Coral Glades DECA Students Take Home Awards from the International Career Development Conference in Atlanta

by Sharon Aron Baron April 30, 2022

by Sharon Aron Baron April 30, 2022 2 minutes read

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Coral Glades DECA Students Take Home Awards from the International Career Development Conference in Atlanta

Ainsley Abell, Brooke Jolliff & Bella Lago {Courtesy Drew Goldfinger}.

By Sharon Aron Baron

Coral Glades DECA brought home several awards at the International Career Development Conference.

Twenty-six students, accompanied by DECA advisor Drew Goldfinger, headed to Atlanta From April 22 to April 27. The school won its second First-Place trophy since 2019, thanks to juniors Ainsley Abell, Brooke Jolliff, and Bella Lago for their Franchise Business Plan.

Goldfinger said it was nice to be back in person this year for the International Career Development Conference. After the last few years, these students deserved to experience this competition in person.

With over 17,500 members attending from across to globe, Coral Glades students were able to network and compete against the best of the best.

“I am so proud of all the hard work put in by my students this year,” said Goldfinger. “Bringing home a second first-place trophy in the span of just three years is really quite remarkable, and it’s a special moment that I am grateful I got to share in person with my students.

Four of their groups were recognized as International Finalists, Top 20 in the World, and one student received International Distinction.

Of those four finalist groups, three were recognized as Top 10, with one group placing first.

Rami Phillips, a sophomore, received International Distinction for his role-play in the Business Services Marketing Event.

Carly Ginn, senior, Peyton Propper, junior, and Kasey Ardron, sophomore, placed Top 20 for their Project Management Sales Project.

Daniel Fernandez, a senior, placed in the Top 10 in Sports & Entertainment Marketing.

Myles Kaye, junior, placed in the Top 10 in Restaurant & Food Service Management.

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