West Bloomfield High School DECA Breaks District Record

White Lake, Michigan – Saturday January 13, 2018
Over 100 West Bloomfield High School DECA members traveled to Lakeland High School to compete in the DECA District VI Competition. This was a one day leadership and business competition. West Bloomfield walked away with 62 medals and 35 students qualifying for the State Career Development Conference, March 9th-11th in Detroit. These students will join other members of their chapter, marking a record breaking 104 students representing WBHS at the State Conference.

Approximately 600 high school students from around the district competed in different events and categories, ranging from Sports and Entertainment Marketing to Finance. We are proud to acknowledge the winners (listed below) that qualified in one or more categories during this event.

Members qualifying for The State Career Development Conference are as follows:

Jinan Abufarha, (12); Human Resources Management
Kaleb Bertovich, (9); Apparel and Accessories Marketing
Nikki Bluestone, (12); Travel and Tourism Team Decision Making
Sydney Brogniart, (10); Financial Consulting Event
Matthew Burkett (11); Entrepreneurship Team Decision Making
Michael Burkett (11); Entrepreneurship Team Decision Making
Jake Cohen (12); Entrepreneurship Team Decision Making
Corey Cohn (12); Marketing Communication Services
Ronnie Davis (12); Professional Selling Event
Jaziah Dhue (10); Sports and Entertainment Team Decision Making
Nickluas Feimster (10); Financial Services Team Decision Making
Christian Fitzpatrick (10); Sports and Entertainment Marketing Team Decision Making
Sara Hobart (11); Business Finance
Jason Israilov (12); Human Resources Management
Bhali Johnson (12); Restaurant and Food Service Management
Maria Kakos (12); Hospitality and Tourism Professional Selling Event
Neville Kallabat (11); Automotive Services Marketing
Amin Koumaiha (11); Food Marketing Services
Jacob Kuhlman (11); Financial Services Team Decision Making
Adam Liebman (12); Entrepreneurship Team Decision Making
Brennan Lata (12); Business Services Marketing
Daniel Litman (9); Principles of Marketing
Steve McCotter (10); Sports and Entertainment Team Decision Making
Brendan Mcguire (10); Sports and Entertainment Marketing
Stefan Najor (12); Hospitality and Lodging Management
Shannon Osborne (11); Marketing Communications
Taylor Patterson (11); Marketing Communications Destiny Pennington (12); Human Resources Management
Christian Robinson (10) Sports and Entertainment Team Decision Making
Saivion Shaver (10); Retail Merchandising
Kouya Takeshita (9); Hotel and Lodging Management
Nicole Tranca (12); Travel and Tourism Team Decision Making Event
Zeiad Tuaimeh (12); Retail Merchandising
Alexandra Van Loon (10); Principles of Hospitality and Tourism
Louis Weinberg (12); Automotive Services Marketing

About West Bloomfield High School DECA
The West Bloomfield Chapter consists of students enrolled in Growing Your Business I & II, Marketing, Sports Marketing, Advanced Marketing and Advanced Placement Macro and Microeconomics. DECA, which is recognized around the world, prepares emerging leaders and entrepreneurs in four fields of business: marketing, finance, hospitality, and management. Our DECA chapter integrates classroom instruction, applied learning, business c0nnections, and promotes competition. These experiences will prepare the next generation to be academically successful, community oriented, professionally responsible, and experienced leaders.

Contact Information
To learn more about this story, please contact:
Julie Zalla, DECA Advisor
West Bloomfield High School DECA
julie.zalla@wbsd.org