FRANKLIN HEIGHTS DECA

On January 19, 2022, 25 Franklin Heights High School DECA students traveled to Columbus State Community College to participate in the first part of their DECA competitive events. DECA is a student organization that prepares young men and women for careers in business, finance, hospitality, or entrepreneurship. Students were given real-life scenarios in which they would present the solution to a judge. Some students created Business plans for start up businesses or promotional plans for events or products and presented those to a judge. Later that week the students took a knowledge test about marketing and business. The following students won awards in their events:

1st- Rahma Abdalla-Start-up Business

1st -Drew Chapman, Johnny Plaugher, Noah Adkins - Innovation Business Plan

1st-Sundus Eleye & Jazmyne McKinney - Integrated Marketing Plan - Event

2nd-Madison Yingling, Kaitlyn Thompson - Innovation Business Plan

2nd-Halima Sidow - Start-up Business Plan

2nd-Randy Spraw - Business Services Series

2nd-Jeremy Hernandez Revilla - Apparel and Accessories Series

3rd-Abdi Madar-Quick Serve Series

3rd-Lima Aweys - Human Resource Management

4th -Jason Huerta - Marketing Communication Series

4th -Gunner Nagle -Human Resource Management

5th -Brooklyn Smith/Eva Marcum - Hospitality and Tourism Team Event

5th - Abdi Ali - Retail Series

5th - Noah Brooks - Principles of Hospitality