39 HHS DECA members advance to the state competition

DECA is an annual business competition in high schools around the world. DECA prepares students for a future career in business. There are competitive events on all different aspects of business such as entrepreneurship, marketing, finance, hospitality and management. 

DECA helps students learn important skills such as knowledge of business practices and information, speaking in front of others, and acting professionally.

 Hopkins DECA Team had the district competition on January 30th.  The top 7 teams from each event move forward onto the state competition. At the award ceremony, the teams that are going to state were announced. 

Students will stay in the Hyatt Regency Hotel in Minneapolis, where the state competition is held. The state competition takes place over three days with the first two days (March 6-7) being the ‘preliminary’ competition.  

This part of the competition narrows the field down to the top 12-15 competitors for each event and the right to compete at ‘finals’ on the third day (March 8) of the competition. The students who make it to nationals take a trip to Atlanta, Georgia where the national competition is held.

Congratulations to those going to the state competition:

Myles Koppelman

Sofie Schear

Ruby Kruse

Kittson Amdall

Max Johanning

Bennett Frodermann

Oscar Wolfe

Josh Anderson

George Lu

Nora Buttress

Isabel Cialkowski

Jenna Holden

Annalise Frodermann

Kyle DuVal

Evan Ditzler

Sophia Farrell

Kate Nielson

Eve Passman

Marissa Moldo

Anna Kim

Bella Stewart

Wesley Besikof

Zack Gale

Conor Junker

Isabel Polinsky

Natalia Trujillo

Meredith Burke

Chloe Buschmann

Laurel Cox

Ashley Steinke

Bella Saladino

Samanta Minh

Sam Gausmann

Zack Sikkink

Megan Roesler

Gracie Kermisch

Juliana Seewald

Sam Martin

Louis DeGiulio