News Release
5/6/2018
Aurora, ON – Four students from Pierre Elliot Trudeau H.S. placed in the top three at an international DECA event in Atlanta, Georgia.
From April 22-25, the Pierre Elliot Trudeau H.S. DECA chapter competed against 20,000 students from around the world in a variety of business events at the International Career Development Conference in Atlanta.
Competing in events in the career clusters of marketing, business management and administration, finance, and hospitality and tourism, four students placed in the top three in the world. Thirteen students from the school placed in the top 10.
Felix Chan – 1st Place – Sports and Entertainment Promotion Plan
Sagaana Sivathason – 1st Place – Principles of Marketing
Chloe Chau – 2nd Place – Retail Merchandising Series
Kylie Yuen – 3rd Place – Principles of Hospitality
“I am so very proud of the successes and accomplishments of the PETHS DECA chapter,” said Lisa Wargo, Principal of Pierre Elliot Trudeau High School. “Their outstanding achievements are a testament to their hard work and reflect the dedication they have shown to earn their prestigious DECA awards.”
DECA Inc. is a not-for-profit student organization that prepares youth to respond to authentic business cases and market demands through conferences and competitions. DECA international is comprised of more than 215,000 members in all 50 United States, the District of Columbia, Canada, China, Germany, Guam, Mexico, Puerto Rico and Spain.
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