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Students shine at state DECA tournament

Published 9:30 am Wednesday, March 8, 2023

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Mercer Island High School DECA students, from left to right, Jessica Xing, Ellie Sadlier, Julia Wilson and Andrew Howison along with instructor Jen McLellan. Photo courtesy of the Mercer Island School District

Mercer Island High School DECA students competed in the recent three-day state tournament, featuring more than 4,000 students, at Meydenbauer Center in Bellevue.

Following are the local international DECA qualifiers from state:

Individual Series

Automotive Services Marketing — first, Julia Harper; ninth, Maya Evans-Riera

Business Services Marketing — seventh, Jessica Xing

Food Marketing — third, Nikesh Woerner; ninth, Keegan Wang

Marketing Communications — second, Katherine Shao; eighth, Charlotte Wood

Sports and Entertainment Marketing — seventh, Callum Neher; eighth, Jayne Loo

Principles

Principles of Finance — second, Saya Skarbinski

Personal Financial Literacy — second, Matthew Shield

Research Papers

International Business Plan — fifth, Damon Marcou; seventh, Charlotte Wood and Sofia Tubach