5 MHS Students Compete at DECA State Level Competition

Manchester DECA Club at state level competition – Nehemiah Ingram, Rachel Fegan, Elijah Herron, Emilia Trefry, and Brooke DeWolfe (not in order.) Photo courtesy of Manchester High School.

DECA, which stands for Distributive Education Clubs of America, has been around 70 years. This is the third year for Manchester High School’s DECA club, which sent five students on to the state level competition.

Advisor Leslie Rollins explained, “Club members began meeting in September to start preparing for the district level competition. Much of the preparation takes place in the business classroom. They also meet weekly, go over sample questions and role plays.” A few weeks before a competition, students take a 100 question test. Then, at the competition, students participate in in-person role playing with a judge.

Manchester started with 26 students in DECA, of which 21 competed in districts against 18 schools. From districts, five Manchester students; Nehemiah Ingram, Rachel Fegan, Elijah Herron, Emilia Trefry, and Brooke DeWolfe, progressed on to the state level competition which was held at the Renaissance Center in Detroit on March 11th – 13th, to compete against students from all over Michigan. No  MHS students progressed beyond state-level competition.

Manchester DECA sent 5 students to state level completion this year. Photo courtesy of the Manchester High School.

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by Sara Swanson

Sara Swanson is an editor, writer and founder of the Manchester Mirror.