Whitefish took 10 students to Helena for the DECA State Competition

Whitefish took 10 students to Helena for the DECA State Competition. At the competition there were over 350 students in attendance from all over the state representing 20 different high schools. The competitors for Whitefish were:

Chase Pierce

Hope Kauffman

Chelsi Birgensmith

Alex McDonald

Jack Hyer

Zach Tkachyk

Kyle Knox

Zach Maasen

Jake Walp

Dustin Beck

All ten of our students qualified for the finals round on the first day (they were in the top 8 overall in their individual category).

Of those ten we had 4 of them who were State Champions in their events.

                Chase Pierce and Hope Kauffman—Entrepreneurship Written Event

                Dustin Beck—Hospitality Marketing and Management

                Jack Hyer—Vehicles and Petroleum Marketing

2^nd Place—Jack Hyer and Kyle Knox—Financial Analysis

3^rd Place—Zach Tkaychk—Sports and Entertainment Marketing

The students listed above all qualified for the International DECA Competition held in Anaheim California on April 28^th-May 2^nd.

Other Placers:

Zach Maasen and Kyle Knox—4^th Place in Sport and Entertainment

Kyle Knox and Jake Walp—4^th Place in Buying and Merchandising

Zach Maasen and Jake Walp—4^th Place in Financial Analysis