Peter Hildebrandt and Breanna MacDonald, along with staff advisor Betty Douglas, travelled to Atlanta, Georgia from April 20 to 26 to compete in DECA International.
DECA is an international association of high school and college students and teachers of marketing, management and entrepreneurship in business, finance, hospitality, and marketing sales and service.
The organization strives to prepare emerging leaders and entrepreneurs in high schools and colleges around the globe for careers.
Hildebrandt and MacDonald competed at the Atlanta World Congress Centre in the Virtual Forensics Accounting category where they were evaluated on speed and accuracy.
In the first round of competition, the team placed second to move them to the next round where they fell to seventh place overall. After a third round the pair placed fourth, allowing them to take the last spot in the finals against seven other teams.
The pair finished fourth overall, coming in just milliseconds after the second and third place teams. They were awarded medals at the awards ceremony at the Mercedes Benz Stadium, home to the Atlanta Falcons football team.
“The experience was awesome and both Peter and Breanna should be very proud of their accomplishments and of their professional representation of Norwell,” said Douglas.
On behalf of the school, Douglas also thanked the many organizations who helped fund the trip, including the Upper Grand District School Board, Norwell Student Council, the Palmerston Lions Club, the Town of Minto, Paul Franklin Contracting and Mapleton Chamber of Commerce.
DECA will run again in the new school year and new members are welcome.
