Westside DECA with a strong showing at the state competition

Last Thursday and Friday, Westside DECA ventured 45 minutes west to Lincoln, Nebraska for their state competition. The Warriors provided a good showing by accumulating a total of 49 awards which included 9 first place finishes, 10 second place, and 7 third place. Few people understand what it takes to compete and present at such a high level in order to make it to Nationals, which is held in Anaheim, California. For the projects and role play categories, a top 3 finish is required to punch your ticket to the national competition. It takes a lot of fundraising and research efforts to be able to dish out a top quality presentation. Some groups wrote 30 plus page papers while others spent hours studying for the test. Congrats to the following students who placed at the competition:

Dylan Plautz

Siena Gailloux

Ellie Hansen

Tyler Clark

Connor Castleman

Ethan Beier

Ande Bilyeu

Olivia Robino

Dana Cox

Anna Dudziak

Kristen Day

Kate Hammit

Dylan Ketchum

Will McGauvran

Celena Shepherd

Grace Yohannes

Lauren Fehr

Taylor Prinz

Alex Belgrade

Ethan Wolter

Patrick Duggan

Alex Nielsen

Dani Barton

Jane Glazer

Cara Maynard

Olivia Swift

Duncan Harry

Josh Militti

Noah Jarosz

Trevor Mumford

Jimmy Schultz

Peyton Stover

Ryan Melcher

Matt Zimmerman

Liz Luddy

Caroline Liebel

Ellie Simon

Spencer Salem

Adam Folsom

Nick Lamb

Sam Mormino

Aliyah White

Galen Root

Steven Simon

Seth Norton

Danny Berentson

Jake Meyerson