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Hillcrest HS DECA Students Attend State Conference
More than 1,300 DECA students from around the state participated in this year's event!
Congratulations to the Hillcrest High School DECA Chapter members who recently participated in the State Career Development Conference in Decatur. Students utilized a variety of methods and models to measure their knowledge and skills through the process of completing economics and career cluster examinations. In addition, participants engaged in two problem solving-based role plays in the various business environments. More than 1,300 students participated in this year’s event!
The following Hillcrest High School students attended the State conference: Marchand Henderson and Jorge Reyes (Buying and Merchandising Team); Lea Farhoudeh (Quick Serve Restaurant Management); and Christian Hammond (Marketing Management).
DECA is the only international student business organization operating through the nations’ schools to attract young people to careers in marketing, management, merchandising and entrepreneurship. Its purposes are (1) to develop a respect for education that will contribute to occupational competence and (2) to promote understanding and appreciation for the responsibilities of citizenship in our free, competitive enterprise system. The purpose of the State Career Development Conference is to provide worthwhile activities to assist students in career development as they prepare to be marketing leaders of tomorrow.
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This year’s conference commemorated the 70th year of Illinois DECA. DECA has impacted the lives of more than ten million students, educators, school administrators and business professionals since it was founded in 1946.
The High School Division of DECA includes 200,000 members in 3,500 schools and serves youth in all 50 United States, the District of Columbia, Canada, China, Germany, Guam, Mexico, Puerto Rico and Spain.
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Senior Christian Hammond describes his experience, “What with the wonderful opportunity I had to go downstate and befriend such wonderful people, I am sincerely grateful. What I’ve learned from this experience is that I should be most proud of making it this far. Additionally, the knowledge I have obtained from learning from peers and through own competitive events during the competition, I am proud that I returned home with more skills as I pursue my career.”
Please contact Hillcrest High School DECA Advisor Mike Cicirale with any questions at mcicirale@bhsd228.com.
