CHS students had an amazing day at the District 8 DECA (Distributive Education Clubs of America) competition on Feb. 4. Sixty-seven students represented Clayton in this competition at South County Mall. Of those students, 32 received some type of recognition and 26 qualified for the State Career Development Conference in Kansas City from March 22-24.

 

DECA prepares emerging leaders and entrepreneurs for careers in marketing, finance, hospitality and management in high schools and colleges around the globe.

 

We are very proud of our students and encourage you to congratulate all of them for a job well done on Feb. 4. The results from the competition are below:

 

Koray Akduman: 2nd place, Principles of Marketing

 

Sarah Centeno and Abby Mann: 1st place, Buying and Merchandising Operations Research

 

Richard Cheng and Erik Tomasson: 1st place, Financial Services Team

 

Josefina Christopher and Avery Kleinhenz: 2nd place, Integrated Marketing Campaign - Product

 

Vincent Clemente and Nick Pompiam: 2nd place, Hospitality and Tourism Team

 

Cece Cohen: 1st place, Leadership Delegate AND 2nd place, Hospitality Professional Selling

 

Owen Gelzer: 2nd place, Principles of Hospitality and Tourism

 

Jack Hansell: 2nd place, Principles of Finance

 

Charlie Hill and Jimmy Malone: 1st place, Sports and Entertainment Team

 

Grace Homann: 1st place, Entrepreneurship Series

 

Adam Jaffe and Regan Wade: 1st place, Business Solutions Project

 

Danika Li: 1st place, Food Marketing Series

 

Eli Millner and Matt Schroeder: 1st place, Sports and Entertainment Operations Research

 

Max Muhm: 3rd place, Sports and Entertainment Series

 

Ruth Pierson and Angela Xiao: 1st place, Integrated Marketing Campaign - Service

 

Danny Puricelli: 2nd place, Business Finance Series

 

Elia Rios and Maddie Warren: 1st place, Business Services Operations Research

 

Myles Rosenblum and Sam Wilson: Start-up Business Plan

 

Krish Sardesai: 2nd place, Innovation Plan

 

Ingrid Stahl: 3rd place, Hotel and Lodging Management Series

 

Emily Tai and Annie Xiao: Buying and Merchandising Team

 

Nick Walsh: 2nd place, Principles of Business Management and Administration