Hundreds of students from 25 DECA Chapters competed at the Nebraska State Career Development Conference in Lincoln March 17-18, 2022 at the Lincoln Marriott Cornhusker Hotel. Forty-eight students from the Scottsbluff DECA Chapter qualified to attend the conference. Students competed in a variety of events from written tests and judged role plays to written marketing research projects, advertising campaigns, entrepreneurship projects as well as team management decision-making competitions. Students who placed in the top three in an individual event and top two in a written event qualified for the International DECA Career Development Conference to be held in Atlanta, Georgia on April 23-26, 2022.
Scottsbluff DECA won 35 medals in 27 events qualifying 14 members for the International Conference in Atlanta. The top 3 winners and their events are as follows:
Justin Ahlers, Joshua Jennings, Travis Morris – Financial Literacy Project – 2nd place
Axel Diaz Rubio – Franchise Business Plan – 1st place
Adalene Didier – Business Finance Series – 2nd place
Adalene Didier – Financial Consulting Event – 1st place
Josiah Mobley – Financial Consulting Event – 2nd place
Shae Willats – Hospitality & Tourism Professional Selling – 1st place
Madison Still – Hospitality & Tourism Professional Selling – 2nd place
Elizabeth Hernandez & Meagan Shuey – Integrated Marketing Campaign Product – 1st place
Jackson Ostdiek & Brittani Perez – Integrated Marketing Campaign Service – 2nd place
Destina Cervantes – Professional Selling Event – 2nd place
Meagan Shuey – Quick Serve Restaurant Management – 2nd place
Alyssa Mendoza – Restaurant & Food Service Management – 2nd place
Other qualifying medalists competing in Atlanta include:
Thalia Cedillo Gonzalez, Lilyana De Los Santos, Fabiola Hernandez Canela, Anna Kelly, & Riley McCracken
Additional medalists include:
Addison Wilson, JT Painter, Ransen Wilkins, Kellen Hayes, MaCee Neu, Taylor Hafeman, Sarah Griess, Nielli Heinold, & Cord Symons