Posted on 02/14/2019
Students from the FHN Chapters of Missouri DECA: An Association of Marketing Students joined over 750 other high school marketing students at the annual District career development conference held February 6, 2019 at South County Center.
These FHN DECA students received recognition of individual ability and achievement at the District level and now will compete at the State level:
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Devun Pecher
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Marketing Communications
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1st Place
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Jenna Gehricke
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Hospitality & Tourism Professional Selling
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1st Place
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Tom Jamison
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Quick Serve Restaurant
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1st Place
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Anna Hopper
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Creative Marketing Project
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2nd Place
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Hannah DeGraw
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Human Resources Management
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2nd Place
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Juan Alega
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Travel & Tourism Team
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2nd Place
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Katelyn Tilden
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Buying & Merchandising Team
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2nd Place
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Maddie Stock
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Buying & Merchandising Team
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2nd Place
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Sam Key
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Travel & Tourism Team
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2nd Place
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Sophie Eimer
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Creative Marketing Project
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2nd Place
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Thadeus Menese
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Retail Merchandising
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2nd Place
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Evan Maag
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Entrepreneurship Team
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3rd Place
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Kali Skikas
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Entrepreneurship Innovation Plan
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3rd Place
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Katie Leuthauser
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Human Resources Management
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3rd Place
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Katie Leuthauser
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Sports & Entertainment Operations Research
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3rd Place
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Nick Black
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Entrepreneurship Innovation Plan
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3rd Place
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Patrick Koester
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Entrepreneurship Team
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3rd Place
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Adam Shine
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Accounting Applications
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4th Place
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Alex Pintor
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Entrepreneurship Innovation Plan
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4th Place
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Ella Manthey
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Start-up Business Plan
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4th Place
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Lily St. John
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Retail Merchandising
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4th Place
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Megan Crain
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Marketing Communications Team
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4th Place
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Michaela Mihova
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Human Resources Management
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4th Place
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William Schellman
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Marketing Communications Team
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4th Place
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Katherine Vonharz
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Travel and Tourism Team
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5th Place
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Morghen Fisher
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Travel and Tourism Team
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5th Place
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Abbie Miller
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Hotel & Lodging
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6th Place
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These students will advance to state level competition at the State DECA Career Development Conference that will be held March 24-26, 2019 at the Crown Center in Kansas City, Missouri.
DECA competitive events are designed to contribute to the development of competencies needed for careers in marketing, management and merchandising, to motivate students to assume responsibility for self-improvement and self-discipline, to assist students in acquiring a realistic self-concept through individual and group activities, and to provide visibility for the educational goals and objectives of marketing education.
DECA is the only international organization specifically designed to reinforce the occupational competencies of high school students who wish to pursue a career in marketing, merchandising or management. Over 180,000 students from the United States, Canada, Guam, Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands are involved in the organization.