By Dylan Whiting

This year, Hopedale DECA sent out 20 DECA members to Orlando, Florida to participate in the 2023 International Career Development Conference, also known as ICDC. Students were able to attend following their great success at the state-level competition in Boston a month prior. Some students competed in individual roleplays in which they met with a judge to discuss a specific business scenario. Others competed in events, such as presenting their work on running the FinFit Fair or a business plan based on company research. More students participated in the Leadership Academies, in which they were taught valuable life skills, how to improve their DECA chapter, and how to use their knowledge after high school. Hopedale DECA would like to thank the DECA parents for their support of their children, our sponsors such as Milton CAT, Consigli Construction, D+M Auto Parts, and Maloney Coffee Consulting for their generous support of the program making the trip affordable, and the Hopedale DECA members for giving it their all!