DECA Goes to State with Impressive Finish

With impressive results all around, the Cretin-Derham Hall DECA team made history this year.

 

Michael McMahon took home first place for his competitive plan in the Quick Serve Restaurant Managment category.  He also qualified for international competition in two events.  This is the first time CDH earned the top spot in the state in any category, as well as qualify for internationals.

 

Earning top honors, were CDH students in the following categories:

 

 

Audrey Hapka - Sports and Entertainment Team Decision Making

Leah Ekblad - Sports and Entertainment Team Decision Making

Molly Johnson - Hospitality and Tourism Team Decision Making

Ryan Endres - Hospitality and Tourism Team Decision Making

Hannah Calton - Sales Demo General Line, also Start Up Business

Justin Lees - Business Finance Series

Joe Buckingham - Quick Serve Restaurant Management

Mark George - Franchise Business Plan

Caleb Golberg - Franchise Business Plan

Charlie Phythian - Start Up Business

Lucas Peltier - International Business Plan, also Buying and Merchandising

Elliot Machado - International Business, also Buying and Merchandising

Sean Hughes - International Business, also Marketing Team Decision Making

 

DECA prepares emerging leaders and entrepreneurs by integrating authentic, experiential learning through rigorous project-based classroom instruction.   DECA partners with business and the broader community to promote relevancy and realistic insight into students' creative solutions in the focus areas of Marketing, Business Management and Administration, Entrepreneurship, Finance, and Hospitality and Tourism.  

 

In Minnesota, roughly 4000 students in 60 high schools participate in DECA. This is the third year CDH has participated in a DECA program through the Accounting 1 Advanced and Accounting 11 Honors classes taught by John Pohl, Business Department.