L-K DECA advances to International

*** The Journal-Sun accidentally put the wrong DECA picture in for L-K in our last edition. It was pulled from the wrong location and is our fault.***

Linden-Kildare DECA competed at the Texas DECA Career Development Conference in Houston, on Friday, Feb. 25.

Twelve L-KHS DECA students were among the 4,400 student competitors from schools across Texas, Public and Private with DECA Chapters, vying for a state title and the opportunity to represent Texas DECA at the DECA International Career Development Conference to be held April 22 - 27 in Atlanta, Georgia.

Competitors wrote a 20-page paper over a business and gave a 15-minute presentation to a judge.

Advancing to the International competition were Dylan Stanley who was awarded a state title in Franchise Business Plan and the team of Austin Williams, Logan Grandmaison, and Nicholas Lane who were awarded a state title in Business Services Operations Research.

The following students were named as the Texas alternates: Camdyn McNutt and Jocelyn Serrano in Finance Operations Research, Brooklynne Dalrymple and Kyleigh Abernathy in Buying and Merchandising Operations Research, Nayeli Fuentes in Hospitality and Tourism Operations Research, and Presley Turner in Community Giving Project.

Gail Dorgan is the L-K DECA Advisor and Siglinda Smoak is the assistant.