Saline County Career Center (SCCC) DECA students competed at the Missouri DECA State Career Development Conference, March 12 -14 in Kansas City.

At the conference students presented projects and were evaluated by a judging panel of more than 100 businesses and industry professionals. The team of Holly Huston and Bailey Kueker earned first place with their Business Solutions event called “Fairy Prom Mothers.” Jaedyn Borja placed fifth with her Innovation Plan project, “Cats, Cake, and Coffee.” Gentrie Davis placed in the top ten for her Independent Business Project, “GMae’s Milling and Baking.” Avery Evans placed first as a leadership delegate at districts and automatically attends the International Career Development Conference (ICDC), April 21-26, 2023 in Orlando, Florida. Kaylen Alvarez and Michelle Lin competed in the Integrated Marketing Event, “Cereal Domino Run.” Lexi Hoffman competed in the sports marketing individual role play. Avery Evans, Jaedyn Borja, Holly Huston and Bailey Kueker will represent the SCCC chapter at the ICDC event.

The SCCC chapter was recognized this year for obtaining Thrive status for their work in community service, promotion, ethical leadership and member campaigns.

Photo courtesy of Saline County Career Center.