Badger High School DECA members participate at Wisconsin DECA State Career Development Conference
Twenty students from Badger High School competed at the DECA Wisconsin Career Development Conference from February 22-24th. DECA members traveled to Grand Geneva Resort to compete in 28 occupational series events as well as prepared written project presentations. Over 1,200 students from Wisconsin participated in this conference.
Fifteen Badger DECA members were recognized on stage by earning medals in either their 100-question cluster test, one of the two role-play events in their event category, or a top ten finalist medal. Our chapter members captured 28 individual medals. Ten members earned a champion medal for placing first through tenth place in their event.
The following students earned a spot to compete at the International Career Development Conference in Atlanta, Georgia from April 23- April 27:
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Liam Gerard
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Entrepreneurship Independent Business Plan
Economics Excellence
Business Finance
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3rd place
1st place
5th place
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Makayla Cooper
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Hospitality & Tourism Operations Research
Quick Serve Restaurant Management
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2nd place
7th place
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Lucy Pether
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Entrepreneurship Startup Business Plan
Principles of Hospitality & Tourism
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9th place
7th place
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Molly Bergstrom
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Financial Operations Research
Retail Merchandising
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3rd place
5th place
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Ellie White
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School Based Enterprise - Food
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Gold
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Melynna Arreola-Quiroga
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Entrepreneurship Startup Business Plan
Financial Services Team Decision Making
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2nd place
10th place
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Jake Bethel
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School Based Enterprise - Food
Financial Services Team Decision Making
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Gold
10th place
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Kara Todd
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Personal Financial Literacy
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7th place
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Conrad Perez
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Hospitality & Tourism Operations Research
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2nd place
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Mason Parent
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Business Services Operations Research
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4th place
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Kiera Bays
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Entrepreneurship Startup Business Plan
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5th place
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Wyatt Krueger
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School Based Enterprise - Food
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Gold
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Participants in the 2022 DECA State Conference (front row, L-R): Ally Weber, Cameryn Heckel, Melynna Arreola-Quiroga, Bridget Smith, Niya Denny (second row, L-R): Lucy Pether, Ellie White, Molly Bergstrom, Kiera Bays, Teagan Hale (third row, L-R): Kara Todd, Liam Gerard. Ella Coltman, Zoe Sheeks, Conrad Perez, Makayla Cooper (back row, L-R): Wyatt Krueger, Mason Parent, Jake Bethel, Ron Sachdeva