Hartland DECA Qualifies Record Number for State Finals

The program as one of the largest in the state and typically qualifies about 50 students for the state finals and 20-30 to the international competition of DECA, which stands for Distributive Education Clubs of America.

"All in all, a very successful day for many students from Hartland," said Nathan Oake, one of the program's advisers.

The students qualified during a district competition Friday at Eastern Michigan University. The finals are in Dearborn. For a photo gallery from the district event, see the program's Facebook page.

Hartland High School DECA State Qualifiers Sean Anderson Business Finance Matthew Auvenshine Marketing Management Tommy Baucus Food Marketing Emily Bee Marketing Communications Team Decision Making Dane Bourdo Financial Services Team Decision Making Curtis Brown Automotive Services Marketing Zach Brozowski Retail Merchandising Rachel Byron Business Services Marketing Alison Cameron Financial Services Team Decision Making Colton Carland Food Marketing Becca Chase Hospitality Services Team Decision Making Jessica Childs Buying and Merchandising Team Decision Making Ryan Clogg Professional Selling Event Anthony Colainne Business Law and Ethics Team Decision Making Travis Cole Automotive Services Marketing Ali Conway Financial Services Team Decision Making Brandon DePoy Hospitality Services Team Decision Making Miranda Dziobak Travel and Tourism Marketing Team Decision Making Brooke Eicher Principles of Hospitality & Tourism Olivia Eiden Travel and Tourism Marketing Team Decision Making Amanda Featherstone Hospitality Services Team Decision Making Jon Forster Business Services Marketing Jordan Gallant Apparel and Accessories Marketing Cassidy Gannon Financial Services Team Decision Making Ivey Garner Principles of Business Management Anthony Genrich Quick Serve Restaurant Management Danielle Germane Principles of Marketing Cassie Gietek Hotel and Lodging Management Alex Gietek Hospitality Services Team Decision Making Courtney Goldsmith Retail Merchandising Madison Gordon Human Resources Management James Gottman Business Finance Mitchell Graham Principles of Hospitality & Tourism Hannah Greene Buying and Merchandising Team Decision Making Shelby Hard Sports and Entertainment Marketing Charlie Harper Principles of Marketing Rachel Hayes Buying and Merchandising Team Decision Making Will Highland Business Finance Kayla Hinkle Hospitality Services Team Decision Making Kristina Hollis Sports and Entertainment Marketing Team Decision Making Olivia Huebel Marketing Communications Team Decision Making Kendra Hull Restaurant and Food Service Management Troy Isakson Principles of Finance Kyla Jackson Marketing Management Katelyn Jelso Hospitality Services Team Decision Making McKenna Jennings Principles of Hospitality & Tourism Jake Kelley Business Services Marketing Ron Kennedy Automotive Services Marketing Kyle Keogh Marketing Communications Team Decision Making Chelsea Klinebriel Travel and Tourism Marketing Team Decision Making Grant Klopfenstein Sports and Entertainment Marketing Hadley Knudsen Marketing Communications Team Decision Making Ashley Krolczyk Marketing Communications Team Decision Making Kristin Lawrence Travel and Tourism Marketing Team Decision Making Ethan Laytner Human Resources Management Madison Light Buying and Merchandising Team Decision Making Brendan Lindberg Marketing Communications Team Decision Making Holly Lingenfelter Marketing Communications Team Decision Making Nick Lizotte Business Finance Charlie Locker Hospitality Services Team Decision Making Travis Loruss Quick Serve Restaurant Management Taylor Lovelace Automotive Services Marketing Michele Luberto Travel and Tourism Marketing Team Decision Making Eric Lundwall Marketing Management Chris McAllister Sports and Entertainment Marketing Logan McElligatt Sports and Entertainment Marketing Team Decision Making Caitlyn McLaughlin Advertising Campaign Allison Messer Buying and Merchandising Team Decision Making Tara Messer Buying and Merchandising Team Decision Making Lauren Mioduszewski Financial Services Team Decision Making Sam Mioduszewski Marketing Communications Team Decision Making John Moraitis Financial Services Team Decision Making Erin Muszinski Principles of Business Management Erynn O'Hara Marketing Management Josh Olszewski Buying and Merchandising Team Decision Making Kaileigh Orr Business Law and Ethics Team Decision Making Isabelle Pacitto Apparel and Accessories Marketing Ashley Pajtas Travel and Tourism Marketing Team Decision Making Rachel Pardun Travel and Tourism Marketing Team Decision Making Emily Paulson Principles of Hospitality & Tourism Linda Pecaj Restaurant and Food Service Management Scott Pelland Hospitality Services Team Decision Making Blair Pellatt Business Services Marketing Raylin Pellatt Hospitality Services Team Decision Making Kaila Pietila Hotel and Lodging Management Vanessa Pompey Restaurant and Food Service Management Hannah Puvalowski Principles of Finance Dalton Reiche Principles of Hospitality & Tourism Maddee Render Travel and Tourism Marketing Team Decision Making Jeremy Rigonen Sports and Entertainment Marketing Austin Rivet Principles of Finance Nick Rize Business Law and Ethics Team Decision Making Josh Roberts Business Law and Ethics Team Decision Making Jacob Rushak Financial Services Team Decision Making Elizabeth Salame Principles of Finance Jamie Sams Advertising Campaign Collin Sass Automotive Services Marketing Nathan Smith Principles of Hospitality & Tourism Jessica Stark Quick Serve Restaurant Management Erica Stevens Business Services Marketing Mary Steward Buying and Merchandising Team Decision Making Chris Stokes Food Marketing Kirsten Stroven Hotel and Lodging Management Austin Stuenkel Financial Services Team Decision Making Heather Tackett Hospitality Services Team Decision Making Mike Terrio Human Resources Management Mitchell Thomas Financial Services Team Decision Making Melissa Tori Business Law and Ethics Team Decision Making Peter Tyler Business Law and Ethics Team Decision Making Greg Velliky Automotive Services Marketing Sean Virden Professional Selling Event Jacob West Financial Services Team Decision Making Paul Wilson Marketing Management Morgyn Woodruff Business Services Marketing Source: Hartland High School DECA

WHAT IS DECA? Each year since 1946, students nationwide participate in DECA competitions at the district, state and national level for a chance to earn college scholarships, national recognition and a wealth of real world marketing, management and entrepreneurship experience.