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Westonka DECA Advances 155 to State

By Becca Neuger, 01/11/23, 4:15PM CST

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Westonka DECA will advance 155 students to this year’s state DECA competition, following a very competitive showing at the District III DECA Conference Jan. 8.

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Westonka DECA will advance 155 students to this year’s state DECA competition, following a very competitive showing at the District III DECA Conference Jan. 8 at Jefferson High School in Bloomington.

Mound Westonka competes in DECA District III along with The Blake School and Bloomington Jefferson, Cooper, Edina, Minnetonka, Prior Lake, Richfield and Shakopee high schools. There are 682 students in the DECA District, meaning that 12 students in each event advance to state. MWHS was entered in 44 of the 45 events held at the district level, with 181 students competing.

Westonka DECA members placed in the Top 12 in 42 of their 44 events and placed in the Top 3 in 26 events. Westonka earned 15 first-place, 11 second-place and 14 third-place honors.

Westonka DECA advisor Alex Wagner said, “We are incredibly proud of all competitors' hard work and are very excited for the state competition in March!"

The 2023 DECA State Career Development Conference will be held March 5-7 at the Hyatt Regency Minneapolis, where over 3,000 DECA students from across Minnesota will compete.

Participation in DECA develops leadership skills, management skills, civic consciousness, job responsibility, motivation to excel, good work habits, critical thinking and problem solving. DECA is advised by Wagner, Sue Simonson, Lizzie Williams and Nelson Krause.

2023 MWHS DECA DISTRICT RESULTS

 

High Test Score Medals

  • Seniors Laura Sunnarborg, Ellen Pruitt and Logan Kevitt, and junior Natalie Miner

Apparel and Accessories Marketing Role Play

  • Abby Hollenstein (12) - 1st place
  • Kendra Mattson (11) - 2nd place
  • Hannah Christenson (9) - 4th place
  • Lauren Velander (10) - 5th place

Business Services Marketing Role Play

  • Ellen Pruitt (12) - 1st place
  • Caryn Childers (11) - 3rd place
  • Bryce Helms (11) - 6th place

Entrepreneurship Role Play

  • Elliott Lang (10) - 10th place
  • Addison Nash (11) - 11th place
  • Brayden Gillen (11) - 12th place

Food Marketing Role Play

  • Stella Miner (10) - 5th place
  • Annika Hoisington (12) - 9th place
  • Maisie Wheeler (11) - 11th place

Hotel and Lodging Management Role Play

  • Brooklyn Jansen (12) - 7th place
  • Grace Ruud (12) - 8th place
  • Anna Borg (10) - 10th place
  • Sophia Reimer (10) - 11th place

Human Resources Management Role Play

  • Gwendolyn Roux (12) - 1st place
  • Anna Olson (11) - 3rd place
  • Hanna Emery (12) - 4th place

Marketing Communications Role Play

  • Brekken Thompson (12) - 3rd place
  • Paige Ostrowski (12) - 4th place
  • Braeden Trundle (10) - 5th place
  • Devon Simpson (9) - 9th place

Personal Financial Literacy Role Play

  • Graham Taets (12) - 3rd place
  • Harry Hopkins (12) - 5th place
  • Luke Leonard (12) - 6th place
  • Noah Huesmann (9) - 7th place
  • Jagger Wittine (10) - 8th place

Quick Serve Restaurant Management Role Play

  • Michael Oftedahl (11) - 3rd place
  • Mia Abernethy (9) - 7th place
  • Gab Larsen (11) - 8th place
  • Zoe Lada (11) - 10th place
  • Gavin Lamey (9) - 12th place

Restaurant and Food Service Management Role Play

  • Laura Sunnarborg (12) - 1st place
  • Rowen Koubsky (12) - 3rd place
  • Olivia Adam (11) - 5th place
  • Linsey LeMire (11) - 8th place
  • Anna Wood (11) - 10th place

Retail Merchandising Role Play

  • Marissa Nelson (11) - 4th place
  • Payton Kasper (12) - 5th place
  • Mason Evenson (12) - 7th place
  • Sydney Reier (9) - 10th place

Sports & Entertainment Role Play

  • Ali Butler (9) - 4th place
  • Avery Roerig (12) - 8th place
  • Suzie Marth (9) - 10th place
  • Mason Merritt (9) - 11th place

