A group of Lakes High School DECA students wait for their turn to compete at the DECA Area 7 Leadership Development Competition.
Sixty-three Lakes High School Distributive Education Club of America (DECA) students attended the Washington DECA Area 7 Leadership Development Competition in Tacoma Jan. 14. Thirty-two students received awards and 23 qualified for the state DECA competition in Bellevue this March.
Accounting
- Kyle Gallagher, first place
- Lirra Zullo, fourth place
Apparel and Accessories
- Katy Vlaming, second place
- Kaiden Besinger, seventh place
- Susanna Kropelnicki
Automotive Services
- Tucker McDowell, first place
- Molly McWherter, second place
- Ryan Foster, fourth place
- Brian Sprague, fifth place
Business and Merchandising Team
- Dylan Heussman and David Littlejohn, first place
Business Services
- Chanel Washington, first place
- Cameron Boyd, second place
Marketing Management
- Connor Durr, fourth place
- Rio Marquez-Hammitt, third place
Hospitality Team
- Ju Moon and Margaret Manalo
Hotel and Lodging
- Yumi Saclolo, second place
- Jacey Lucas, seventh place
- Devin Smith
- Andrea Garosi
- Justin Shuck
Quick Serve
- Katelyn McLeod, second place
Retail Merchandising
- Anjelica Harlow, fourth place
- Mallory Craker, fifth 5th place
- Myra Questal
- Aaron Seigler
Restaurant
- Kirsten Calitis, fourth place
- Deja Rice, sixth place
- Jeff Munsey
Sports Entertainment
- Raghib Page, first place
- Chelsea Brown, fifth place
Lakes High School students complete written tests as part of the DECA Area 7 Leadership Development Competition.
Students competed in industry-specific business role plays, which were scored in combination with written test scores.
DECA is an association of marketing business students and is the largest student club in the world. The Washington DECA Area 7 Leadership Development Competition is designed to develop leadership skills in students pursuing careers in marketing and management.