DECA is an organization that focuses on business education in topics such as marketing, tourism, personal finance, and accounting.

Each year, DECA chapters around the country compete in local district competitions, finding the highest scoring members throughout each district. After district competitions, state qualifiers from each school go on to compete in the state competition, facing off with other qualifiers within the state. Then from the state competition, the highest scoring members of each subject move on to the international competition, going against some other great students from each state, as well as from Canada. 

To find who has the highest score, members take a 100 question multiple-choice test that is related to their subject. From there, the students typically compete in person at the district competition, 

At these competitions, the average score of each member’s test score combines with their roleplay and/or presentation scores. 

This year, the local district DECA competition was held at Mid Rivers Mall on Feb. 9. There were a total of 15 high schools in the district, including schools from Fort Zumwalt, Francis Howell, Union, Warrenton and Wentzville.

After competing most of the day, DECA members sat down at 1:30 p.m. for the awards ceremony. In total, eight members placed first in their event, seven members placed second, and five people placed third.

Missouri DECA state competition will be held in Kansas City this year between March 13-15, 2022, and 25 students will be representing Liberty in the competition.

DECA State Qualifiers

Principles of Marketing

1st- Sathvika Pudur Ravi Shanker

3rd- Maddie Abernathy

Principles of Personal Finance

1st- Emma Mulherin

Principles of Hospitality and Tourism

3rd- Kaitlin Stumpf

Finance Consulting

2nd- Ginna Counterman

Food Marketing Series

1st- Sarah Dickson

Accounting Applications

1st- Madalyn Breckenridge

2nd- Leah Kaler

Marketing Communication Series

1st- Arthi Kondapaneni 

Start-Up Business Plan

2nd- Brett Kercher

3rd- Isabelle Grothoff

4th- Garrett Bullock

Buying and Merchandising Operations Research 

2nd- Audrey Fleetwood 

3rd- Brooklyn Giessman

Marketing Management Team Decision Making

1st- Bella Bahr and Carson Clay

Financial Team Decision Making

2nd- Makenzie Kieling and Ben Meyer 

Apparel and Accessories Marketing Series

2nd- Audrey Fleetwood

7th- Vianca Malave-Torres

Innovation Plan

4th- Madalynn Blakely

Hospitality and Tourism Operation Research

3rd- Sarah Dickson

Business Financial Series

4th- Cleopatra Mozolewski 

Hospitality & Tourism Professional Selling

1st- Jessica Wagner

Automotive Services Marketing

4th– Ethan Besowshek 

Retail Merchandising Series

5th- Garrett Bullock

Restaurant and Food Service Management

7th- Ava Reidy

If you have any questions regarding DECA or FBLA, please contact 

DECA: [email protected] or [email protected]