Principles of Business Management and Administration Role Play

  • Marshall Morrison (11) - 9th place
  • Luke Sunnarborg (9) - 11th place
  • Luke Carlson (10) - 12th place

Principles of Hospitality and Tourism Role Play

  • Charlie Paul (11) - 1st place
  • Maria Sells (9) - 12th place

Buying and Merchandising Team Role Play

  • Sam Holmberg (11) & Logan Kevitt (12) - 3rd place
  • Piper Landsman (10) & Charlotte Mitlyng (10) - 4th place
  • Emma Carlson (10) & Camille Ness (10) - 7th place
  • Alicia Clobes (10) & Maya Lada (10) - 11th place

Entrepreneurship Team Role Play

  • Dylan Mather (12) & Ambrose Neumann (12) - 2nd place
  • Jackson Briggs (12) & Jacob Trost (12) - 5th place
  • Cassie Nemecek (11) & Claire Rashleger (10) - 10th place
  • Fletcher Anderson (12) & Mac Harmer (12) - 11th place

Financial Services Team Role Play

  • Savanna Newell (12) & Maureen Reily (12) - 2nd place
  • Alaina Mather (12) & Megan McFadden (12) - 7th place
  • Matthew Uhas (12) & Rocco Zahasky (11) - 8th place
  • Alex Rice (9) & Lauren Russ (9) - 9th place
  • Audrey Kirscht (10) & Sara Sipprell (10) - 10th place

Hospitality Services Team Role Play

  • Alexa Leonard (10) & Gracie O’Halloran (10) - 3rd place
  • Sara Funderburk (12) & Gretta Pioske (12) - 8th place

Marketing Communications Team Role Play

  • Piper Kimbrel (11) & Hailey Lockwood (11) - 6th place
  • Avery Olson (10) & Maquinna Peglow (11) - 11th place

Sports & Entertainment Team Role Play

  • Sammy Krahl (11) & Natalie Miner (11) - 1st place
  • Jack Hall (11) & Jack Moch (11) - 4th place
  • Travis Pellett (12) & Reese Vanderwilt (12) - 8th place
  • Ally Eidsness (11) & Sophia Louricas (11) - 11th place

Travel and Tourism Team Role Play

  • Rachel Erickson (11) & Sage Finck (11) - 9th place
  • Ethan Garlock (12) & Daniel Kaczanowski (12) - 10th place
  • Michael Proulx (11) & Johnny Range (11) - 11th place

Integrated Marketing Campaign – Event (Paper)

  • Stella Miner (10) & Natalie Miner (11) - 1st place
  • Logan Kevitt (12), Graham Taets (12) & Matthew Uhas (12) - 4th place
  • Audrey Bernal (12) - 7th place
  • Maxwell Buescher (12) & Dylan Mather (12) - 11th place
  • Edie Hollenstein (9) & Maria Sells (9) - 12th place

Integrated Marketing Campaign – Product (Paper)

  • Allison Dominy (11) & Peyton Schmidt (10) - 7th place
  • Sam Kluever (12) & Simon James (12) - 9th place
  • Brooklyn Jansen (12) & Grace Ruud (12) - 10th place

Integrated Marketing Campaign – Service (Paper)

  • Ellen Pruitt (12) - 1st place
  • Abby Hollenstein (12) - 3rd place
  • Ethan Garlock (12), Mac Harmer (12) & Ambrose Neumann (12) - 6th place
  • Alexa Leonard (10), Gracie O’Halloran (10) & Sophia Reimer (10) - 10th place
  • Connor Esposito (11), Tanner LaRue (11) & Rylee Sparks (12) - 12th place

Start-Up Business Plan (Paper)

  • Jack Hall (11), Bryce Helms (11), & Jack Moch (11) - 3rd place
  • Jackson Briggs (12), Jack Markstrom (11) & Jacob Trost (12) - 7th place
  • Hailey Lockwood (11) & Chloe Rice (11) - 12th place

Franchise Business Plan (Paper)

  • Ali Butler (9) & Allison Kreiser (9) - 1st place
  • Lindsay Alvig (12), Sara Funderburk (12) & Gretta Pioske (12) - 2nd place

Independent Business Plan (Paper)

