Indian Lake High School and Ohio Hi-Point Career Center business students delivered an outstanding performance at the DECA District 3 Competition held earlier this week at the University of Findlay.
A total of 50 Indian Lake High School students represented the school with professionalism, confidence, and determination.
Their efforts resulted in 32 students placing in the Top 5 of their respective events, while 23 students earned qualification for the Ohio Career Development Conference (OCDC), the DECA state competition taking place next month.
Additionally, 11 students had already qualified for the state conference before the district event through their written projects, reflecting months of preparation and commitment leading up to competition day.
DECA advisor and ILHS/OHP Business teacher Bailey Hemmelgarn says,
“These accomplishments reflect countless hours of preparation, practice, and commitment. Congratulations to all of our competitors for representing our school so well and we are excited to see our qualifiers continue on to the state level!”
Competition Highlights
- 1st Place
- Blake Jackson & Makenna Hurley – Integrated Marketing Campaign Service
- Gary Hutton – Professional Selling
- 2nd Place
- Hailey Hoffman, Kennedy Schwaderer & Madelyn Thompson – Integrated Marketing Campaign Event
- Riley Ross & Carly Strayer – Integrated Marketing Campaign Service
- Weston Campbell & Gavin Henry – Financial Services Team Decision Making
- 3rd Place
- Taylor Duff, Lux Kipker & Karlee Purtee – Start-Up Business Plan
- Myah Everhart & Karsyn Newkirk – Travel and Tourism Team Decision Making
- Jayden Myers – Principles of Business Administration
- 4th Place
- Kiylee Haude – Professional Selling
- Kora Fulkerson – Financial Consulting
- Lane Kipker & JJ Shirk – Buying and Merchandising Team Decision Making
- Dani Braun – Accounting Applications
- Bronx Dickson – Automotive Sales and Marketing
- Aidan Stinebaugh – Food Marketing
- 5th Place
- Olive Butler – Innovation Plan
- Evelyn Kpabe & Kyra Sanders – Integrated Marketing Campaign Product
- Lane Hill & Lillian Strauser – Business Law and Ethics Team Decision Making
- Chloe Borgerding & Alivia Kinney – Entrepreneurship Team Decision Making
- Zoey Hawley – Personal Financial Literacy
- Brezlin Carey – Principles of Entrepreneurship
