DECA District Competition

This year, 32 Saline County Career Center DECA students participated at district-level
competition in UMKC on February 1,  2023. There will be eight members who will be moving on to compete at the state level, which is held March 12-14, 2023 at Westin Crown Center in Kansas City.  DECA prepares emerging leaders and entrepreneurs for careers in marketing, finance, hospitality and management. These students competed in a variety of events for a chance to represent their district at the State Career Development Conference. The SCCC DECA students who received recognition on Wednesday include Avery Evans, Michelle Lin, Holly Huston, Bailey Kueker, Gentrie Davis, Kaylen Alvarez, Jaedyn Borja, Lexi Hoffman, Peyton Marshall, Trevor Watkins, and Devin Hughes.
During the award ceremony, Avery Evans was awarded Leadership Delegate, which allows a
student to automatically move onto the International Competition held in Orlando, Florida this
year.
The following students received recognition in the following categories (Top 3 advanced onto
State):
Project Management Event:
-First place Business Solutions Project-Holly Huston & Bailey Kueker (Fairy Prom Mothers)
Entrepreneurship Events:
-1st place Independent Business Plan-Gentrie Davis (GMae’s Baking & Milling)
-3rd place Entrepreneurship Plan-Jaedyn Borja (Cats, Cake, and Coffee Café)
Individual Role-play Events
-2nd place-Business Finance-Michelle Lin
-2nd place-Human Resource Management-Gentrie Davis
-3rd place-Food Marketing Series-Avery Evans
-2nd place-Accounting Series-Holly Huston
-3rd place-Sports and Entertainment Marketing-Lexi Hoffman

Integrated Marketing Campaign-Services Event-2nd place-Kaylen Alvarez & Michelle Lin (Cereal Run)

Leadership Delegate-1st place-Avery Evans
Virtual Business Events-2nd place-Restaurant Challenge Round I-Devin Hughes (In Missouri)
3rd place-Restaurant Challenge Round I-Peyton Marshall (In Missouri)
2nd place-Fashion Challenge Round I-Trevor Watkins (In Missouri)
1st place-Fashion Challenge Round II-Trevor Watkins (In Missouri)