March 14, 2023

Congratulations to the Lakeville North and Lakeville South DECA teams on their accomplishments at the Minnesota DECA State Career Development Conference, which was held March 5-7. Several students from both teams competed in finals, with the following students earning top rankings and qualifying for the International Career Development Conference.

Lakeville North DECA:

• Angad Handa - 2nd place - Human Resource Management Individual Series

• Brock Boan - 3rd place - Sports & Entertainment Team Decision Making

• Vito Marchese - 3rd place - Sports & Entertainment Team Decision Making

• Adelina Ahmetovic - 4th place - Career Development Project; Qualifier - Travel & Tourism Team Decision Making

• April Krolak - 4th place - Career Development Project

• Tejas Komaragiri - 4th place - Career Development Project; Qualifier - Travel & Tourism Team Decision Making

• Malia Zweber - 4th place - Employment Interview Advanced; Qualifier - School Based Enterprise

• Zach Hanson - 4th place - Sports & Entertainment Marketing Individual Series

• Anh Do - 4th place - Sales Demonstration Hard Line

• Makayla Magnuson - 4th place - Employment Interview Entry

• Cole Maddio - Qualifier - School Based Enterprise

• Brooklyn Johnson - Qualifier - School Based Enterprise

• Marisa McBurney - Qualifier - Quick Service Management Individual Series

• Andrew Casey - Qualifier - Hospitality Team Decision Making; Qualifier - Professional Sales

• Tyler Beumer - Qualifier - Hospitality Team Decision Making

Lakeville South DECA:

• Henry Caswell - 1st place - Sales Demo; 3rd place - Financial Consulting

• Alice Yi - 3rd Place - Principles of Business Management and Administration

• Braden Hopper - 3rd Place - Sales Demonstration; Qualifier - School Based Enterprise

• Annabelle King - Qualifier - School Based Enterprise

• Ella Fowler - Qualifier - School Based Enterprise

The International Career and Development Conference will take place April 22-25 in Orlando, Florida. Good luck to all those competing!