Stafford Technical Center Hospitality students recently attended the DECA International Career and Development Conference in Anaheim, California, April 29th-May1st.
The following students participated in the Leadership Development Academy led by the FOCUS group and received a certificate of participation:
Stephen Bassett Otter Valley Union High School
Ashley Bruno West Rutland High School
Morgan Harvey Otter Valley Union High School
Shelby Mahoney Otter Valley Union High School
Jenna Pelkey Otter Valley Union High School
While attending the academy, LDA students raised over $10,000 for the Muscular Distrophy Association.
Students who competed in role play events included Fair Haven Union High School student Christian Doran in Sports and Entertainment, Mill River Union High School student Brianna Allen and Proctor High School student Alison McLellan in Travel and Tourism.
Over 13,000 students participated in this ICDC conference which included visits to Disneyland, Universal Studios, Dodgers Stadium, and Laguna Beach.
Sponsors that helped make this trip possible are: Smalley Construction, Vermont Country Store, Omya, Heritage Family Credit Union, Applebee’s of Rutland, Lenco, Inc., Mc Neil and Reedy, O’Brien, Shortle, Reynolds, and Sabotka, Melanie’s Hair Gallery. Also, contributions were made by students and staff at Stafford Technical Center and Rutland High School. We thank everyone for their support.