TRUMAN HIGH SCHOOL DECA performs well at nationals

Truman High School DECA students achieve huge success and were amazing ambassadors for Truman HS and the state of Michigan while competing at Nationals in California.

Marketing teacher, Carly Lundgren said: "I am so proud to announce that Truman High School was successful at the 71st International Career Development Conference for DECA,” Marketing Teacher Carly Lundgren said. “Over 19,100 high school students attended this conference. We took four students: Amario Massey, Kirsten Collett, Junaid Syed, and Sara Sherazi. They represented our school proudly.”

Amario Massey competed in the Hotel and Lodging Management category and was awarded a medal for his role-play event. Amario was also awarded a $750 scholarship from the J. Williard and Alice S. Marriott Foundation.

He was chosen out of over 4,000 applicants for this scholarship. His hard work over the last three years paid off. His classwork, performance as a school store manager and DECA member helped earn him honors and made Lundgren proud. It is extremely hard to win at the international level and Michigan and Truman High School could not be more proud of Amario.

Kirsten, Junaid, and Sara attended an entrepreneurship academy for their work on our promotional campaign event and community service campaign event. They were awarded certificates for completing the academy and will be bringing all that they learned to the school and DECA chapter.

Lundgren couldn't be more proud of their hard work all year long and being selected from Truman for the Thrive Academy. They had to complete a series of numerous marketing tasks all year long to be able to apply for this academy and they found out at states that their application and projects were accepted!

While on this trip to Anaheim, the students also participated in a 5K for MDA, DECA Universal Studios event, Disneyland, California Adventures, and an LA tour. At these places, the students were exposed to various forms of business, marketing, hospitality, finance and entrepreneurship and had the chance to network with over 19,100 other high school students in other DECA clubs, from not just the USA but also other countries.

They also got to meet and discuss job opportunities and requirements with people and companies from the business and marketing industry.

Lunbdgren wants to thank everyone for everything they have done for the DECA club this year. It was our first year attending nationals and it was costly. The support with fundraisers and donations to help students reach their goals with district, state, and international levels was tremendous.

“I am proud to work with such great people who are always doing everything they can for our students success,” she said. “Thank you again!"