On March 11 and 12 the Urbana High School DECA Chapter took 18 students to Columbus to compete against over 2,000 of Ohio DECA’s best students. 16 of the 18 students were crowned state finalists, 14 of the 18 placed among the top 10 in the state, and 6 students took home 2nd place honors and qualified for DECA’s International Career Development Conference in Atlanta, Georgia. Those students will compete amongst 10,000 DECA students from across all 50 states and Canada, Guam, Puerto Rico, and Germany. The following are the results and events for all competitors:
-Riley Johnson – Business Growth Plan, 2nd place
-Duke Buckalew and Marah Donahoe – Community Awareness Project – 2nd place
-Laken Ridgwell, Justin Rutan and Grace Ullom – Financial Literacy Project – 2nd place
-Erika Arnett, Gracie Hower and Emily Skelley – Community Giving Project – 6th place
-Jenna White – Integrated Marketing Campaign – Service – 6th place
-Ellie Caldwell and Kyle Rooney – Integrated Marketing Campaign – Product – 8th place
-Zach Hoskins and Jeremiah Trainer – Financial Services Team Decision Making – 9th place
-Otto Johnson and Max Keely – Business Law & Ethics Team Decision Making – 11th place
-Emma Keely and Anna Selvaggio – Integrated Marketing Campaign – Event – Participants