March 20, 2015 at 3:56 p.m.
Rhinelander High School students compete at DECA state
Rhinelander High School students compete at DECA state
Students participated in roleplays and took tests that prepared them in the field of marketing, finance, hospitality and management. For DECA competitions, students can choose to compete individually or with a partner. From there they can pick a topic of competition that ranges from sports and entertainment marketing to automotive services. Prior to competition all students competing at the state level took a 100-question economic test. At competition, students took another test on either business administration, business management and administration, finance, marketing, or hospitality depending on the event they were competing in. Finally, all students participated in two roleplays. Roleplays are everyday situations that relate to marketing or management that the students must work through in front of a judge. Medals are awarded to students for earning high scores in their test or either role play as well as placing top then in their event.
Of the 15 students who competed, four students qualified to compete at DECA International Career Development Conference and Competition (ICDC). These students will travel to Orlando, Fla. at the end of April to compete against over 10,000 students from across the nation as well as countries including: Guam, Canada, Germany, China, Mexico, and Spain; in each respective category, meet new people, and acquire valuable leadership skills.
Morgan Blaser and Erin Tenderholt, who competed in the Community Service Project Event, took fifth place and will be competing in Orlando. Tenderholt also competed and qualified in the Automotive Services Marketing Event where she took fourth place overall. Mike Anderson, who competed in the Personal Financial Literacy Event, took first place overall in the state and qualified to compete at ICDC. The final student to qualify for international competition was Haley Sisel in the Principles of Hospitality Event takingfourth overall. Alison Kubeny will also travel to Orlando and represent Rhinelander in DECA's Emerging Leadership Academy. She applied for this position and was selected by the State DECA adviser to represent Wisconsin at the academy.
Seven other students also came home with some hardware. Max Holperin earned a medal in his test in the Principles of Business Administration Event. Morgan Blaser and Brianna Gilbert both earned a medal in one of their roleplays in their event of Sports and Entertainment Team Marketing. Brendan McGuire and Jessie Swearingen both earned a medal for the score on their test in their event of Hospitality Team Marketing. The final team to win medals actually came home with two medals each. Brianna DeNamur and Taylor Trachte won a medal for their test and role play in the Travel & Tourism Team Marketing Event.
Overall, advisors Mischell Fryar and Pat Kubeny were very impressed with how the students performed at DECA State. For the first year that Rhinelander high schoolers have competed in DECA, taking home so many medals and qualifiers is such an accomplishment. Both advisors are very proud of everyone who competed at DECA and are excited for what is to come at internationals.
Those who would like to make a donation to assist the five students attending ICDC or have any questions may contact adviser Mischell Fryar at (715) 365-9500 or [email protected].
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