DECA succeeds at State

15 students advance to International competition

Amber Hall, DECA Adviser|February 28, 2018

DECA students gather to show off their awards at the conclusion of State competition at the Broadmoor Hotel in Colorado Springs. Students competed for four days, February 24 – 27.

Congratulations to the Conifer HS DECA students who competed in State over the past 4 days.

The following 15 students qualified in the top 5% of Colorado DECA students and have earned a competitive spot in the International Competition in April (last year we qualified 13 for ICDC):

1^st place in Advertising Campaign – Sawyer Halingstad, Piper Richey & Cole Hollander
1^st place in Entrepreneurship – Eirik Skildheim
2^nd place in Sports & Entertainment Team Decision Making – Mark Studer & Cole Hollander
3^rd place in Innovation Plan – Hattie Dahlin, Reece Miller & David Jacobson
4^th place in Business Law & Ethics Team Decision Making– Alissa Searcy & Reece Miller
5^th place in Fashion Merchandising Promotion Plan –Rachael Long, Lena Heaney & Kelly Powers

Adam Westfall was elected to serve as the DECA State District 5 Officer for this next year.

The Chapter received overall Achievement Awards for District 5: Most Community Service Hours and Most Money Donated.

Conifer DECA qualified 21 students for finals at State Conference this year (6 who double qualified). 50% of the State attendees were recognized on stage during awards. Making it into the finals puts these students in the top 10% of DECA Competitors in Colorado.

Congratulations to all the additional Role Play Finalists:

Nicole Renaud & Kelly Powers – Buying and Merchandising Team Decision Making
Clarke Shaffner – Automotive Services
Hudson McCarthy – Hotel & Lodging Management

Congratulations to all the additional Written Event Finalists

Sports & Entertainment Promotion Plan – Mark Studer, Alissa Searcy & Nicholas Faraco-Hadlock
Innovation Plan – Atticus Pond, Hunter Aho & Eirik Skildheim
Fashion & Merchandising Promotion Plan – Hailey Janson & Merisa Trujillo

Cartner’s Last Night at the Cafe

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Photo provided by Savanna Smith

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Carissa Maseberg gives AP Statistic help to several students during Lab. Though AP Statistics is a difficult subject and a college-level class, her teaching has helped many students to understand and internalize the processes and strategies needed to be successful in her class. “She’s helped me figure out how to do math,” Roberson said.

Missing Maseberg

Every year in February Conifer students excluding outgoing seniors, must complete their class registration. Students register for classes both on paper and on Infinite Campus, and the course names displayed are the official course names. “Social Media sounds like something that involves Social Media, like Instagram, not a second year Newspaper course,” Fritz said.

New Courses or New Names?

Throughout the season the marching band plays at Conifer football games and competes at several regional and state level competitions. This year at regionals the team placed 7th overall.
Photo by Mary Evers

Marching Band Students Are Getting P.E Credits

Showcase

Cartner prepares to open the evening by directing the first song played at the Night at the Cafe. Plans for the Night at the Cafe to continue under Laura Sarché are in place, allowing for the event to continue after Cartners departure, with several students already having made preparations. “I want to do more volunteering next year for the Night at the Cafe,” sophomore Maggie Sullivan said. “Serving, prepping food and stuff like that.

Cartner’s Last Night at the Cafe

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Adam Wilton, a track participant at Conifer works on hurdles inside due to weather conditions.
Conifers track team has been forced to practice indoors due to snowy and icy conditions. Players affected with the restricted space and limited practices. “The coaches push me forward and in track they want me to do my best,” Adam Wilton.

Photo Provided By Savanna Smith

Limited Practices, Limited Improvement

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