Clinton High School students who participated in the District 5 DECA competition
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DECA
Clinton High School students earned first-, second-, and third- place honors in their respective events at the District 5 DECA (Distributive Education Clubs of America) competition at the University of Tennessee February 9 .
DECA is an international association for secondary and post-secondary students who are studying marketing, management, and entrepreneurship, according to the organization's website.
Seniors Talor Burns, Dean Boling, and R.J. Webber took first place in the Business Operations Research Event; Taylor MacDonald participated in the Restaurant and Food Service Event, taking first place in the test; and James Richmond took second place in role-play in the Retail Merchandising Event.
Seniors Erica Byrd and Nikki Williams took third place in the Hospitality Services Team Event in role-play; and Ajai Coleman and Joey Schmidt took part in the Financial Analysis Team Event, with Schmidt earning third place in the test.
Juniors Nikki Ellis and Tasha McGhee took second-place in role-play in the Buying and Merchandising Team Event, and Hunter Goad and Travis Swift earned third-place honors for role-play in the Sports and Entertainment Marketing Team Event.
The students will represent CHS DECA and District 5 at the State Career Development Conference in March, according to marketing education instructor and DECA advisor Vikki Burns.
Competitive events provide a "comprehensive, industry-validated" program that aligns with national curriculum standards in the targeted industry clusters, including business, finance, hospitality, and marketing sales and service.
Burns said they are designed to support classroom instruction.
Clinton High School students who participated in the HOSA regional competition
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HOSA
Thirteen members of the Clinton High School's chapter of HOSA (Health Occupations Students of America) recently participated in their first regional competition in several years, bringing home honors and advancing to the next rounds.
In the event, held at Roane State Community College in Harriman on February 5, eight students advanced to the final round at regionals, and two will advance to state competition, according to April Freeman, RN, health science teacher at CHS who serves as advisor to the club.
Freshman MeCole Gann won first place in interview skills, an event in which she had 30 minutes to fill out a job application, present a prepared resume and cover letter, and be interviewed by a judge.
Sophomore Hannah Rutherford took second-place honors in personal care, an event for those developing skills that would support a career as a nursing assistant. From a list of possible challenges, Hannah demonstrated the procedure for positioning a patient with a specified disability in bed.
MeCole and Hannah will compete at the state level in Nashville in April.
Others participating from the CHS chapter were seniors Ashley Poff and Michelle Henderson, team event CPR/first aid; Blake Nelson, nursing assistant; Melinda Johnson, medical spelling; and Kayla White, medical terminology exam.
Junior Lauren Copeland and freshmen Melissa Dills and Kelsey Gross took part in a team event for medical reading.
Others who participated were freshman Danielle Martin, sports medicine; sophomore Ashley Smith, pharmacology exam; and juniors Sarah Bean, pathophysiology exam; and Raina Sharpe, veterinary assisting.
The chapter will host its second-semester blood drive April 1 at CHS.
HOSA promotes health care careers for students and works to "enhance the delivery of quality health care to all people," according to its website. It is a national student organization founded in 1976, and reaches nearly 107,000 members through 47 chartered state associations and approximately 3000 secondary and post-secondary/collegiate chapters. For more information, visit www.hosa.org.
