CHAPTER ADVISORS  can order tickets for their chapter for the Eli Young Band show at ICDC in Salt Lake City-  this promises to be a highlight of the whole conference- next to all the other great things going on, plus your chapter winning all those awards too!   Go to:   DECA.org/events/icdc

Cost is $35 per ticket….

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If you are a senior and were a a first or second place winner at the New Hampshire DECA Career Development Conference this February,   you are eligible for scholarships from Southern New Hampshire University, Johnson and Wales University, Plymouth State University, and Rivier College.  Check your program, or contact the college, to find out what your scholarship might be. Scholarships are usually offered for specific competitive event categories.  Rivier College offers a $1,000 scholarship for any student who attended the CDC, regardless of whether you were a winner or not.

You can also contact   nhdeca@gmail.com  for further information.

For those planning to travel to Salt Lake City for the ICDC, here is some basic info on costs to help prepare:

Registration: $ 130 (includes national DECA reg. fee, plus the NH DECA pins, tees, light up stuff,  insurance, and surprises when we get there, etc.)

Air: around $335 from Manchester (as of Feb. 20)

Hotel: $159 per night for a quad room (Springhill Suites Downtown)http://www.marriott.com/hotels/fact-sheet/travel/slcsh-springhill-suites-salt-lake-city-downtown/

Trips/Activities: JUST  announced by DECA: $12 for baseball, $45 for Lagoon, $35 for Eli Young Concert, $30 entry for DECA Dash for the Diamonds  race/walk…     more info: http://www.deca.org/events/icdc

Hotel Shuttle: only holds 5 people, so take that into consideration -  M thru F,  7am- 11pm

Amenities: Hotel has pool, hot tub, exercise room, free wi-fi, free parking

Food: plenty of inexpensive to moderate $ dining near hotel;  complimentary breakfast is included in hotel

Location: ten minute walk to Convention Center, and regular buses to Convention Center and back provided by DECA during events;

Here are the top  1st, 2nd,  and,  3rd  place winners at the February 2012 New Hampshire DECA State Career Development Conference:  the top two in each category are eligible to move on to compete at the International DECA Conference in Salt Lake City in April- we expect over 80 students will be going from New Hampshire to compete!

ACCOUNTING APPLICATIONS: 1)  Jeremy Gelinas: Memorial 2) Chandler Knowles: John Stark 3) Shannon Mitchell: Central

ADVERTISING CAMPAIGN: 1) Brandon Grano: Hillsboro 2) Joe Menafra/Josh Belanger: Memorial 3)David Kearsley/Adam Johnson/Amel Dvenefendic: Memorial

APPAREL & ACCESSORIES: 1) Christy Sasso: Memorial 2)Krysta Lewis: Pinkerton 3) Rebekah Marin: Hillsboro

AUTOMOTIVE SERVICES: 1) Josh Dudas: Bedford 2) Andrew Sun: Windham 3) Jeff Bemier:Pinkerton

BUSINESS FINANCE SERVICES: 1) Samip Desai: South 2) Diego Figueroa: Alvirne

BUSINESS LAW AND ETHICS TEAM: 1) Alexis Duval/Kevin Cassidy: Central 2) David Garcia/Christopher Burgess: Memorial 3) Aspen Dubuque/Kassidy Snair: Hillsboro

BUSINESS SERVICES MARKETING: 1) Rianna Llewellyn: Kingswood Reg. 9 2) Alex Standard: Bedford 3) Jared Homsby: Bedford

BUYING AND MERCHANDISING TEAM: 1) Aleeza Goodman/Samantha Beaupre: Bedford   2) Lauren D’Intino/Rebecca Gray: Pinkerton 3) Melissa Pardo/Hanna Tucker: North

BUYING AND MERCHANDISING OPERATIONS: 1) Paige Marx: Central

COMMUNITY SERVICE PROJECT: 1) Malarie Charron/Christian Flavin/Jordan Leets: South 2) Michele Fielding/Sean Collins/Brianna Hayward: Memorial 3) Tiana Houle/Ashley Fudala/Allison Cochran: Memorial

CREATIVE MARKETING PROJECT: 1) Liz Bresett/San Pham: South 2) Phoebe Cullerot/Sarah Juknievich: North

ENTREPRENEURSHIP PARTICIPATING EVENT: 1) Mike Bettencourt: South 2)  Brandon Bryant: Memorial 3) Anthony Lamb: South

ENTREPRENEURSHIP WRITTEN EVENT:  1) Samip Desai/James Halloran: South 2) Christy Sasso/Gina Miani:Memorial 3) Cameron Wang: South

FASHION MERCHANDISING PROMOTION PLAN: 1) Abby Cowette/Paul Beaudet: Memorial 2) Kendra Rollins/Jennifer Freitas: Memorial 3) Deanna Verringia: Pinkerton

