USD 489

Twenty-three Hays High School DECA students competed in the 2019 State Career Development Conference March 3-5 on the campus of Kansas State University.

Student winners include the following:

• Isabell Braun, Kallie Leiker and Brianna Forinash – 1st Place, Community Service Project

• Paige Polifka-Denson and Allison Hillebrand – 1st Place, Public Relations Project

• Jacie Robinson and Ryan Hernandez – 2nd Place, Hospitality and Tourism Operations Research

• Connor Teget, Peyton Thorell and Keaton Markley – 1st Place, Sports and Entertainment Marketing Operations Research

• Landon Dinkel and Lauren Kent – 5th Place, Creative Marketing Project

• Brooke Denning, Cassidy Prough and Madelyn Waddell – 4th Place, Entrepreneurship Promotion Project

• Matt Goodale – 7th Place, Innovation Plan

• Peyton Niernberger and Kaydee Brin – 1st Place, Franchise Business Plan

• Abigail Dickinson – 1st Place, Business Growth Plan

• Emma Pfannenstiel and Joanna Carrillo Maldonado – 3rd Place, International Business Plan

• Shyann Schumacher and Carson Ackerman – 8th Place, Integrated Marketing Campaign – Event

• Trevor Mai – 10th Place, Integrated Marketing Campaign – Event

• Carson Ackerman – 3rd Place, Principles of Marketing