WRENTHAM — King Philip DECA members earned the organization’s highest honors at DECA’s annual International Career Development Conference (ICDC) in Atlanta, GA, on April 25-28, 2026.
Students receiving recognition at the international level were:
| Student Name | Event/Scholarship | Place/Honor/Sponsorship |
| Hailey Dalton and Jill Wynn | Community Awareness Project | International DECA Finalists |
| Gabe Zaffalon, Mary Musial, and Lillian Lopes | Community Giving Project | International DECA Finalists |
| Annie Griffin, Tyler Spak, and Justin Uriate | Sales Project | International DECA Finalists |
| Kellan Sperling and Isla Hollowell | Innovation Plan | International DECA Finalists |
| Addie Townsend and Laura DaSilva | International Business Plan | International DECA Finalists |
| Turlo O’Brien | Integrated Marketing Campaign Product | International DECA Finalists |
| Ashton Fischer and Sabrina Bishop | Integrated Marketing Campaign Product | International DECA Finalists |
| Halle Huot and Dhatri Daggubati | Business Services Operations Research | International DECA Champions 5th place |
| Eli Hoyt and Nate Crowley | Start Up Business Plan | International DECA Champions, 5th place |
| Jacob Schmier, Dylan Spak, and Tyler Walker | International Business Plan | International DECA Champions, 5th place |
| Nyla Kelly and Hiya Valia | Buying and Merchandising Operations Research | International DECA Champions, 2nd place GLASS |
| Jack Haltom, Jett Tucker, and Logan Riley | Start Up Business Plan | International DECA Champions, 1st place GLASS |
| Ryan Brown | DECA Inc Scholarship Winner | Internationally recognized on stage in Atlanta |
During the school year, approximately 250,000 of DECA’s 316,000 high school student members take part in the organization’s competitive events program, allowing them to compete for local, regional and state titles. The competitions are designed to simulate real-life business scenarios and test students’ academic understanding and skills development. The top state winners put their talents to the test during the program’s final round of competition in Atlanta. The DECA International Career Development Conference was the pinnacle of competition, where over 21,000 students vied for international honors. Over $500,000 in scholarships and awards were presented to students and teachers for their achievements.
This year’s #DECAICDC featured more than 26,000 members and advisors in attendance. In addition to career-based competition, DECA members engaged in leadership academies and networking opportunities with over 80 internationally recognized businesses and universities.
About DECA Inc.
DECA is a career and technical student organization that prepares emerging leaders and entrepreneurs with a career interest in marketing, finance, hospitality, and management. DECA enhances the preparation for college and careers by providing co-curricular programs that integrate into classroom instruction, apply learning, connect to business and promote competition. DECA student members leverage their DECA experience to become academically prepared, community oriented, professionally responsible, experienced leaders. DECA is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit with more than 316,000 members in 4,500 high school and college chapters in nearly all 50 United States, the District of Columbia, Canada, Puerto Rico and Germany.
For more information about DECA, visit www.deca.org.