The LAHS DECA Quiz Bowl Team also won first place at the State Conference. Three and four-person teams were presented with questions related to economics, business, marketing, and entrepreneurship. Zane, Silas and Alyssa represented LAHS at the 2025 State DECA Quiz Bowl. The LAHS team won the preliminary District 1 competition and advanced to defeat Albuquerque Academy (District 2) to emerge as the 2025 New Mexico DECA Quiz Bowl champions. Thirty-seven LAHS DECA students participated in the District One written test competition. Students from 15 high schools completed two 100-question written tests at the district level. Testing categories included Marketing, Entrepreneurship, Business Management, Hospitality and Tourism, and Finance. Students with the top eight scores in each category advance to the New Mexico CDC. All 37 LAHS students qualified to advance to the state competition, where students from 24 New Mexico high schools compete for the opportunity to participate in the International Competition. Thirty LAHS students chose to continue to the State level. These students completed an additional 100 question written test and participated in a live “role play” scenario at the State CDC. Twelve LAHS DECA students advanced in the State competition to become New Mexico State Finalists. These students then participated in an additional “role play”. The top four finalists in each category qualify to compete at the international competition. “This is the first year in which all our DECA students qualified to attend state, and the largest group we have taken to state,” LAHS DECA advisor Dr. Sharon Hurley said. “The students experienced an amazing Career Development Conference with our State DECA leaders. We look forward to attending the International Conference with the New Mexico DECA team.” “Our students began practicing for the competition in August and worked diligently throughout fall semester to prepare for this competition,” she added. “These conferences provide opportunities for our students to interact with business professionals and other students who share an interest in pursuing business careers. They are the future business leaders in our local, state, and national communities. We are grateful to LAHS Administrators and Los Alamos Public Schools District Office for their continued support of the DECA program.” The international competition is part of the 2025 International Career Development Conference hosted by the DECA organization. The conference, to be held in Orlando, Fla. April 26-29, will bring more than 20,000 high school students, advisors, DECA alumni and business leaders together to discuss preparing for college and careers in business. DECA is an international organization dedicated to providing opportunities for students to participate in leadership training and career pathways conferences in the fields of marketing, finance, business management, and hospitality and tourism. Additionally, DECA provides students with experience in interviewing and networking with other students from around the globe who have similar career interests. DECA also offers merit-based scholarships for participating students.
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