The Montague DECA team enjoyed a lot of success at the event's state conference, which took place March 13-15 in Detroit. Six students moved on to compete in the International Career Development Conference, which is set for April 26-30 in Orlando: Jordyn Tolan and Abriana Ramthun in School-Based Enterprise, Emalee McGee and Santiago Perales in Chapter Awards Project, and Jordan Netcott and Ava Pelton for the Thrive Campaign.
Thirteen students in all competed at state; in addition to the six to reach nationals, Tyson Schattenberg (business finance), Kiley Miller and Charlotte Stuart (buying and merchandising team decision-making event), Jaxon Risch (financial consulting event), Riley Mulder (innovation plan), and Ellie Dexter and Sophie Miller (sales project) were part of the state event.
Schattenberg, Miller, Stuart and Risch qualified for state through a December district competition at Grand Valley State University, while the remaining events were direct competitors at state.
Miller and Stuart received state finalist medals for their event. Tolan and Ramthun received gold certification, and McGee and Perales earned highest honors. Pelton and Netcott will be invited to see the Thrive Academy in Orlando, which works with students who have autism spectrum disorder to create individualized education plans, as part of their trip to the international conference.