  • Fletcher Anderson (12), Hanna Emery (12) & Payton Kasper (12) - 6th place
  • Kylee Pierson (10) & Trysten Rogstad (10) - 9th place
  • Megan McFadden (12) - 11th place

Hospitality & Tourism Professional Selling

  • George Pettitt (9) - 6th place
  • John Seckinger (9) - 7th place
  • Adrianna Sullivan (10) - 10th place

Professional Selling Event

  • Brekken Thompson (12) - 9th place
  • Tristan Trundle (12) - 10th place
  • Caryn Childers (11) - 11th place

Financial Consulting Professional Selling

  • Tor Erdahl (10) - 8th place
  • Jagger Wittine (10) - 9th place
  • Savanna Newell (12) - 10th place
  • Dillon Peterson (9) - 12th place

International Business Plan (Paper)

  • Noah Huesmann (9) - 10th place

Business Services Operations Research (Paper)

  • Sammy Krahl (11) & Kendra Mattson (11) - 2nd place
  • Sage Finck (11), Zoe Lada (11) & Anna Olson (11) - 3rd place
  • Daniel Kaczanowski (12), Travis Pellett (12) & Reese Vanderwilt (12) - 5th place

Buying and Merchandising Operations Research (Paper)

  • Rachel Erickson (11), Piper Kimbrel (11) & Cassie Nemecek (11) - 1st place
  • Ellie Putnam (10) - 2nd place
  • Georgia Harmer (9) & Sydney Reier (9) - 3rd place
  • Brayden Gillen (11) - 6th place

Financial Operations Research (Paper)

  • Ally Eidsness (11), Sophia Louricas (11) & Maquinna Peglow (11) - 2nd place
  • Emma Carlson (10), Payton Kasper (12) & Camille Ness (10) - 3rd place
  • Mason Evenson (12), Luke Leonard (12) & Jack Peterson (12) - 4th place

Hospitality & Tourism Operations Research (Paper)

  • Alissa Brandt (11), Michael Proulx (11) & Johnny Range (11) - 1st place
  • Max Anderson (11), Ryan Hempel (11) & Colter Applegate (11) - 2nd place
  • Campbell Ryall (12), Kendall Schissler (12) & Gwendolyn Roux (12) - 3rd place

Sports & Entertainment Operations Research (Paper)

  • Olivia Adam (11) & Gabriella Larsen (11) - 1st place
  • Paige Ostrowski (12), Avery Roerig (12) & Rocco Zahasky (11) - 2nd place

Employment Interview Entry Level

  • Anna Borg (10) - 2nd place
  • Ruby Finck (10) - 5th place
  • Grayson Van Nelson (10) - 8th place

Employment Interview Advanced Level

  • Chloe Bjorlin (12) - 1st place
  • Isaac Paul (11) - 5th place
  • Maisie Wheeler (11) - 7th place
  • Izabella Sullivan (12) - 8th place

Sales Demonstration Hard

  • Nathan Carlson (9) - 4th place
  • Rowen Koubsky (12) - 5th place
  • Marshall Morrison (11) - 7th place
  • Preston Adam (10) - 8th place
  • Jillian Peterson (11) - 9th place
  • Isabella Larsen (9) - 10th place
  • Luke Carlson (10) - 11th place
  • Carter Pickert (9) - 12th place

Sales Demonstration General

  • Kaitlyn Lazenby (9) - 1st place
  • Hannah Christenson (9) - 5th place
  • Audrey Nygaard (11) - 6th place
  • Megan Kruger (9) - 7th place
  • Maddie Sanders (10) - 8th place

Sales Demonstration Soft

  • Suzie Marth (9) - 1st place
  • Lauren Velander (10) - 2nd place
  • Chloe Patterson (9) - 6th place
  • Scott Greenshields (12) - 7th place
  • Sophia Kravchenko (9)  - 8th place
  • Gavin Roerig (10) - 9th place
  • Cerisa Bray (9) - 11th place
  • Delaney Hendrix (9) - 12th place

Chapter Project Events Advancing to State

  • Business Solutions Project – Abby Hollenstein (12), Annika Hoisington (12) & Gretta Pioske (12)
  • Career Development Project – Natalie Miner (11), Avery Roerig (12) & Laura Sunnarborg (12)
  • Community Awareness Project – Sam Holmberg (11), Addison Nash (11) & Paige Ostrowski (12)