Lima Sr. DECA students advance in competition

LIMA — 26 Lima Senior High School students have qualified to compete at the DECA international competition next month in Orlando, Fla.

The students qualified after this past weekend’s state contest. Below are the results.

Charlese Ferris, Emma Schick and Kaitlyn Thompson – Business Solutions Project, 1st place; Logan Davenport, Alexis Raska and Braylin Upshaw – Career Development Project, 2nd place; Dre’Anna Gilbert, Kylon Petty and Qua’Jane Tobias – Financial Literacy Project, 1st place; Ti’ana Spivey and Tatum Twining – Sales Project, 4th place; Logan Baker, Addison Delph and James Evans – School Based Enterprise: Spartan Spirit Shop – Gold; Emma Hipsher and Ziany Pagan-Rosario – School Based Enterprise: Spartan Higher Grounds – Gold; Aliyana Coppler and Chase Hipsher – Integrated Marketing Campaign Product, 1st place; Keegan Halliday and Matilda Nelson – Integrated Marketing Campaign Service, 3rd place; Arian’a Custer, Nicholas Fosnaugh and Victoria Holbrook-Phillips – Integrated Marketing Campaign Event, 4th place; Dalton Chiles – Business Finance, 5th place and Madeline Emerick – Business Services Marketing, 6th place.

In addition, Noelle Warnement won a state executive officer position.

Reach Dean Brown at 567-242-0409

Dean Brown
Dean Brown joined The Lima News in 2022 as a reporter. Prior to The Lima News, Brown was an English teacher in Allen County for 38 years, with stops at Perry, Shawnee, Spencerville and Heir Force Community School. So they figured he could throw a few sentences together about education and business in the area. An award-winning photographer, Brown likes watching old black and white movies, his dog, his wife and kids, and the four grandkids - not necessarily in that order. Reach him at [email protected] or 567-242-0409.