Sparta High School DECA Team Moving on to Nationals
For the first time in advisor Jamie Adams’s history, nine students competed at State in Lake Geneva on February 22 to February 24 and all nine students earned spots at the International Career Development Conference in Atlanta Georgia on April 22, 2022!
Student awards are as follows:
- Senior Rianna Knoll, earned 4th place in Professional Selling
- Seniors Alex Kress and Madysun Breeze earned 7th Place in Integrated Marketing Campaign Product which features Kwik Trip Hot Spots
- Senior Shade Bunker, earned Gold on the Chapter Gold manual
- Senior Amanda Jaeger earned Gold in School Based Enterprise featuring the Spartan Stoppe
- Junior Sarah Noble earned Gold in School Based Enterprise with Amanda
- Junior Vanessa Gavilan and Sophomore Kira Markuson earned 5th place in Business Law & Ethics Team Decision Making
- Sophomore Kira Markuson earned 5th place in Business Law & Ethics Team Decision Making and double qualified in the Sales Project
- Sophomores Kira Markuson and Ellsey Caulkins earned 3rd place in Sales Project with Kira
- The entire team won 5th Place for an event consisting of two case studies and a written test in Business Law and Ethics
While many school districts are without a DECA chapter, Sparta’s chapter is fortunate to have 9 members that are excelling. DECA is open to students in grades 9 through 12 and this year boasts 35 members. DECA students improve their soft skills, problem solving skills, organization, and plan implementation. In addition, members complete community service and/or compete at competitions. Senior Madysun Breeze shares “At DECA state, I embraced a brand new environment, and it taught me how to constructively build my socialization skills. It was a fun experience that I would encourage every individual to try out.”
The DECA team would like to thank the following:
- Former Sparta Marketing student, Brenon Burkhardt who helped run the State competition
- Chip Manske for volunteering to judge state event
- Wil Calkins from Necal for helping students with presentations
- Breana Bowser from Multistack for helping students with presentations
To keep costs affordable for students, the DECA chapter will be seeking sponsorships to compete at the event. Fees for the National event consist of registration fee, hotel, and flight per student. Anyone interested in sponsoring the chapter should contact Jamie Adams at jadams@spartan.org.
About the Sparta Area School District
The Sparta Area School District educates all students, academically, emotionally, and socially to inspire curiosity and resilience. To learn more, visit www.spartan.org or call us at (608) 366-3400.
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