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Twenty six students from Chisago Lakes participated in the annual Minnesota DECA State Career Development Conference in Minneapolis,  March 2-4.

During the school year, over 6,000 Minnesota DECA members take part in the organization’s competitive events program, allowing them to compete in over 70 events focused in the areas of entrepreneurship, finance, hospitality, marketing and other related fields. The competitions are designed to simulate real-life business scenarios and test students’ academic understanding and skills development. After qualifying earlier this year, district winners put their talents to the test during the State Career Development Conference.

Among the qualifiers were:

Apparel & Accessories Marketing- Ariana Holter (6th)

Automotive Services Marketing Series- Ryley Phipps (1st)

Automotive Services Marketing Series- Chase Swenson (2nd)

Automotive Services Marketing Series- Levi Goehring

Automotive Services Marketing Series- Miles Pearson

Business Finance Series- Vallie Morris (3rd)

Business Law Team Decision Making- Grayce Prosser & Chelsea Stipe (3rd)

Business Law Team Decision Making- Seanna Ritter & Kate Friedner 

Business Services Marketing Series- Janelle Eyong

Buying and Merchandising Team Decision Making- Bree Johnson & Zoey Nash (5th)

Entry Level Employment Interview- Amanda Gibson (5th)

Hospitality Team Decision Making- Amanda Gibson & Shamita Iyer (3rd)

Hotel & Lodging Management Series- William Walker (5th)

Hotel & Lodging Management Series- Molly Foy

Integrated Marketing Campaign, Event- Ryley Phipps (2nd)

Integrated Marketing Campaign, Event- Taylor Thorvaldson (4th)

Integrated Marketing Campaign, Event- Alexis Robinson (5th)

Integrated Marketing Campaign, Product- Alexis Alaspa (2nd)

Integrated Marketing Campaign, Product- Rowan Doffing, Quinlyn Ryan, and William Walker (4th)

Integrated Marketing Campaign, Service- Blake Norelius (3rd)

Integrated Marketing Campaign, Service- Shamita Iyer (5th)

Quick Serve Restaurant Management- Owen Bronk (2nd)

Restaurant & Food Service Management- Chaney Evens (1st)

Restaurant & Food Service Management- Gabriel Muedeking (2nd)

Sales Demonstration, General/Home Service Lines- Blake Norelius (3rd)

Sales Demonstration, Soft Lines- Ryley Phipps (1st)

Sports & Entertainment Marketing- Blake Norelius (1st)

Sports & Entertainment Marketing- Emily Tschida (2nd)

Travel & Tourism Team Decision Making- Rowan Doffing and Quinlyn Ryan (4th)

ABOUT MINNESOTA DECA 

DECA prepares emerging leaders and entrepreneurs for careers in marketing, finance, hospitality and management. DECA enhances the preparation for college and careers by providing co-curricular programs that integrate into classroom instruction, apply learning, connect to business and promote competition. The Minnesota High School Association is part of a larger organization comprised nearly 300,000 members from all 50 United States, the District of Columbia, Canada, China, Germany, Guam, Mexico, Puerto Rico and Spain.

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