Multiple King Philip DECA students have qualified for the State Career Development Conference (SCDC) in Boston this March. The school had an impressive showing at the Massachusetts DECA District 2 Conference, held Jan. 8 and 9 at the Mansfield Envision Hotel.

“These accomplishments truly illustrate the pride our students have for this program,” said DECA Advisor James Dow in a statement. “Our unmatched success would not be possible without the support we receive from our school and community. The chapter now looks to our State Conference with optimism and excitement as we bring over 85% of our membership to competition.”

Grace Rutan and Paige Dow, members of a freshman group, received awards at their first District Competition. (Photo Courtesy King Philip Regional School District)

Students competing at the district conference needed to finish in the top five in their category to advance to the state conference. Students were recognized for their work in marketing, community service, finance, hospitality, and tourism. The chapter has qualified 85% of the student projects in the entire state, a statistic consistently held by Kind Philip.

In addition, six KP DECA students qualified for DECA’s Stock Market Game after placing in the North Atlantic Region Top 25, earning spots at DECA’s International Competition in Atlanta, Georgia. KP DECA also earned the highest level in the DECA Inc membership and community service campaigns, which grants the chapter four leadership spots at the DECA ICDC in April.

About King Philip DECA

King Philip DECA is a high school business organization and part of a larger network of nearly 300,000 high school students worldwide. DECA prepares young leaders and entrepreneurs for careers in marketing, finance, hospitality, and management through student projects and three rounds of competition: Districts, SCDC in Boston, and the International Career Development Conference (ICDC) in Atlanta, Georgia. For more information, visit the KP DECA website.

About DECA Inc.

DECA is a career and technical student organization that prepares emerging leaders and entrepreneurs interested in careers in marketing, finance, hospitality, and management. A 501(c)(3) nonprofit, DECA has over 240,000 members in 3,600 high school and college chapters in nearly all 50 United States, Canada, Puerto Rico, Guam, and Germany. For more information, visit deca.org.