• Mar 8 | ICDC registration open (8:00 a.m.)
• Mar 13 | ICDC registration closed (5:00 p.m.)
• Mar 19 | SCDC online conference evaluation due. Student Survey // Advisor Survey
• Mar 22 | ICDC Scholarship thank-you letters due (postmarked)
• Mar 22 | ICDC Special Needs form due to DECA Inc. (5:00 p.m. EST) 
• Apr 10 | ICDC online submission for all written projects (11:59 p.m. PST)
• Apr 16 | ICDC registration and hotel payment due to WA DECA

Download the ICDC Registration Packet!

Washington assigned hotel:

Hyatt Regency Orange County

Conference Convention Center:

Anaheim Convention Center

Pick-up conference materials:

Friday (4/26): 4:00pm - 8:00pm

Saturday (4/27): 1:00pm - 3:00pm and 3:00pm - 5:00pm

IB Testing at ICDC

Attached is the form to complete for IB testing at ICDC. Please see additional information below.

DECA Inc. is working with the International Baccalaureate Organization to arrange the IB examination the day prior to and after the DECA International Career Development Conference in Anaheim (April 26 and May 1).

Interested finalists must have their school IB Coordinator fill out a request form (attached) and send it to IBO by April 1, 2024. Please note that there is a $52 USD fee per student associated with this process. Schools will be invoiced at the end of May by IBO.

Artificial Intelligence and Written Events

As DECA members work on DECA activities, especially competitive events, great care must be taken to ensure we maintain the highest ethical standards.

The Use of AI in Competitive Events article with guidance and best practices has been updated with an additional PowerPoint. 

Please inform your students that ALL written events will be screened through https://www.turnitin.com.

ICDC Qualifier Scholarships

All individuals who are competing at ICDC (even if they bubbled up) are eligible to receive an ICDC scholarship.

Apply for the 2024 J. Willard and Alice S. Marriott Foundation Travel Scholarships

Through a generous contribution from the J. Willard & Alice S. Marriott Foundation, DECA is able to provide fifteen (15) $750 travel scholarships to high school DECA members attending ICDC. Applications due by March 22.

As your DECA chapter heads to Anaheim for ICDC, DECA Inc. is here to make your experience as easy as possible! DECA is coordinating a package of attraction ticket offerings with these benefits:

1. Purchase and pick up your tickets to multiple parks in one transaction
2. Take advantage of significant savings from gate prices
3. Pay DECA directly as your one vendor
4. Get access to exclusive tickets not available to the general public or available at the gate
5. With reservations required at Disneyland parks, DECA has booked a significant number of tickets in advance.

Advisors will be able to see the option in the DECA Online Membership System to purchase ICDC Attraction Tickets only once the WA DECA SCDC conference begins.

The deadline to pre-order tickets, if still available, is April 3 at 4:00 p.m. ET. Any remaining tickets will be available on-site while quantities remain. Payment must be received at DECA by April 15.

Please note: The distance from Anaheim to Universal Studios is long! Add traffic into the mix and we encourage chapters to heavily consider their attraction options!

WAVE Scholarship Application Portal Now Open!

Applications accepted until March 10.

DECA students are encouraged to apply for the 2024 Washington Award for Vocational Excellence, a merit scholarship that helps pay for college and postsecondary training.

The application window is open from Feb. 1 – March 10, 2024. Learn more here.

This year’s award pays up to $3,850 per year, for two years, or about $7,700 total. This scholarship helps undergraduate students pay for tuition and other costs at Washington colleges, universities or private career schools.

Graduating high school seniors who have finished or are completing the second year of a single CTE pathway are eligible to apply.

ACAP's Free Summer 2024 Residency Week Accounting & Business Program at UW, now accepting applications!

Priority application deadline: April 12

Seattle ACAP (the Accounting Career Awareness Program) is pleased to invite applicants from WA state high school students of color to its Summer 2024 Residency Week program at the University of Washington's Foster School of Business. ACAP’s mission is to help underrepresented students realize academic and career opportunities in accounting and business.

This free, week-long residential program for rising WA state high school sophomores, juniors, and seniors introduces participants to accounting and the many opportunities offered in a career field actively seeking to diversify its workforce. Participants reside on campus, learn in and out of the classroom, visit accounting firms, build valuable life skills, and network with other ACAP students and diverse professionals while enjoying a taste of campus life.

This program is 100% free and includes housing in campus dorms, food, and all activities. 

Apply here. Priority deadline is April 12, 2024. 

For more information: 

· Visit www.seattleacap.org

· View and download our brochure and our 2024 flyer!

Everett Aquasox

April 11

>> View Itinerary & Parking

Seattle Mariners

May 15

>> Purchase Tickets

Ignite Evening Benefit is coming May 10! Learn how your chapter can earn money from our fundraising event.

The dates for next year's SCDC is Feb 27 – Mar 1, 2025 in Bellevue, WA!

Recognize Outstanding Seniors with DECA's Emerging Leader Honor Award

If you know an exceptional DECA leader, consider recognizing them with the DECA Emerging Leader Honor Award. The application window is open until March 31, 2024. It’s free and easy to nominate!

Apply Now for the 2024 DECA Hotel Challenge Curriculum Grants

Learn how to apply for one of the 2024-2025 VBC-DECA Hotel Challenge $6,000 curriculum grants in this article. Applications are due by March 22, 2024.

Non-Competitive Stock Market Game

The SIFMA Foundation is offering a non-competitive Stock Market Game running February 12 - April 19, 2024. 

Teacher Tip:

Check out this infographic and remember, school is a student’s work. Recognition is a great motivator! Here are some ideas of how to recognize your students.

1. Send a postcard home. This way, their parents will see it, too
2. Set up a Student Success Wow Wall. Display some outstanding work
3. Recognizing student achievements is not only about the final outcomes, but also about the process and the progress. You can celebrate growth and effort by acknowledging students' improvements, challenges, and persistence.
4. Set aside time for “Peer Praise” sessions
5. Set up a prize wheel for students with good behavior or academic achievements

Atsuhiko Tateuchi Memorial Scholarship

This $5,000-$15,000 (up to $60,000 total) renewable scholarship is available to students from the Pacific Rim states of California, Oregon, Washington, Alaska and Hawaii; preference will be given to students of Japanese or other Asian ancestry, including multi-ethnic Asians. Note: there are three separate applications– one for students pursuing undergraduate degrees, graduate degrees, and one for vocational/trade programs.

• Students pursuing undergraduate degrees: learn more and apply.
• Students pursuing graduate degrees: learn more and apply.
• Students pursuing a vocational or trade program: learn more and apply.

If you think of anyone who might meet the criteria or folks in your department who could help promote this scholarship, please share this opportunity with them. If you have any questions or concerns, please connect with our scholarships team at scholarships@seattlefoundation.org. 

10-minute Video on Career Exploration

Lesson Objectives:

• Identify several professions in the business field related to management and administration
• Consider if any of the occupations covered in class are appropriate for them 

Need a bell ringer? 

Who is your Competition?

Give a Killer Presentation