POB Sophomore Qualifies for the International DECA Competition

PLAINVIEW, NEW YORK—Maya Kunis, a sophomore at Plainview-Old Bethpage John F. Kennedy High School in the Plainview-Old Bethpage Central School District, qualified to compete in the International Virtual Business Challenge - Hotel Challenge at the DECA International Career Development Conference (ICDC), which will be held in Atlanta, GA from April 23-27, 2022.

The DECA Hotel Challenge is presented by the J. Willard and Alice S. Marriott Foundation and encourages DECA members to test their skills at managing a simulated hotel. Participants were required to schedule banquets and meetings, set room rates, bid on group sales, book advertising, monitor customer service, determine housekeeping needs and more. Participants' scores were based on a balanced scorecard that includes profitability, customer satisfaction and employee satisfaction.

The top two teams from each round in each category from each of DECA’s four regions—Central, North Atlantic, Southern and Western—qualify to compete at the ICDC. A total of 16 teams per category will face off during the ICDC.

“I am so proud of Maya’s initiative and determination to compete in the Virtual Business Challenge. Her hard work and dedication paid off,” said DECA chapter advisor Lindsay DeLucca.

Maya is the first student from the Plainview-Old Bethpage Central School District to ever qualify for the ICDC through the Virtual Business Challenge. Plainview-Old Bethpage DECA is anxiously awaiting the results of the New York State Competition to see who else is eligible to compete in the International DECA Competition. This will be released March 11, 2022.

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