Next month, over 3,200 Washington State high school students will gather in Bellevue as part of the Washington DECA State Career Development Conference to compete in more than 40 different career categories for a chance to advance to international competition.

To help them, the organization is looking for 250 more people in the area to act as judges.

Being a judge requires a background in business and an interest in helping high school students find their future career pathway. DECA’s competitive events allow students to demonstrate their learning in the areas of business, marketing, entrepreneurship and management.

On Friday, March 5, business and community volunteers will judge students in multiple areas of competition. Judges will evaluate students on their presentation of solutions to real-world business situations covering a variety of industries. This half-to full-day commitment will allow the judges to experience some of the brightest teen minds and their understanding of business.

Each judge will be partnered with another judge to evaluate each role play. The top students will move on to competition at the international level.

More information is available at the DECA site.