AHS DECA

ARROWHEAD DECA SOARS OVER COMPETITION AT DISTRCT COMPETITION

Over 70 Medals Earned-22 Qualify for State Competition

Eleven Students Earn Top Five in Events

Wales, January 2013 – On Saturday January 13, 2013 over 700 high school Marketing students from 34 schools all over southeastern Wisconsin came together to compete in the  DECA (an association of Marketing students) District Career Development Conference at Kettle Moraine High School. Students applied everything they have learned through their Marketing classes in role play presentations and comprehensive exams.

Arrowhead DECA qualified  an all-time high 22 students for the state competition in Lake Geneva March 19-21, 2013. Prior to district competition, these teens had to prepare for numerous role-play presentations and exams in the areas of marketing and entrepreneurship.  AHS DECA members spent a full day in intense competition to prove just how well they can take what they’ve learned about marketing, management and entrepreneurship and apply it to real-world business situations. In exams, business presentations, and role-plays, these teenagers diagnosed business problems and offer realistic, workable solutions to judges from the business world.

AHS DECA members devoted many hours, both in the classroom and outside of class, to increase their knowledge of how marketing and business work. Then they spent even more time writing up research designing marketing campaigns, and polishing their role-playing and presentation skills. They prepared to explain how they would handle the real-life business scenarios that DECA’s judges grilled them on during the competition.

In addition to competition, the Arrowhead DECA Chapter earned the Act of Kindness Award for their outstanding achievements in community service projects including Hawkfest, Project Santa, Adopt a Family, and Marketing Night.

AHS DECA had an amazing run at districts this year, earning over 70 medals (top 10-20% in each event), 13 series finalists from 18 eighteen events, and eleven top five places in series.  Earning districts champions were junior Teresa Turco in the Retail Merchandising, junior Emma Felker in Human Resources, seniors Hannah Solveson and Lauren Schallhorn in the Hospitality Services Marketing team event, and Andrew Kollmeyer in the Sports & Entertainment Marketing.  Also earning an automatic bid to state was second place winner senior Greta Stawicki in Restaurant Management Marketing.  Results:

Retail Merchandising

Theresa Turco – Four Medals – Series Finalist – 1^st Place Overall

Alex Wesner – Two Medals

Jessica Janzer – One Medal                                                                                                                           

Jackie Quast – One Medal

Human Resources Marketing

            Emma Felker – Two Medals – Series Finalist – 1^st Place Overall

            Ali Anschutz – Two Medals

Sports and Entertainment Marketing

            Andrew Kollmeyer – Four Medals – Series Finalist -1^st Overall

            Bobby Zanotti – One Medal – Series Finalist – 5^th Overall

            Maddie Chessario – Two Medals

Business Services Marketing

            Andrew Sisk – Two Medals – Series Finalist – 4^th Overall

            Kyle Lewis – One Medal

Travel and Tourism Marketing – Team Event

            Carson Ballman and Max Neuens – One Medal – Series Finalist – 5^th Place Overall

Hospitality Services Marketing – Team Event

            Lauren Schallhorn and Hannah Solveson – Three Medals – Series Finalist – 1^st Overall

            Lizzy Shrader and Molly Kocian – Two Medals – Finalist – 3^rd Overall

            Jessica Brezinski and Tory Miller – Series Finalist

Restaurant Marketing

            Greta Stawicki – Two Medals – Series Finalist – 2^nd Overall

Hotel and Lodging Marketing

            Monica Anderson – Two Medals – Series Finalist – 5^th Overall

Quick Service Marketing

            Lauren Reeg – One Medal – Series Finalist – 4^th Overall

            Mitch Carroll – One Medal

            Alyssa Steffan – One Medal

Sports & Entertainment Marketing – Team Event

            Dillon and Sam Reynolds – Two Medals – Series Finalist

Marketing Communications – Team Event

            Mitchell Bastien and Ethan Nethery – One Medal – Series Finalist

            Emily Stepflug and Abby Zeman – One Medal – Series Finalist

Accounting Applications

            Amanda Petzold – One Medal

Marketing Management

            Nicholas Flatt – Two Medals

Food Marketing

            Amelia Leyden – Two Medals

Automotive Services Marketing

            Kyle Tanriverdi – One Medal

Buying and Merchandising – Team Event

            Avery Urbanchek and Andrew Foy – One Medal

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* Team Event Students Competed in Two 30 Minute Role Play Presentations and One Comprehensive Exam

**Individual Event Students Competed in Two 15 Minute Role Play Presentations and Two Exams

***Series Finalists Are Presentations and Exams Combined

(awards given to the top 10-20% in each event)