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Badin students take 12 firsts in DECA district competition
Badin High School students captured first place finishes in 12 categories in the recent DECA district marketing education competition at Miami University-Hamilton. Nearly 50 Badin students advanced to state competition, which will be held at the Convention Center in Columbus March 19-20.
“It really was an excellent showing,’’ said Joe DeAngelo, marketing education teacher at Badin and the co-moderator of the DECA program. “You always hope for the best in competition like this, and these students really out-did themselves. It was an outstanding day.”
First place finishers included:
> Senior Megan Abney, Apparel and Accessories Management.
> Seniors Alex Brown and Lindsay Fischer, Buying and Merchandising Management.
> Juniors Nate Evers and Max Tiesman, Travel and Tourism Team Management.
> Seniors Jennifer Fontaine, Lindsay Gaynor and Rachel Stenger, Fashion Merchandise Promotion Plan
> Juniors Adam Hartman and Miranda Lipps, Advertising Campaign
> Sophomore Colin Martin, Technical Sales
> Senior Allie Pickerill, Retail Management.
> Junior Zach Sander, Business Services Management.
> Senior Brad Spurlock and junior Martin Sunderhaus, Business Law and Ethics.
> Junior Jackie Turner, Principles of Hospitality.
> Junior Sam Wade, Principles of Finance.
“These students show a particular ability to make presentations and handle themselves well in front of people they don’t know,’’ DeAngelo noted. “That’s what successful marketing is all about.”
Second place pairings included the team of seniors Brian Gerbus and Alex Thomas, Travel and Tourism Team Management; juniors Nick Berens and Kevin Coffman, Sports and Entertainment Team Management; juniors Devon Cooke and Miranda Hoffman, Fashion Merchandise Promotion Plan; juniors Meg Ortman and Janea Van Natta, Hospitality Services Team Management; and juniors Casey Rotundo, Nikki Rotundo and Linh Dinh, Advertsing Campaign.
Other second place finishers included senior Matt Bayliss, Financial Analysis Team Management; junior Doug Frederick, Restaurant and Food Service Management; senior Dana Hammerle, Marketing Management; senior Drew Hampton, Accounting; junior Alex Hollowell, Principles of Marketing; senior Jim Janssen, Financial Analysis Team Management; senior Chase Lewis, Quick Serve Management; senior Patrick Listermann, Technical Sales; and senior Jake Woodward, Hotel Lodging Management.
Third place finishers were senior Andrew Cifuentes, Principles of Hospitality; junior Brandon Donahue, Restaurant and Food Service Management; junior Alex Exum, Sports and Entertainment Management; junior Michael Guidugli, Accounting; junior Nicole Hagan, Apparel and Accessories Management; junior Michelle Hunter, Retail Management; junior Kevin Keating, Food Marketing Management; senior Maria Salerno, Business Services Management; senior Michelle Seither, Quick Serve Management; and senior Matt Shamp, Marketing Management.
“We’re looking forward to the state competition,’’ DeAngelo said. “Our students have fun with this and have done well over the years. This is great experience for the world beyond high school.”
This year’s DECA International conference is set for April 24-27 in Louisville, Ky.
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