April 13, 2022
Nearly 1,600 high school marketing students from across the state competed in the annual Missouri DECA State Career Development Conference. After successful results in their competitions, 35 WSD students will compete in the DECA International Career Development Conference, which will take place in Atlanta, Georgia April 23-26.
Students competed as individuals or in teams in a variety of categories and created a video response to realistic workplace problems, which were evaluated by more than 150 business and industry professionals who serve as competitive events judges. DECA’s industry-validated competitive events are aligned with the National Curriculum Standards in the career clusters of marketing, business management, administration, finance, and hospitality and tourism. The following students have qualified for the International DECA competition:
Timberland High School:
Jaxson Collier - 6th place - Automotive Services Marketing
Alyssa Cozzoni - 3rd place - Apparel & Accessories Marketing
Drew Chiodini - 6th place - Accounting Applications
Luke Busateri - 4th place - Financial Consulting
Liv Nash - 3rd place - Integrated Marketing Campaign Product
Courtney Bryant - 4th place - Sports & Entertainment Marketing Operations
Irena Malek - 4th place - Sports & Entertainment Marketing Operations
Destiny Ellsworth - 3rd place - Sports & Entertainment Marketing Operations
Ava Notheis - 3rd place - Sports & Entertainment Marketing Operations
Dylan Hemelstrand - 3rd place - Hospitality & Tourism Operations
Alicia Jorgensen - 2nd place - Hospitality & Tourism Operations
Maddie Taylor - 1st place - Business Services Operations
Ashley Thomson - 1st place - Business Services Operations
Courtney Wilfong - 4th place - Buying & Merchandising Operations
Tabitha Schacht - 4th place - Buying & Merchandising Operations
Nolan Tucker - 3rd place - Sales Project
Sydney Tucker - 3rd place - Sales Project
Chloe Thiel - 2nd place - Community Giving Project
Cooper Shinn - 2nd place - Community Giving Project
Ava Christian - 5th place - Community Awareness Project
Tori Lewis - 5th place - Community Awareness Project
Tyler Bryant - finalist - Integrated Marketing Campaign Service
Reed Corrigan - finalist - Integrated Marketing Campaign Service
Holt High School:
Michael Anthony - 3rd place - Project Management Career Development
Lauren Gettemeier - 3rd place - Project Management Career Development
Ashleigh Blevins - 1st place - Project Management Community Awareness
Emma Robertson - 4th place - Quick Service Restaurant Management
Liberty High School:
Madalyn Breckenridge - 5th Place - Accounting Applications Series
Leah Kaler - 7th Place - Accounting Applications Series
Arthi Kondapaneni - 3rd Place - Marketing Communication Series
Emma Mulherin - 1st Place - Principles of Finance
Sarah Dickson - 4th Place - Hospitality & Tourism Operations Research
Audrey Fleetwood - 3rd Place - Buying & Merchandising Operations Research
Makenzie Keiling - 6th Place - Financial Team Decision Making
Ben Meyer - 6th Place - Financial Team Decision Making
