DECA students compete at state conference

Photo taken by: Student store manager Ms. Putman

On March 2 and 3, students traveled to the Phoenix Convention Center to compete at the DECA state conference. DECA students had been looking forward to competing, some had been preparing for a long time.

“Everyone prepares differently, I had some students that prepared a lot and probably have been preparing since October,” DECA advisor Tricia White said. “They have to take a 100 question test and that is 1/3 of their grade and 2/3 is their presentation.”

13 Thirteen Sunrise Mountain students will be advancing to internationals, where they will compete against 14,500 other students from around the United States and 16 other countries in Orlando, Florida.

“My only goal was to make it to nationals and I’m going to Florida!” senior David Scott said.

DECA prepares students for the business world, whether it’s in marketing, hospitality, management or finance.

“It teaches you presentation skills, speaking skills, how to articulate what you are trying to say, reading business information and then learning how to say it to an adult in a business setting, so there is no high school stuff,” White said.

Sunrise Mountain has the most students advancing to internationals in the Peoria Unified School District.

• Second place-
  • Human Resources Management
    • Natalynn Masters, 12
  • Hospitality Services Team
    • Ariana Krouse, 12
    • Alyssa Schott, 12
  • Principles of Marketing
    • Jesse Declair, 10
•  Third place-
  • Marketing Management Team
    • David Scott, 12
    • Landon Page, 12
•  Fourth Place-
  • Business Law and Ethics Team
    • Omar Alavi, 11
    • Andrew Soules, 11
  • Community Service Written Event
    • Jennifer Burnett, 11
    • Emily Pap, 11
    • Mallory Rosales, 11
  • Entrepreneurship Innovation Plan Written Event
    • Kyle Hay, 12
    • Trace Hay, 10

 Correction: AP Style