35 Stephenville High School DECA students qualify for state.

Special to Beneath the Surface News

The Stephenville High School DECA chapter achieved remarkable success at the recent District 9 Career Development Conference held in Sweetwater.

Of the 40 students who represented the school, 35 qualified for state.

“These accomplishments reflect the hard work, passion and dedication of our students,” said DECA instructor Jocelyn Etters.

“We are incredibly proud of their success and look forward to cheering them on as they compete at the state level in Dallas this March.”

The following students have advanced to the state competition in their respective events:

Apparel & Accessories Marketing Series: Haley Vandalsem

Accounting Applications Series: Truman Betz, Clara Barnes

Automotive Services Marketing Series: Garrett Mader

Business Finance Series: Bryan Yanez

Business Services Marketing Series: Hayden Bailey, Nahum Munoz

Entrepreneurship Series: Hunter Sixkiller, Abigail Collins, Aaron Butter

Entrepreneurship Team Decision Making: Abbie Osmotherly, Emma Osmotherly

Food Marketing Series: Madi Lesur, Madelyn Etters

Finance Operations Research Event: Yoseline Angel, Helen Diaz, Cielo Puerta

Hotel and Lodging Management Series: Alondra Bahena, Ayush Patel, Emily Faulkenberry

Human Resources Management Series: Natalie Estrada, Bella Hefner

International Business Plan: Alexxa Granados, Lucia Walton

Marketing Communications Series: Sanjivani Pokhrel, Wyatt Bradshaw

Principles of Business Management & Administration: Bryson Hutchins, Caleb Jones

Principles of Entrepreneurship: Rudi Cochran

Principles of Marketing: Bethany Barns

Quick Service Restaurant Management Series: Bettzy Ordonez

Retail Merchandising Series: Ella Greeney, Ryder Sims

Sports & Entertainment Marketing Team Decision Making: Tony Mares, Alex Medina

Additional honors include Madi Lesur, who was selected as a District 9 officer, and Hunter Sixkiller, who earned the top test score in the entire entrepreneurship cluster within District 9.

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