On Tuesday, January 30, 2024, students from the Eastland-Fairfield Career & Technical Schools Marketing & Logistics satellite program presented their projects at the DECA district competition, held locally. Seven of those students will now represent the EFCTS and their program at the DECA regional competition in March.
Mr. Robinson’s Marketing & Logistics class, which is housed at Groveport Madison High School, featured three individual first-place finishers and one first-place team at the district competition. Two individuals also tallied second-place finishes, as well.
Congratulations to district champions Eva Walton (Sr.,), Jalia Clark (Jr.,), Riley Pettay (Jr.), and the team of seniors Kyger Weston and Trinity Tinney, all of whom are from Groveport Madison High School.
Joining them at next month’s regional conference will be Groveport seniors Kristian Dougherty and Richie Saelim, who placed second in their respective events.
Juniors Isaiah Hayes (Groveport Madison) and Marquis Crump (Pickerington Central) also medaled, taking third in the Sports and Entertainment team event. They will serve as alternates at Regionals.
The regional conference will be held at the Hyatt Regency in Columbus on March 8-9, 2024. Students will use the time leading up to the DECA regional conference to fine tune their projects for the competition.
Congratulations to all of our Marketing & Logistics students on a job well done.
Students advancing to DECA Regionals
Eva Walton (Sr., GMHS), Marketing Communications - 1st place
Kyger Weston (Sr., GMHS) & Trinity Tinney (Sr., GMHS), Hospitality Team - 1st place
Jaila Clark (Jr., GMHS), Principle of Business Management and Administration - 1st place
Riley Pettay (Jr., GMHS), Principle of Hospitality - 1st place
Kristian Dougherty (Sr., GMHS), Automotive Service - 2nd place
Richie Saelim (Sr., GMHS), Personal Financial Literacy - 2nd place
About DECA
DECA (Distributive Education Clubs of America) is a global high school and collegiate student organization that prepares emerging leaders and entrepreneurs for careers in marketing, finance, hospitality, and management. DECA is a not-for-profit Career and Technical Student Organization with more than 215,000 members in nearly all 50 United States, Canada, Puerto Rico, and Germany. For more information, go to www.deca.org.