[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 150 (2004), Part 13]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages 17375-17376]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




        PAYING TRIBUTE TO INTERNATIONAL DECA COMPETITION WINNERS

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                        HON. THOMAS G. TANCREDO

                              of colorado

                    in the house of representatives

                        Thursday, July 22, 2004

  Mr. TANCREDO. Mr. Speaker, I would like to highlight the 
accomplishments of three teams of high school students. These teams 
competed at the 2004 DECA International Career Development Conference 
held in Nashville, Tennessee, where they placed first in the categories 
they competed in.
  These high school DECA teams have worked throughout the year to 
prepare for the international competition by preparing projects, 
competing in preliminary competitions, and expanding their 
understanding of the business industry.
  Hanna Cunnane, Noah Funderburk and Laura Sullivan, from Cherry Creek 
High School placed in the Hospitality and Recreation Marketing Research 
competition. Monica Kremer, Charles Fuller and Lauren Blood, also 
students at Cherry Creek High School placed in Food Marketing Research. 
The team of Jessica Watts and Jennifer Bracht from Highlands Ranch High 
School placed in the Travel and Tourism Marketing Management Team 
Decision Making category.
  DECA, the Distributive Education Club of America, was organized in 
1946 to bring opportunities in marketing and management closer to 
students. Since then, the club has grown to have over 180,000 members. 
The DECA International Career Development Conference is the culmination 
of the DECA year

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and brings together thirteen thousand students, advisors and 
businesspersons for competition and education.
  Mr. Speaker, the accomplishments of these students are only the 
beginning of the contributions they will make in the future. I wish 
them all the best in their future endeavors.

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