Mission, Texas- The Veterans Memorial High School (VMHS) DECA Chapter will be sending 18 students to state competitions to be held in Fort Worth, Texas in mid-February. The students earned the honor of advancing to state competitions based upon their performance at the recent DECA District 1 competitions. Students compete in different events in categories that include: marketing, hospitality and tourism, finance, and business management and administration.
The VMHS DECA students advancing to state are: Abigail Amayo, Leslie Borrego, Anatolio Galvan- franchise business plan; Andre Bazan, Manuel Elizarraras- project management career development; Cipriano Canales- automotive services marketing series; Bricily Cavazos, Mia Gonzalez- project management community awareness; Layla Choate- professional selling; Ana Gonzalez, Fernanda Gonzalez- project management community giving; Danielle Hallquist, Mandy Pena- travel and tourism team decision making; Jennifer Moreno- professional selling; Gabriel Pena- restaurant and food service management; Alexandra Salinas, apparel and accessories marketing series; Ethan Valdez, Matthew Villarreal, franchise business plan.
The state DECA competitions will be held in Fort Worth, Texas in mid-February.
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