Thirty-two students from the Evansville Vanderburgh School Corporation qualified for the 2014 Indiana DECA Career Development Conference in Indianapolis in March after competing in the district competition at Ivy Tech last weekend. More than 150 students from Evansville, Mt. Vernon, and Washington competed at the district event.
Students earn the right to advance to the state level by placing in the top five in their respective events. Each event required students to take a 100-question test covering basic business, marketing, economics, and specialized area concepts. In addition, students had to demonstrate their ability to “think on their feet” and apply their marketing knowledge and presentation skills through role playing and case study presentations. The state competition will be in the same format, except students will have to perform two role plays or case studies instead of one.
More than 1,400 DECA students from across Indiana will compete at the state level. The top three in each event will qualify for the International DECA Career Development Conference at the beginning of May in Atlanta, Georgia.
Students from the EVSC who are advancing to the state competition include:
Student                                                           Place    Event                                                                School
Haley Grubbs                                                  2nd       Accounting Applications                             Reitz
Alex Luecke                                                     2nd       Hotel Lodging                                                 Bosse
Megan McNamara                                        2nd       Retail Merchandising                                    Reitz
Olivia DeVoy & Casey Birge                         2nd       Financial Services Team                              Reitz
Morgan Wright & Dalton Morrow             2nd       Travel and Tourism Team                            Reitz
Lee Walker                                                      3rd        Accounting Applications                             Reitz
Kennedy Kolb                                                  3rd        Business Financial Series               Reitz
McKayla Seyffarth                                         3rd        Business Services Marketing                       Reitz
Ryan Nolan                                                     3rd        Food Marketing                                            Reitz
Sam Rutledge                                                 3rd        Hotel Lodging                                                 Reitz
Miaja King                                                       3rd        Quick Serve Restaurant                               Bosse
Alex Norton                                                    3rd        Retail Merchandising                                    Bosse
Jordan Loving & Phoenix Thomas              3rd        Financial Services Team                              Bosse
Makenzie Christian & Sammi Jo Morrow 4th         Buying & Merchandising Team                  Reitz
Cory Simmons                                               3rd        Sports and Entertainment Series               Central
MaKayla Seyffarth                                         3rd        Business Services Marketing                       Reitz
Taylor Babbs                                                   4th        Restaurant and Food Service                      Reitz
Fae Wirtjes & Anna Harl                              4th        Hospitality Services Team                            Reitz
Megan Keown & Kayla Knapp                    4th        Marketing Communication Team              Central
Nicole Chandler & Emily Kiel                      4th        Travel and Tourism Team                            Reitz
Brandon Johns                                              5th        Principles of Marketing                               Reitz
Nicole Grayson & Alexus Medina 5th        Buying & Merchandising Team                  Bosse
Watez Phelps & Kenyatta Fox                    5th        Hospitality Services Team                            Bosse