Valley View Students Perform Strong at Career Conference

Submitted by Valley View School District 365U

Both Valley View School District 365U high schools turned in strong performances last week at the Illinois DECA Career Development Conference in Rosemont.

Romeoville High School’s DECA Chapter received the “Super Star Chapter” Award and the “Outstanding Chapter Increase Award” for the second straight year.

In addition, RHS students earned Top 10 Finish medals in Fashion Merchandising Program (Carmen Awinongya, Melaine Diep, and Aiman Ghani) and Buying and Merchandising Operations Research (Terralyne Powe, Heidy Rodriguez and Jannete Cortes.)

RHS Students also combined for over 30 different “Competency Awards” in the categories of Role Plays, Content Exams and Economics Exams.

Four Bolingbrook High School students “made the stage” with a top ten finishes: senior William Ogunbuyide in Automotive Services Marketing and freshmen Erica Neal, Benz Hoffmeyer, and Payton Eken in Hospitality and Tourism Operations Written Event. The freshmen wrote a 25 page research paper about the restaurant group “Lettuce Entertain You” and presented their findings to the judges to receive the top ten finish.

BHS earned 38 Competency Awards issued to students who score 70 percent or higher on their Economics, Product Knowledge, or Role Play tests.