Deahl, Liew place second at DECA Internationals

Penn High School students Matthew Deahl and Stanley Liew placed second at the International DECA competition in the Hospitality Services Team Role Play catetory at the DECA International Career and Development Conference in Orlando, Fla.

 

 

“Matthew and Stanley achieved the very incredible feat of placing second overall in their event and making it on stage at International DECA,” Penn DECA Sponsor Kyle Berres said. “This is Penn’s second year in a row achieving a second place (at Internationals) and receiving the coveted ‘DECA Glass.'”

 

The DECA International event draws competitors from every state and other countries from around the world in over 40 different business and marketing events. Each group competition qualified by placing in the Top 3 in their state. Penn, which has emerged as one of the Elite DECA programs in Indiana, qualified 34 students to compete.

 

This year was Penn’s most successful year. Each event has around 200-250 groups competing with the top 20 making finals. Penn had four groups reach the finalist stage: