MIHS DECA Students Compete At State Tournament
MIHS DECA Students Compete At State Tournament
Jen McClellan
MIHS DECA Students Compete At State Tournament
Mercer Island, WA, March 6, 2023 - MIHS DECA students took part in three days of competition at Meydenbauer Center in Bellevue this past weekend at the DECA State Tournament.
Mercer Island students went up against the best of the best from across Washington. There were over 4,000 students from across the state that compete din events that were all incredibly competitive.
MIHS is very proud to announce their international DECA qualifiers from the State Tournament. Congratulations to all the qualifiers.
Principles
Principles of Finance - 2nd - Saya Skarbinski
Personal Financial Literacy - 2nd - Matthew Shield
Individual Series
Automotive Services Marketing - 1st - Julia Harper, 9th - Maya Evans-Riera
Business Services Marketing - 7th - Jessica Xing
Food Marketing - 3rd - Nikesh Woerner, 9th - Keegan Wang
Marketing Communications - 2nd - Katherine Shao, 8th - Charlotte Wood
Sports and Entertainment Marketing - 7th - Callum Neher , 8th - Jayne Loo
Research Papers
International Business Plan – 5th - Damon Marcou, 7th - Charlotte Wood, Sofia Tubach
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