DECA State Competition

Kearsley High School students received special recognition for their performance at last week's Michigan DECA State Competition.

  • Josey Janiga - State Finalist, Top Performer in role play and International Qualifier for the Apparel and Accessories Marketing event

  • Skylar Tallman - State Finalist for the Ethics team event

  • Hailey Cameron - State Finalist for the Ethics team event

  • Megan Nusbaum - Top Performer in Role Play for the Marketing Communications event

  • Alyvia Bombe, Drake Hollins and Heidi Urban for their work achieving Gold certification for the Hornet’s Nest school store

  • A’llyssa Wallace and Josey Janiga were accepted into the DECA International leadership academy in Anaheim, California

In addition to the special recognition, KHS DECA team will bring six students to the International DECA conference in Anaheim, California from April 26 through May 1.

The DECA State Competition was held in Detroit at the Huntington Place. Twenty Kearsley students competed against 6,000 students.

  • Zachary Giessinger - Principles of Finance

  • Tommy Gustafson - Personal Financial Literacy

  • London Struck-Curtis and Cody Jacobson - Marketing Management Team Decision Making 

  • Josey Janiga - Apparel & Accessories Marketing Series

  • Megan Nusbaum - Marketing Communications Series

  • Kylee Pake - Principles of Marketing

  • Keegan Roesner and Logan Saiko - Sports & Entertainment Team Decision Making

  • Damien Blair, Luke Dawson, and Ethan Sellers - Leadership & Teamwork Event

  • Brianna Sierra and Alyvia Bombe - Travel & Tourism Team Decision Making 

  • Drake Hollins and Heidi Urban - Marketing Management Team Decision Making

  • A'llyssa Wallace and Lyliana Sanson-Espinoza - Community Giving Project

  • Hailey Cameron and Skylar Tallman - Ethics Team Event

Over the next few weeks, DECA will host a several fundraisers to help fund the California trip and KHS's program. If you are interested in supporting DECA, please email Mike Whalen.