The DECA State competition for Washington begins on Thursday, 3/5/2020, where hundreds of high school students will be gathering. King County is the epicenter of the Coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak across the nation, with 6 deaths, so please vote for DECA management to use an alternate process for advancing students to ICDC. 

According to Washington DECA, "Washington DECA is carefully monitoring the Coronavirus situation. The decision to attend or not attend the conference lies with parents, your district office and your schools. If more than 25% of the attendees cancel, Washington DECA would cancel the conference. We would also cancel if directed by a government authority. If the conference is canceled, the Area Leaders group would determine an alternate process for advancing students to ICDC. As you know this is a volatile situation, we continue to communicate with the officials on the status of the conference and will make daily announcements via email."