DECA wins big at state competition
Seniors Ashley Dillard, Caitlyn Manley and Namario Yancey wait for a replacement bus after their bus broke down on the way home from competition.
March 26, 2010 • written by Lauren Haley
Filed under News
The weekend of March 5, DECA traveled to Nashville to compete in the state competition.
In the district competition, students had to write a paper telling about a business and how they would improve it. All students who were chosen to continue to state had to make a poster board with the major points of their papers listed on it, and give a speech to elaborate on each point.
This year 15 DECA students will continue on to nationals, in Louisville, KY the week of March 24-28.
“That’s more than we’ve ever had go to nationals,” DECA sponsor Cathy Bishop said.
Bartlett came away with more winners than any other Shelby County School.
The 15 students who will be advancing to the national competition are:
Carrie Connor
Ashley Dillard
Caroline Dickey
Dylan Riner
Clay Hillyard
LaTrell Cunningham
Gene Nolan
Wardell Webber
Rachelle Crutchfield
Anthony McCants
Belel Kamara
Kristen Groniger
Leah Hollingsworth
and Caitlin Manley.
These Bartlett Panthers will be competing with 15,000 students from all across the country.
“They were so good, and so professional, I was so proud of them,” said Bishop.
The competition went well; however, the ride back did not.
While driving home from Nashville the bus that the students were traveling on broke down about 20 minutes into the drive. All students had to evacuate the bus and wait on the side of the road for a replacement to arrive.
Although the ride back may have been a little chaotic, Bishop is very proud of all of her students that made it to state, and those who are advancing to nationals.
Most Bartlett students and faculty are alive with Panther Pride for DECA’s wins at state.
i L0VE DECA! i WAS S0 HAPPY T0 MAKE iT T0 NATi0NALS. IT WAS S0 FUNNY AB0UT THE BUS SiTUATi0N 0N THE WAY H0ME…ALTHOUGH i N0TiCED THAT 0THER PPL W0RRiED.