing, as well as through comprehending roleplay prompts.
To prepare for competition, members were encouraged to utilize presentations from weekly workshop sessions available on the Facebook page, which ranged from finance sheets to graphic design tips. Competitions University, an online resource for exam preparation, scheduling practice presentations and roleplays though Irvington’s mentorship system, and our chapter’s online resources tab on our webpage were all additional resources provided for members. Members continued to further fine-tune their abilities, learn new skills, and integrate concepts from Career Technical Education courses through incorporating these competition preparation techniques.
Members preparation techniques evidently led to incredible success during the grand awards ceremony. The Irvington DECA chapter saw 2 first-place finishes, 2 second-place finishes, 6 third-place finishes, 2 Stock Market Game qualifiers, and 2 Virtual Business Challenge qualifiers. Additionally, California DECA instated 2 Irvington DECA officers in the CA DECA Team 69! Irvington DECA is excited to have representation at the State level once again.
With the amazing success experienced by the chapter, Irvington DECA looks forward to further achievements during the International Career Development Conference in April at Orlando, Florida.
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ABOUT IRVINGTON DECA
Irvington DECA is the localized chapter-level operation of DECA, Inc. With over 100 members, DECA attracts large amounts of students who are interested in business management, financing, hospitality, marketing, and entrepreneurship. As a well-established chapter within the Northern California District of California DECA, members often experience great success at district, state, and international-level conferences each year.
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.