Last week, Franklin County DECA competed at the Region 4 Conference held at Eastern Kentucky University, where our students delivered outstanding performances across multiple competitive events. DECA prepares emerging leaders and entrepreneurs for careers in marketing, finance, hospitality, and management, and our students demonstrated exceptional professionalism, skill, and dedication throughout the conference.
This year, 45 Franklin County High School students competed, and 36 qualified for the State Career Development Conference (SCDC) in Louisville, Kentucky. We are incredibly proud of the hard work these students put into their projects and presentations, and we celebrate the following individuals and teams who advanced in their respective events:
Hailey McKinney – 1st Place, Buying & Merchandising Operations Research
Tya Hogan – 1st Place, Finance Operations Research
Brianne & Payln Hinkle – 2nd Place, Finance Operations Research
Nishka Patel – 1st Place, Retail Merchandising Series
Maddie Garland – 2nd Place, Retail Merchandising Series
Madison McCoy & Ella Miller – 1st Place, Integrated Marketing Campaign
Macy Cobane – 2nd Place, KY Finance
Ryley Groce – 1st Place, KY Marketing
Seaton Wix – 2nd Place, KY Marketing
Kaden Jewell – 4th Place, KY Marketing
Carlos Cortes – 5th Place, KY Marketing
Sean Martin – 6th Place, KY Marketing
Charlie Prewitt – 7th Place, KY Marketing
Brennan Carpenter – 1st Place, KY Sports & Entertainment Marketing
Drew Bevington & Jayla Bowen – 3rd Place, Buying & Merchandising Team Decision Making
Ross Luking & Zeke Perry – 6th Place, Financial Services Team Decision Making
Calah Jones & Sinicah Woods – 2nd Place, Hospitality Services Team Decision Making
Jaevyn Kennedy-Aitken & Jack King – 2nd Place, Marketing Management Team Decision Making
Macayne MacDonald & Jack Ross – 4th Place, Sports & Entertainment Team Decision Making
Porter Peale & Anthony Lopes – 5th Place, Sports & Entertainment Team Decision Making
Mason Goins & Lincoln Dooley – 6th Place, Sports & Entertainment Team Decision Making
Addilyn Taylor & Ma'Kiyia Wheeler – 8th Place, Sports & Entertainment Team Decision Making
Alayna Houchin & Kaniyah Pickett – 4th Place, Travel & Tourism Team Decision Making
Jamiah Keene & Camryn Kelly – 5th Place, Travel & Tourism Team Decision Making
Franklin County Schools is incredibly proud of these students for representing our district with excellence. This is a tremendous group of young leaders, and we look forward to cheering them on as they prepare for the State Career Development Conference in Louisville.