Members of the Logan County High School DECA Club attended and participated in their state conference, held in Louisville on March 1-3. At the conference, students took tests and made content specific presentations. Several students were asked to return for second interviews and presentations.

LCHS DECA sponsor Amy Wisdom noted, “Students were really challenged this year on their presentations; I’m very proud of these guys for their hard work.”

Competition results are as follows: Evan Dana- 1^st KY Hospitality and Tourism; Erin Hochstetler- KY Finance Cluster; Wilson Bogess- 2^nd KY Sports Marketing; Jenna Coles- 2^nd Restaurant and Food Services Marketing; Madison Kempf- 2^nd KY Finance; CJ Raymer- 3^rd Professional Financial Literacy; Cristin Nash- 4^th KY Hospitality Cluster; Ka’lin Clark- 4^th KY Marketing Cluster; Cole Crawford- 5^th Professional Selling; Chelsea Sigers- 5^th Principals of Hospitality; McKenzie Kempf- 6^th Hotel and Lodging Management; and Caitlyn Mosley- 6^th KY Marketing.

In addition to the competition category winners listed above, Cole Baker was named Outstanding DECA Member; and Jenna Coles and CJ Raymer qualified for the International Career Development Conference.

“Cole has been an exceptional member and leader for our Chapter, since his freshman year.  We are very proud of Cole for his hard work and dedication,” Chapter Advisor Wisdom says.

DECA, formerly Distributive Education Clubs of America, prepares emerging leaders and entrepreneurs in marketing, finance, hospitality and management in high schools and colleges around the globe. The high school division includes 220,000 members in 3,775 schools