MISD DECA Students Qualify for Internationals After State Wins
N
ine Ben Barber Career and
Technology Academy students
competed at the state Distributive
Education Clubs of America (DECA)
competition and earned the opportunity
to advance to the international level.
DECA is an organization with the goal
of preparing emerging leaders and
entrepreneurs for careers in marketing,
finance, hospitality, and management
in high schools and colleges around
the world. The high school division
includes 200,000 members in 3,500
schools.
The DECA team had a great performance at the state competition in San Antonio.
Congratulations to the DECA students and their advisors for outstanding performances at the state DECA
competition. The international competition takes place April 23-26 in Nashville, Tennessee.
FIRST PLACE WINNERS
Lauren Mann Frontier High School
Marketing Educators of Texas Interview
Lauren Mann Frontier High School
Buying and Merchandising Operation Event
Kelle Shannon Frontier High School
Buying and Merchandising Operation Event
Kesean Fallon Lake Ridge High School Buying and Merchandising Team Decision Event
Nicholas Kasody Lake Ridge High School Buying and Merchandising Team Decision Event
Tasnim Albosstani Mansfield High School Hospitality and Tourism Professional Selling
(Scholarship Winner)
SECOND PLACE WINNERS
Angel Francis Lake Ridge High School Marketing Educators of Texas Interview
Angel Francis Lake Ridge High School Buying and Merchandising Team Decision Event
Donald McCann Frontier High School
Financial Counseling
Sydney Christensen Lake Ridge High School Buying and Merchandising Team Decision Event
Chris Lucero
Timberview High School Restaurant and Food Service Management
DECA advisors: Cathy Dunn Slagle, Jennifer Pavlu, Nancy Kojder, Debra Permenter, Natalie Wilson, and
Casey Crow.
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