GRAVETTE — Students in the Gravette High School DECA program, an association of marketing students, recently attended the State DECA Leadership Conference in Little Rock.
Students competed in four team-decisionproposal events, three individual-presentationevents and the DECA quiz bowl. A total of 14 students were involved in competition, with six earning awards which were presented on-stage. These included five firstplace honors and one fifth-place award. Ten students qualified for nationals.
Student competitors included: Megan Davis and Haley House, firstplace, sports and entertainment team; Christina Lovell and Amy Riles, first place, marketing communications team; Zack Heald, first place, buying and merchandising; and Jessica Price, individual fifth, business services.
Other competitors included Chance Delgado and Victor Vang, hospitality and tourism team;Ishtar Vang and Amy Lee, travel and tourism team; Sabrina Hernandez, apparel and accessories; Seth Rutherford and Taylor Fournier, financial services team; and Kevin Smith, marketing management.
Bob Johnson, GHS marketing and business instructor, was honored as 2011 Arkansas Marketing Teacher of the Year.
Community News, Pages 8 on 03/23/2011