Glacier and Whitefish high school DECA chapters had an impressive showing at the Montana Career Development Conference in Great Falls.

Whitefish had 21 qualifiers and Glacier 29 for the International Career Development Conference held April 23-29 in Orlando, Florida.

There were 47 competitors from Whitefish and 69 from Glacier at the state competition. They were two of the three largest contingents at the state conference. Glacier DECA adviser Josh Munro said Glacier received recognition for increasing its chapter membership from 60 last year to 90 this year.

Whitefish DECA adviser Jeremy Anderson estimated there were more than 500 students vying for the top three spots.

DECA is an international nonprofit organization for high school and college students interested in marketing, finance, business management administration, and hospitality and tourism management careers.

Students compete in a variety of competitive events through role playing, presentations and written research.

Following are results from the state competition Feb. 8-10:

Team Events

Advertising Campaign Event

1. Malia Morris, Peyton Twete and Myndi Holbrook, Whitefish

Business Law and Ethics Team Decision Making

1. Ryker McIntyre and Ben Wright, Glacier; 3. Sydney Chamberlain and Alexa Lamers, Glacier; 4. Teigan Avery and Grant Germann, Glacier; 5. Jeff Hyer and Ethan Pothoff, Whitefish

Buying and Merchandising Team Decision Making

4. Katie Christensen and Riley Wilton, Glacier

Community Service Project

1. Sophie Binstein and Natalie Krueger, Glacier

Entreprenuership Innovation Plan

1. Sam Benkelman, Walter Sobba and Bergen Carloss, Whitefish

Fashion Merchandising Promotion Plan

1. Georgia Donaldson and Hailey Delagnes, Whitefish

Financial Services Team

Decision Making

3. Ryan Brown and Chaffin Ross, Whitefish

Hospitality Services Team

Decision Making

1. Walter Sobba and Bergen Carloss, Whitefish; 5. Mykenzie Whitley-Emens and Sarah Seynei, Glacier

International Business Plan

2. Ryan Brown and Chaffin Ross, Whitefish

Marketing Communications Team Decision Making 

1. Kyersten Siebenaler and Josie Jolly, Glacier; 2. Holly Hileman and Abbie Belcher, Whitefish; 3. Wyatt Germann and Nick Vanderbeek, Glacier; 5. Sydney Chamberlain and Alexa Lamers, Glacier

Sports and Entertainment

Marketing Team Decision

Making

1. Keaton Johnson and Nathan Vanderbeek, Glacier; 4. Sophie Binstein and Emma Epperly, Glacier; 6. Ethan Lockwood and Keegan Siebenaler, Glacier 

Sports and Entertainment

Promotion Plan

5. Melissa Pollard, Delaney Lewis and Grace Porterfield, Whitefish

Travel and Tourism Marketing

Team Decision Making

1. Ryker McIntyre and Ben Wright, Glacier; 2. Malia Morris and Peyton Twete, Whitefish; 3. Kate Doorn and Emma Claire Spring, Whitefish; 4. Alysha Smith and Spencer Johnson, Glacier; 5. Mykenzie Whitley-Emens and Sarah Seynei, Glacier

Individual Events

Accounting Applications Series

5. Riley Wilton, Glacier

Apparel and Accessories Marketing Series

1. Hailey Delagnes, Whitefish; 3.  Miles Friedman, Glacier; 6. Jessica McManus, Glacier

Automotive Services

Marketing

2. Matt Hunt, Glacier; 4. Keaton Grove, Whitefish

Business Finance

1. Walter Sobba, Whitefish; 2. Zach Cole, Glacier

Business Services

Marketing

1. Zach Cole Glacier; 6. Georgia Donaldson, Whitefish

Entrepreneurship — Growing Your Business

1. Miles Friedman, Glacier

Food Marketing Series

1. Sam Benkelman, Whitefish; 3. Bergen Carloss, Whitefish; 4. Emma Epperly, Glacier

Hospitality and Tourism Professional Selling

2. Caitlin Ward, Glacier; 3. Sarah Seynei, Glacier; 6. Emma Trunkle, Glacier; 7. Holland Blalack, Glacier

Hotel and Lodging

Management 

1. Emma Claire Spring, Whitefish; 2. Kyersten Siebenaler, Glacier; 3. Ryan Brown, Whitefish; 4. Jennifer Rasmussen, Glacier

Human Resources

Management

2. Hailey Delagnes, Whitefish; 5. Sam Benkelman, Whitefish; 7. Teigan Avery, Glacier

Marketing Management1. Josie Jolly, Glacier; 2. Malia Morris, Whitefish; 7. Holly Hileman, Whitefish

Principles of Finance 

1. Abbie Belcher, Whitefish; 2. Micah McFeely, Whitefish

Principles of Hospitality and Tourism

1. Zach Ade, Whitefish; 3. Nitara Meads, Whitefish; 6. Audrey Hyatt, Whitefish

Principles of Marketing

1. Emma Trunkle, Glacier; 2. Dani Douglas, Whitefish; 4. Kellie Brown, Whitefish

Professional Selling Event

3. Keaton Johnson, Glacier; 4. Holland Blalack, Glacier

Quick Serve Restaurant Management

2. Ethan Lockwood, Glacier; 3. Myndi Holbrook, Whitefish; 7. Natalie Krueger, Glacier

Restaurant and Food Service Management

1. Peyton Twete, Whitefish; 2. Micah McFeely, Whitefish; 5. Mitch Gilman, Glacier; 6. Wyatt Germann, Glacier

Retail Merchandising Series

3. Arden Greenwood, Whitefish; 4. Georgia Donaldson, Whitefish; 5. Mitch Gilman, Glacier; 6. Miles Friedman, Glacier

Sports and Entertainment Marketing

1. Keaton Grove, Whitefish; 2. Keegan Siebenaler, Glacier; 3. Bohdi Venery, Whitefish; 4. Jack Brandt, Whitefish; 6. Keaton Johnson, Glacier