CCTI’s DECA chapter participates in competition

Carbon Career and Technical Institute’s DECA chapter participated in the annual DECA District 7 competition on Dec. 6.

More than 350 students from 10 schools participated in the event. The competition included a 100-question written test and a role play scenario that the student had to solve and present to a judge. The combination of the scores determined the final results of each event. Events included various marketing, hospitality and sports events. The top six students in the individual events and the top four team participants will advance to the state conference in Hershey this February.

Sixty-two CCTI DECA members participated.

Rebekah Lorah scored a perfect 100% on her role play. A total of 31 students qualified for the state conference.

CCTI DECA advisers are Stephanie Barto, Sandi Kohutka, Bill Stoudt, Jane Farkas and Scott Bartholomew.

Students who placed from CCTI:

Apparel and Accessories

Justin Wyffels, second, Weatherly

Vic Hetrick, third, Palmerton

Jalissa Weil, fourth, Lehighton

Sean Bachert, fifth, Palmerton.

Automotive services

Madyson Ritter-Miller, second, Palmerton

Rachelle McFeeley, third, Jim Thorpe

Jess Mabus, fourth, Lehighton

Anna Silvers, sixth, Panther Valley

Business Services Marketing

Rebekah Lorah, first, Palmerton

Alyssa Murphy, sixth, Weatherly

Entrepreneurship

Tanner Lux, second, Jim Thorpe

Hannah Reed, sixth, Panther Valley

Food Marketing Series

Amber Curran, third, Lehighton

Hotel and Lodging Management

Carissa Burger, second, Jim Thorpe

Human Resources

Katelyn Green, fifth, Panther Valley

Marketing Communications

Abby Orach, second, Panther Valley

Mikayla Purdy, third, Palmerton

Quick Serve Restaurant Management

Rheese Borland, fourth, Palmerton

Restaurant & Food Service Management

Tori Fassl, sixth, Palmerton

Retail Merchandising

Emily Tenisci, third, Panther Valley

Taby Hardy, fourth, Palmerton

Ben Pieri, fifth, Jim Thorpe

Sierra Bauer, sixth, Panther Valley

Sports and Entertainment Marketing

Kayla Nothstein, second, Palmerton

Kierra Pfaff, fifth, Palmerton

Principles of hospitality and tourism

Nevin Garey, third, Jim Thorpe

Principles of marketing

Kadin German, fifth, Palmerton

Travel & Tourism Team Decision Making

Michaela Miller of Jim Thorpe and Laralynn Mullen of Panther Valley, fourth place

Job Interview

Haylee Strubinger, second, Jim Thorpe

Dyvone Watson-Lemon, third, Jim Thorpe

In addition to the district winners, several students will be competing in written research events that start at the state conference in February 2020.