DECA Students Lead Middleton to Victory at State
Following the big ceremony at Grand Geneva Resort and Spa. From left to right, top to bottom: Aarush Jain (12), Parin Gouraram (9), Rohan Kommuri (12), Nuha Khatri (9), Shreya Ramesh (9), Huda Baloch (9), Vivian Liang (9), Varsha Gouraram (11), Sneha Chandrasekar (11), Madeline Hutchison (11), Jackson Rademacher (12), Franklin Hu (12), Grace DeCroix (12), Nicholas Tangwell (12), Karen Lu (12), Clay Kaufman (12), Rishika Kommuri (9), Raghvi Sethi (9)
March 20, 2022
Nineteen Middleton High School Distributive Education Clubs of America (DECA) members on February 21st took a trip to Lake Geneva and stayed at the famous Grand Geneva Resort and Spa. The stay was part of the three-day DECA State Development Conference with schools from all over the state of Wisconsin.
Students who participated put in tons of hard work and dedication. Each took a 100-question multiple-choice exam for each of their events in addition to performing role-plays that resembled scenarios they would encounter in a business or marketing professional setting. Some students even went above and beyond to create outstanding presentations for optional events.
DECA advisor and marketing teacher Robert Hutchison strongly supported the team through hours of advice and feedback.
“I could not have done it without the countless help Mr. Hutch provided me in all the ASR periods I bothered him in,” said Shreya Ramesh, a freshman. The students represented Middleton in a wide variety of events, including. Middleton High School had 11 trophy winners and 15 out of 19 competitors qualified for the International Career Development Conference held in late April in Atlanta, Georgia.
1st Place
Varsha Gouraram — Apparel and Accessories Marketing
Rohan Kommuri — Food Marketing
Nico Tangwall — Hospitality and Tourism Professional Selling
2nd Place
Sneha Chandrashekar — Human Resources
Jackson Rademacher — Accounting Applications
3rd Place
Grace DeCroix — Marketing Communications
Franklin Hu — Entrepreneurship
Aarush Jain — Economics Exam
Clay Kaufman — Restaurant and Food Service Marketing
4th Place
Karen Lu — Financial Consulting
5th Place
Aarush Jain — Accounting Applications
Shreya Ramesh — Financial Consulting
6th Place
Varsha Gouraram — Hospitality and Tourism Professional Selling
Shreya Ramesh — Principles of Finance
Honorable Mentions
Huda Baloch and Vivian Liang — Business Law and Ethics Team
Aarush Jain — Financial Consulting
Nuha Khatri — Principles of Business, Management, and Administration
Rishika Kommuri and Punitha Manne — Marketing Management Team
Jackson Rademacher — Financial Consulting
The future looks bright for these talented individuals as they prepare to compete at DECA Internationals. Wishing the team good luck!
