Two students from marketing programs at West Seattle High have qualified to participate in the International Career Development Conference to be held April 28 to May 2 in Anaheim, Calif .

Students from the three Seattle high schools, Garfield, Roosevelt and West Seattle, participated in the state DECA competitions from March 5 to March 8 at the Meydenbauer Center in Bellevue. A total of 27 students from Seattle Public Schools competed with about 3,100 students from around the state.

The five Seattle Public Schools students advancing to the international conference are:
• Sumeet Chadha and Tyson Kimball, West Seattle, who finished fifth in Advertising Team, advised by teacher Michelle Sloan;
• Austin Dickerson, Garfield, who finished fourth in Automotive Service Marketing; advised by teacher Eric Blazevic;
• Carol Brown, Garfield, who finished sixth in Marketing Management, advised by teacher Eric Blazevic; and
• Maggie Montgomery, Roosevelt, who finished sixth in Food Marketing, advised by teacher Lovenia Smith.