The Saline County Career Center (SCCC) DECA chapter delivered a strong performance at the district-level competition held on February 11, at the University of Missouri-Kansas City (UMKC).
Out of 26 participating students, 17 earned trophies for their outstanding projects and presentations. 15 members have qualified to advance to the State Career Development Conference, which will be held March 22-24, at the Westin Crown Center in Kansas City. SCCC had several students place first in their events, including Vanesa Cortes and KiAsiah Harris for their Project Management Events; the teams of Elizabeth Granillo/Elsa Rahner and Allyson Astorga/Trevor Watkins for their Team Decision Making Role-Play Events; and Peyton Marshall and Tyler Brooks for their Integrated Marketing Campaign Events. The complete list of state qualifiers and district winners is posted below.
Another highlight from the competition was Allison Gary, who was awarded the title of Leadership Delegate. This honor automatically qualifies her to represent SCCC DECA at the International Career Development Conference later this year in Atlanta, Georgia.
State Qualifiers & District Winners
Project Management Events
• Vanesa Cortes: 1st Place, Career Development Project (FIRST)
• KiAsiah Harris: 1st Place, Community Awareness Project (Light Up the Mind)
• Allyson Astorga: 2nd Place, Community Awareness Project (U.N.I.T.E.)
• Heidi Jimenez & Trevor Watkins: 2nd Place, Financial Literacy Project (Money Matters)
Entrepreneurship Events
• Cheyann Norman: 3rd Place, Innovation Plan (Layer by Layer)
• Allison Gary: 4th Place, Innovation Plan (Bloom and Bite)
• Sophia Martin: 4th Place, Start-Up Business Plan (ReGen Athletics)
• Mattie Weaver: 5th Place, Start-Up Business Plan (The Wandering Paintbrush)
Individual Role-Play Events
• Elsa Rahner: 2nd Place, Principles of Business Administration
• Jennifer Reyes: 2nd Place, Principles of Entrepreneurship
• Lia Cubera: 4th Place, Food Marketing Series
Team Decision Making Role-Play Events
• Elizabeth Granillo & Elsa Rahner: 1st Place, Business Law and Ethics Team Decision Making
• Allyson Astorga & Trevor Watkins: 1st Place, Travel and Tourism Team Decision Making
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Integrated Marketing Campaign Events
• Peyton Marshall: 1st Place, Service (Fitzgibbon Gift Shop)
• Tyler Brooks: 1st Place, Product (Team Owls)
• Ivan Lin: 3rd Place, Integrated Marketing Campaign – Service (Creative Writing Club)
• Oscar Moron: 3rd Place, Integrated Marketing Campaign – Product (BW Graphics)
• Jaime Vasquez: 4th Place, Integrated Marketing Campaign – Event (Futsal)