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The Fossil Ridge High School DECA chapter is going to nationals April 23-26 in Nashville, Tennessee. The actual DECA Nationals event is one pixel in a whole screen that accounts for hours of practice and undying dedication of members. In basic terms, DECA is an organization dedicated to helping students learn skills necessary for careers in marketing, entrepreneurship, and management positions. There are countless categories that one is able to compete within and even more events within these areas. Marketing, finance, business administration, hospitality, and tourism are the major events. Roleplay consists of a real life problem that you have to solve in differing amounts of minutes before a single judge or panel of judges who has experience in that particular industry.
There are three competitions that Sabercats prepare for the most: regionals, which is between all public schools in Fort Collins, is one of them. This year Fossil demolished all schools in this competition. Those that do well in the regional competition can then move on to the state competition. Jules Jackson and Courtney Koplyay took first place in the Hospitality Services along with many other Sabercats placing in various events in the state competition.
The most elite competition in the United States for DECA is obviously nationals. This year it will be held in Nashville, Tennessee where 39 out 75 of DECA students will be competing. “Me and my partner literally put in hundreds of hours there’s so many logistics and kinks to fix” said Macy Horner.
The following students are going to Nationals
State Champions and National Qualifiers
1st Place Buying and Merchandising Operations Research – Conor Medina, Sydney Moore, Ben Walker
1st Place Business Services Operations Research – Spencer Evans, Cammie Fowler, Preston Friehauf
1st Place Community Service – Jordan Carlyle, Rebekah Engel, Laura Martella
1st Place Creative Marketing – Gianna Campana and Macy Dunnigan
1st Place Hospitality Services – Courtney Koplyay and Julianna Jackson
1st Place Restaurant and Food – Neil Rowen
National Qualifiers
2nd Place Business Services Operations Research – Ryan Cronin, Nick Edridge, Ethan Stancyzk
2nd Place Finance Operations Research – Erica Lewis, Lindsey Swanson, and Katherine Laine
2nd Place Sports and Entertainment Operations Research -Ryan Flack and Alex Marr
2nd Place Learn and Earn – Emma Habein, Macy Horner, Julianna Jackson
2nd Place Retail Merchandising – Spencer Evans
2nd Place Quick Serve Restaurant – Ben Visee
3rd Place Financial Literacy Promotion – Ben Visee, Ryan Hsin, and Matt Atkins
4th Place Community Service – Jackson Arnold and Lauren Bontempo
4th Place Creative Marketing – Zach Brogan, Tiana Noble, and Will Beard
4th Place Quick Serve – Cooper Wright
4th Place Accounting – Noel Thomas
4th Place Business Finance – Rex Boge
5th Place Marketing Management – Macy Dunnigan
5th Place Apparel and Accessories – Alex Marr
5th Place Independent Business Plan – Vohn Marwitz
6th Place Apparel and Accessories – Laura Martella
State Officer – Will Beard
School Based Enterprise – Miguel Johnson, Ella Devenny, Stephanie Swanson
Colorado DECA Scholarship Recipient – Gianna Campana
