Norwich High School seniors Ryan Sanford and Kegan Wright are eligible to compete in the DECA International Career Development Competition in Orlando, Fla from April 27 to 30. (Submitted photo)

NORWICH – Norwich community members have kicked-off a campaign to raise funds in an effort to send two Norwich High School students to the Distributive Education Club of America (DECA) International Career Development Competition in Orlando, Fla. at the end of April.

Established in 1946, DECA is “a youth organization for American and Canadian high school and college students interested in business, marketing, management, and entrepreneurship.”

Norwich High School seniors Ryan Sanford and Kegan Wright earned eligibility to compete in the DECA International Career Development Competition after placing first in the regional DECA competition in Syracuse, and third at the DECA State Career Conference in Rochester in the highly competitive Financial Services Team Decision Making category, competing against 57 other teams in the state.