Marketing Students from Career Center qualify for DECA State

50 Marketing Students from Career Center qualify for DECA State

Pete Eichholz, Anne Hickman and Scott Fuenfhausen, DECA Advisors for Columbia Area Career Center, are proud to announce the results of the DECA District 2 competition that was held on Wednesday, February 4 at the Holiday Inn EXPO Center in Columbia. More than 200 students from District 2 competed in the day-long event including DECA members from the Battle, Hickman and Rock Bridge DECA chapters. The top two finishers in each event advance to the State Career Development Conference on March 15 for the chance to move on to Nationals which will be held in Orlando, FL in April.

The following DECA students qualified for state:

Human Resource Management

1^st place: Lily Burns (Hickman)

2^nd place: Margaret Straw (Hickman)

Apparel & Accessories Marketing

2^nd place: Becca Wagner (Hickman)

Automotive Services

2^nd place: Austin Schiefer (Christian Fellowship)

Business Services Marketing

1^st place: Tate Dempsey (Battle)

2^nd place: Thomas Semkiw (Hickman)

Marketing Management

1^st place:  Madison McDonnell (RB)

Restaurant and Food Service Management

1^st place: Shelby King (RB)

2^nd place: Bridget Vazquez (Hickman)

Retail Merchandising

2^nd place: Brooklyn Hill (RB)

Hotel & Lodging Management

1^st place: Courtney King (RB)

2^nd place: Betsy Poehlman (RB)

Sports & Entertainment Marketing (individual series)

1^st place: Gareth Greenwell (Hickman)

2^nd place: Joey Koetting (RB)

Food Marketing Series

2^nd place: Addison Neutzmann (RB)

Business Finance

1^st place: Jack Rentschler (RB)

Quick Serve Restaurant Management

2^nd place: Andrew Ricks (Christian Fellowship)

Principles of Business Management & Administration

2^nd place: Quinn Miller (RB)

Principles of Hospitality & Tourism

1^st place: Sara Swaney (Hickman)

2^nd place: Ana Tager (Hickman)

Principles of Marketing

1^st place: Zuhair Thabit (Hickman)

Principles of Finance

1^st place: Mariah Murphy (RB)

Team Management Events:

Business Law & Ethics

1^st place: Brett Norton & Peyton Tettleton (Hickman)

2^nd place: Greyson Jeffrey & Aaron Ghidey (RB)

Buying & Merchandising

1^st place: Lauren Forest & Maddy Towns (RB)

2^nd place: McKenzie Harris & Eden Bartok (Hickman)

Financial Analysis

1^st place: Tanner Lawrence & Daniel Veros (Hickman)

2^nd place: Reed Steuber & Nick Whitworth (RB)

Hospitality Services

1^st place: Sam Hoyt & Aubrey Jaco (Hickman)

2^nd place: Elliot Bones & Paul Kindling (RB)

Sports & Entertainment (team)

1^st place: Carson England & Eric Kuse (RB)

2^nd place: Andrew Wooldridge & Matt Eichelmeier (RB)

Travel & Tourism

1^st place: Maddie Gilmore & Kay Frymire (Hickman)

2^nd place: Adison Capel & Shannon Greene (Hickman)

Marketing Communications

1^st place: Charlie Dranginis & Sam Baugher (Hickman)

2^nd place: Matasen Chambers & Caitlin Price (Hickman)

Leadership Delegate:

Brooklyn Hill (RB)

Third Place finishers: (do not qualify for state)

Mark David (Hickman): Hotel & Lodging

Camille McManus (RB): Human Resource Management

Mickey Hua (Hickman): Sports & Entertainment (Individual)

Raven Stokes (Hickman): Principles of Hospitality and Tourism

Cameron Hawkins (Battle): Principles of Marketing

Amy Agnew (Hickman): Restaurant & Food Service Management

The DECA competition is divided into two parts. Students first take an exam which tests basic marketing knowledge. The second portion of the competition is “role play” where students are given a marketing situation in which they must develop a solution and then present that solution to a judge who rates their solution. The final score is a combination of the two parts.

McKenzy Harris, Kay Nies, Eden Bartok, Olivia Huggins and Reed Wilson

Charlie Dranginis and Shannon Greene

                          Denis Kalendar, Joey Koetting, Brendan McLaughlin and Lucas Harrington

Mark David, Gareth Greenwell, Daniel Veros, kMatasen Chambers, spencer Linder Adison Capell, Abby Fulcher, SamBaugher, Caitlyn Price, Shannon Greene, Becca Wagner and Charlie Dranginis kneeling