PARIS – The Oxford Hills Distributive Education Classes of America Chapter has announced that it was awarded the Diamond Level Award for its membership campaign, which is the highest level of international competition.

To achieve the award the chapter completed a series of promotional activities during the first two months of school, then submitted a paper and pictures to National DECA to show the activities it had hosted.

A big part of their project was hosting National DECA Week. To prepare for the week students planned events for the entire school to participate in each day of the week, which included scavenger hunts, blue and gold day and sticker day. Events also included community service in the form of a Miracle Minute to benefit the Make-A-Wish of Maine Foundation.

The award was presented at DECA’s International Career Development Conference, where former state officers, Laura Courcy, Madeline Littlefield and Kristianna Springer appeared on stage during the opening ceremonies to accept the award on behalf of the chapter.

In addition to the Diamond Level Award, Kari Pelletier and Monica Martin received competency awards for their Learn and Earn written project on the DECA holiday craft fair. Seventeen students from Oxford Hills Technical School’s DECA chapter attended the International Career Development Conference from April 25 to 30 in Atlanta. Sixteen of the students competed in a variety of marketing related events, and one student attended the senior management institute.

Students competed in the following events:

Kari Pelletier and Monica Martin, Learn and Earn written event; Laura Courcy and Madeline Littlefield, hospitality management team event; Emmylou Blake and Alisha Berry, buying and merchandising team event; Chelsea Scott, accounting applications series event.

Also, Kendra Davis, retail merchandising series event; Meagan McDougal and Krista Hakala, travel and tourism team event; Taylor Menezes and Dennis Croy, Internet marketing team event; Zachary Surette, sports and entertainment series event; Zachary Smith and Justin Roussel, sports and entertainment team event; Nathanial Dubois, business services marketing series event.

Kristianna Springer attended the senior management institute, a two-day workshop for high school seniors. The students hear from successful business people and get tips to make their futures successful.

In addition, the students spent time at Six Flags Over Georgia, they attended a Broadway showing of the “Lion King” and visited the Georgia Aquarium.

For more information, contact Pat Pelletier at 743-7756, ext. 5100.