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State attendees pictured from left are Ashlynn Headlee, Gabriella Santana-Bass, Liberty Huffman, Olivia Hamlow and Trusha Bhatt.

By Fort Dodge’s DECA program Ashlyn Headlee has discovered firsthand enterprise data.

For the second straight 12 months the Fort Dodge Senior Excessive senior has been awarded the highest prize and can attend the Worldwide Profession Improvement Convention.

“I’m tremendous happy with her,” stated DECA advisor Amy Jaeschke. “She earned first place final 12 months and this might be her second journey to nationals.

“I’m happy with her dedication.”

Headlee and 4 different FDSH college students competed on the DECA State Profession Improvement Convention at Southeast Polk Excessive College.

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State award winners are pictured from left: Olivia Hamlow, Ashlyn Headlee and Trusha Bhatt.

Final 12 months Headlee earned first place and attended a visit with two different Dodgers in Georgia. Her first place this 12 months earned her a visit to Orlando, Florida, April 22 by April 25.

“Final 12 months I went to Georgia with two different rivals from Fort Dodge Senior Excessive,” Headlee stated. “It was tremendous enjoyable and an awesome expertise. I met new individuals and had new experiences.

“This 12 months I anticipate to have one other journey the place I’ll meet extra individuals in addition to expertise new issues.”

This 12 months Headlee put collectively a presentation on cat meals.

“This 12 months I used to be nervous about competitors so I made a decision to do two occasions,” Headlee stated. “My presentation was a few cat meals model referred to as Nulo and I really helpful methods they might attain extra demographics and the way a lot it might value.”

DECA is a profession and technical schooling scholar group that prepares rising leaders and entrepreneurs for school and careers.

Additionally competing for Fort Dodge have been Olivia Hamlow, Trusha Bhatt, Liberty Huffman and Gabriella Santana-Bass.

Headlee was additionally named the Most Excellent Advertising Chapter Member for FDSH.

Bhatt earned honorable point out in Entrepreneurship and Hamlow was additionally an honorable point out choice in Private Monetary Literacy.

“I’m happy with all of our college students who competed on the state degree,” Jaeschke stated. “They labored actually exhausting making ready for the competitors and it confirmed.

“They represented themselves and our faculty properly.”

Along with competing, the scholars heard from a speaker from the College of Iowa’s College

of Enterprise, attended a management session facilitated by the College of Northern Iowa and

voted for state officers.

“It’s form of humorous, they didn’t suppose they did in addition to they did,” Jaeschke stated. “They have been shocked once they have been on stage.

“I don’t suppose they realized how good their shows really have been.”

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