FINANCIAL LITERACY PROMOTION PROJECT: 1) Sagar Chitalia/Trevor Haney: South 2) Austin Brown/Aspen Dubuque/Austin Conroy: Hillsboro

FINANCIAL SERVICES TEAM DECISION MAKING: 1) Sagar Chitalia/Subbarao Yalamanchili: South 2) Trevor Haney/Serra Drew: South 3) Jessica Naber/Darci Proulx: Merrimack

FOOD MARKETING SERIES EVENT: 1) Matt Kelley: Pinkerton 2) Scott Murphy: Alvirne 3) Tiffany Stafford: Hillsboro

HOSPITALITY AND TOURISM OPERATIONS RESEARCH EVENT: 1) Dom Perrault/Will Collura: South 2) Gabriella Desjardins: Central

HOSPITALITY AND TOURISM PROFESSIONAL SELLING EVENT: 1)Catherine Decloux:Pinkerton 2) Sarah Egner: Hillsboro 3)Juliann Westbrook: SST

HOSPITALITY SERVICES MGT.  TEAM DECISION MAKING EVENT: 1) San Pham/Kiara Cole: South 2) Megan McNamara/Jessica Farr: Windham 3)Laura Bastardi/Colby Creteau: North

HOTEL AND LODGING MGT. 1) Katlyn Brutus: Londonderry 2) Nick Metcalf: John Stark

HUMAN RESOURCES MGT: 1) Richard O’Brien: Memorial 2) Joshua Dutilley: Keene 3) Kelly Freitas: Memorial

INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS PLAN: 1) Alex Diamond/Alex Pappas:  North

LEARN AND EARN PROJECT: 1) Elizabeth Conrad/Sarah Lucas: Central

MARKETING COMMUNICATIONS TEAM EVENT: 1) Morgan Whitney/Robyn Delmonte: North 2)Tyler Stitt/Liam Synan: Bedford 3) Courtney Ryan/Ashley Ryan: John Stark

MARKETING MANAGEMENT: 1)Gina Miani: Memorial 2) John Brescia: SST 3) Meagan Covey: Pinkerton

PRINCIPLES OF BUSINESS MGT. AND ADMINISTRATION: 1)Avvin Radakrishnan: South 2) Brent Bourque: Londonderry 3) Caitlin Connaire: Memorial

PRINCIPLES OF HOSPITALITY AND TOURISM: 1)Eliza Conrad: Central 2) Henry Glendinning: Hillsboro 3) Mike Metcalf: John Stark

PRINCIPLES OF MARKETING: 1) Blake Comellier: Central 2) Kaleigh Svenson: Pinkerton 3) Nick Masella: Merrimack

PROFESSIONAL SELLING: 1) Brandon Pierre: Memorial

PUBLIC RELATIONS PROJECT: 1) Katie Bilodeau/Olivia Regan: South 2) Brooke Poulin/Alex Vrouhas/Hameet Singh: South 3) Griffin Blais/Chaz Newton: Memorial

QUICK SERVE RESTAURANT MGT: 1) Nick Tarallo: Pinkerton 2) James Delahunty: Bedford 3) Sam Daly: Bedford

RESTAURANT AND FOOD SERVICE MGT: 1) Muhammad Ahmad: Bedford 2) Olivia Fagone: Pinkerton 3) Cameron Raughtigan: SST

RETAIL MERCHANDISING: 1) Hannah Banian:  Memorial 2) Griffin Blais: Memorial 3) Paul Martineau: Alvirne

SPORTS AND ENTERTAINMENT MARKETING TEAM: 1) Charlotte Kennett/Alex Fauver: Kennett 2) Chris King/Samantha Janos: Kennett 3) Matt Lipkind/Shannon Martin: North

SPORTS AND ENTERTAINMENT MARKETING SERIES: 1) Ben Ward: SST    2) Kathryn Barry: Central  3) Robert Kliskey: Memorial

SPORTS AND ENTERTAINMENT PROMOTION PLAN: 1) Timothy Curran: Central 2) Ryan Boulay: Memorial

TRAVEL AND TOURISM MGT. TEAM DECISION MAKING: 1)Sawyer Phaneuf/Jennifer McCullough: Central 2) Ryan Nicholson/Mitchell Lapierre: Memorial 3) Jessica Lavoie/Sydney Graves: Merrimack

This year was the first time that the Trivia Challenge was held at the State Career Development Conference!  With questions ranging from “who is Ben Bernanke” to what is an “open shop,”   and including a range of questions from economics, current business topics, marketing, management, and so on, it was fun and informative! Over 130 students participated!!! Quick, what is the 5th “P” of marketing?!!

The Top Five Teams and their scores:

#1:  Kennett 128;    #2:  Plymouth 112;   #3:  Bedford Seniors 102;    #4:  Pinkerton Players  99;  #5:   #Swag (also from Pinkerton)  88