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Ozark DECA Students Shine at Record-Breaking District Competition

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Ozark DECA Students Shine at Record-Breaking District Competition

Ozark High School students delivered an outstanding performance at this year’s DECA District 11 Competition, the largest in district history. The event included 860 students from 16 surrounding school districts, and Ozark DECA rose to the occasion with impressive results including 22 state qualifiers, four district champions and 29 total medalists. 

The following students have qualified for state: 

  • Apparel and Accessories Marketing Series – 3rd Place: Ashlee Stewart
  • Accounting Applications Individual Series – 3rd Place: Frederick Hornickel
  • Business Finance – 2nd Place: Caleb Anderson
  • Business Law & Ethics Team Decision Making – 2nd Place: John Kitchin and Allison Mills
  • Entrepreneurship Series – 2nd Place: Avery Jameson
  • Financial Consulting – 1st Place: Audrey Jenkins
  • Financial Services Team Decision Making – 2nd Place: Cayden Irons and Avery Sugrue
  • Hotel and Lodging Management – 3rd Place: Leslie Burnette
  • Hospitality & Tourism Professional Selling – 1st Place: Ella Hedgpeth; 3rd Place: Kayleigh Eason
  • Marketing Communications – 3rd Place: Brett Roussell
  • Principles of Finance – 3rd Place: Reid Hedgpeth
  • Principles of Hospitality and Tourism – 3rd Place: Isabella West
  • Professional Selling Event – 3rd Place: Isabella Taylor
  • Quick Serve Restaurant Management – 1st Place: Truman Allen-Dodge
  • Retail Merchandising Series – 1st Place: Avery Buening; 2nd Place: Austin Novik
  • Sports and Entertainment Marketing – 2nd Place: Fletcher Morgan; 3rd Place: Kian Sorlie
  • Sports and Entertainment Marketing Team Decision Making – 3rd Place: Neil Burton and Evan Growcock