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Liberty Takes on International DECA Conference

DECA found a new kind of success at ICDC this year.

Ella Quinney, Editor-in-Chief of the Ledger | May 2, 2026

DECA students stand together infront of the World Congress Center before heading out for a day of competition.

Students from across the globe gathered together in Atlanta, Georgia from April 25-28 for ICDC, International Career Development Conference. And Liberty had the opportunity to bring 12 students to the Conference to compete.

“It is the highest level you can compete at for the business and marketing club DECA,” Tanya Ananda Krishnadu (11) said. “Students from all over the world come to compete in different events to show off their skills through either role plays, papers, or projects and win awards for their achievements.”

While Liberty did not place in any of the events they competed in, they were able to come together and make memories as a club.

“I enjoyed this trip with my DECA family and advisers, Mr. Hutton and Mrs. Taylor, and they made it a memorable one,” Ananda Krishnadu said.

Kaylee Skinner (12) collected a total of 16 pins from across the globe while at ICDC.

Not only were they able to get to know each other better, but they were able to network with students across the globe. One way that the event encourages this is through pin trading.

“You go around trading pins with people from all around,” Kaylee Skinner (12) said. “I think I got some from Texas, British-Columbia, Georgia, and Alabama.”

From growing closer as a club to making new connections across the globe, ICDC was a success in a different way for Liberty’s DECA Chapter.

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Ella Quinney, Editor-in-Chief of The Ledger

Ella Quinney is a senior, this is her fourth year in Publications. Quinney is Co-Editor-in-Chief of the Ledger magazine, along with a reporter for the website. She can’t wait to work alongside her staff to produce the magazine, and work on the website this year. Outside of Publications, she is Key Club’s editor and a member of DECA. Quinney bakes, reads, and hangs out with her friends in her free time. She is looking forward to a great last year, in and out of the classroom.