DECA students at Sandy Creek High and Whitewater High schools demonstrated their knowledge and skills in marketing, finance, hospitality, and management at the regional DECA competition, with a total of 31 of them advancing to the state conference.
The competition evaluation process involves both a written component such as an exam or report, and an interactive component with an industry professional serving as a judge.
DECA prepares emerging leaders and entrepreneurs in marketing, finance, hospitality, and management in high schools and colleges around the globe through the use of integrated classroom instruction, applied learning, business partnerships, and competition.
The following students will compete in February at the 2018 State Career and Development Conference in Atlanta:
(Sandy Creek High) Gabe Bartolomei, Sports and Entertainment Marketing; Conner Housley, Accounting Applications; Piper Dowler, Hotel and Lodging Marketing Series; Jade Croslan, Food Marketing Series; Ngozi Awachie, Financial Consulting Professional Selling; Jared Burgess, Advertising Campaign; Lindsey Eichhorn, Davis Tapp, and Analucia Yanar, Sports and Entertainment Marketing Plan; Kyla Persons, Nailah Williams, and Abigael Morris, Advertising Campaign; and Justin Tukes, Fashion Merchandising Promotion Plan.
(Whitewater High) Aliahil Lilywala, Business Finance; Franklin Rhodes, Entrepreneurship; Mason Rsepkowski, Marketing Communications; Kaylin Miliano, Principals of Business Management; Jackson Higgins, Principles of Finance; Sarah McKee, Quick Serve Restaurant Management; Josh Diamond, Automotive Services Marketing; Trevor Watson, Food Marketing; Chase Johson, Human Resources Management; Christina Whitehead, Principles of Hospitality and Tourism; Varun Patel, Principals of Marketing; Lexie Bai, Retail Merchandising; Joey Geise, Business Services Marketing; Matt Spreha, Food Marketing; Emma Berry, Hotel and Lodging Management; Jake Sanders, Retail Merchandising; Russell Uhl, Principals of Business Management and Adminstration; and Morgan Anderson, Principals of Marketing.
