Forty-nine Badger High School marketing students participated in the Southeastern Wisconsin DECA Career Development Conference at Kettle Moraine High School on Jan. 11.
At the conference, students competed either as individuals or in a team event with a partner. They had to choose an occupation category in which to compete that matched their career interests. Students then had to take a 100-question test on their content knowledge in that area. They also each needed to perform two business role-plays with a judge to solve some type of problem in that industry. Students also completed an economics exam online before the conference this year.
Thirty-two Badger students were recognized for success at the conference. Badger DECA members had the second-highest scoring average of the 28 schools that attended the conference.
Badger students who earned medals in events and an overall event finalist trophy are:
• Aleah Haworth, fourth in business services;
• Evan Gibson, third in retail merchandising;
• Jose Garcia, fourth in principles of hospitality and tourism;
• Jacob Besenhofer, fourth in retail merchandising; and
• Trevor Steiner, third in economics.
Badger students who earned medals and trophies for top performances and qualified for the state conference are:
• Victoria Bouras, first in restaurant and food service management and first in economics;
• Bridget Keefe, first in apparel and accessories;
• Caroline Carbonara, first in hotel and lodging;
• Alexis Wisdom, first in principles of hospitality and tourism;
• Cooper Bohn, second in sports and entertainment;
• Aleah Haworth, second in economics;
• Brittany Campbell, second in automotive services; and
• Madison Gagliardi, second in apparel and accessories.
Badger students who qualified to compete at the state conference in March based on their overall score are:
• Alexandra Ritzman in business services;
• Grant Pierce in marketing management;
• Tanner Hagen in sports and entertainment;
• Jimmy Ring and Alex Johnson in sports and entertainment marketing team;
• Josh Bakken in quick service restaurant;
• Lincoln Wieseman in sports and entertainment;
• Bridget Bartal and Sarah Hamilton in marketing communications team;
• Carole Homan in buying and merchandising;
• Thomas Guske and Nathan Gibson in buying and merchandising team;
• Alex Swarthout in quick service restaurant;
• Zander Zilly in principles of marketing;
• Tom Ritzman in human resources management;
• Yesenia Onofre and Gigi Lueng in hospitality services team;
• Derrick Buntrock in quick service restaurant; and
• Christian Sontag in marketing communications.
