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Buchholz High School students from the Academy of Entrepreneurship recently competed at the Florida DECA Career Development Conference with impressive results.  Altogether 41 of the 111 students won recognition and are eligible to compete at the International DECA conference in April. At the State conference, approximately 3,000 students from across Florida gathered in Orlando to compete in fifty different events during the four-day conference, with 30 to 50 students competing in each event. 

The Buchholz DECA chapter received the Gold Chapter Award, which is recognition based on the planning and completion of activities around Outreach, Networking and Engagement. Buchholz DECA also earned the highest “Thrive” Level for the DECA Membership and Chapter Campaigns. Buchholz also boasts two Gold Level School Based Enterprises (SBEs): one for its retail store ‘Spirit Spot’ and the other for its Food ‘Café.’ Two teams will compete at the DECA International Career Development Conference against Gold Level SBEs from around the world.

DECA is an international student organization that prepares emerging leaders and entrepreneurs in marketing, finance, hospitality and management in high schools and colleges around the globe. Buchholz DECA chapter advisors are Wendy Rosché and Terry Hoffer.

Competitive event winners were:

1^st Place – Community Giving Project – Anna Tomlinson and Tommy Sheridan

2^nd Place – Sales Project – Katie Lathem, Karis Harper, Oliver Dowling

3^rd Place – Principles of Entrepreneurship – Milena Masters

3^rd Place – Entrepreneurship Team Decision Making – McKenna Hantak and Noah Perez
4^th Place – Financial Literacy Project – Emma Dorosheff, Ansley Sherrard, Mara Tilley

6^th Place – Financial Literacy Project – Raelyn Henson, Isabela Caicedo, Paloma Dudas

6^th Place – Business Law & Ethics Team – Bryce Gillingham and Jayda Cooper

6^th Place – Human Resources Management – Halle Spiwak

7^th Place – Principles of Finance – Jenna Narveson

7^th Place – Business Growth Plan – Quinlan Richmond

7^th Place – Sales Project – Jaite Howell, Finn Mangan, Julia Wicke

7^th Place – Marketing Management Team – Michaela George and Lily Vaillancourt

8^th Place – Principles of Hospitality – Sailor Thomas

8^th Place – Career Development Project – Gracie Werner, Ellis Warm, Audrey Lee

8^th Place – Business Solutions Project – Thalia Brandes, Lillian Ho, Jullian Madambra

8^th Place – Buying and Merchandising Operations – Alexander Harris and Paul Mishoe

Qualified – Entrepreneurship Series – Rebekah Brown

Qualified – Entrepreneurship Team Decision Making – Hana McGlynn and Marley Selph

Qualified – Automotive Services Marketing – Hunter Hazen

Gold SBE- Retail – Anabel Soto and Gabe Myers

Gold SBE- Food – Xavier Tatten and Zakiyah Williams