Over 200 high school students at DECA conference
Member Center:
Hundreds of high school students from Nebraska and Wyoming gathered together Monday in Scottsbluff to test their marketing skills.
The Scottsbluff High School's DECA chapter hosted the Greater Nebraska DECA Career Development Conference Monday at the Monument Mall.
DECA is a marketing association that helps students enhance their marketing abilities by having them apply their skills during competitions.
Scottsbluff DECA sponsor, Derek Deaver said, "it teaches them life long skills, career skills they'll use whenever dealing with situations and dealing with adults, using creativity in marketing, and business skills as well so it's also a professional conference so they understand professionalism and business ethics as well".
Scottsbluff Chapter President, Jackson Pahlke, says he's learned so much from the group and he's also made some new friends.
Pahlke said, "it's a lot of fun, you all get together and talk about how the days going it's really a good way to meet new friends".
Monday's event had over 200 DECA members from Scottsbluff, Hastings, and Central City, Nebraska as well as Gillette and Cheyenne, Wyoming.
The following are the results from Monday's Conference:
Accounting Applications 3rd Place - Ashley Baldwin
Accounting Applications 2nd Place - Taylor Surber
Apparel & Accessories 3rd Place - Ivette Ortiz
Automotive Services 3rd Place - Chris Gonzalez
Automotive Services 2nd Place - Gage Soto
Food Marketing 3rd Place - Alyssa Meier
Food Marketing 2nd Place - Eric Durbin
Food Marketing 1st Place - Chris Arends
Marketing Management 3rd Place - Russell Morgan
Restaurant and Food Service Management 3rd Place - Paige Steinle
Retail Merchandising 2nd Place - Dexter Ott
Retail Merchandising 3rd Place - Connor Koeteman
Hotel and Lodging Management 2nd Place - Carolyn Clark
Business Services Marketing 2nd Place - Jay Grote
Business Services Marketing 1st Place - Rachel Harvey
Sports and Entertainment Marketing 3rd Place - Tyler Patrick
Sports and Entertainment Marketing 2nd Place - Jackson Pahlke
Quick Serve Restaurant Management 2nd Place - Cole Plummer
