Twenty- three out of 25 DECA competitors advanced to state after the district competition on Jan. 22 in Smithville. Students competed in business services, promotion plans, fashion merchandising and advertising campaign. The 23 competitors will compete in Fort Worth Feb. 24-26.

“District is a fun and exciting time to interact with other schools in our district and to prepare ourselves for state competition and to become a better presenter,” senior Nicole Shipes said.

The following students advanced to state:

Mayra Armenta

Alora Arms

Lauren Berke

Cierra Cannon

Christine Cheney

Matthew Filipek

Eric Garcia

Morgan Jones

Moongi Jung

Grant Kjeldsen

Cindy Le

Lyndi Martin

Nicholas Nguyen

Lubna Oza

Moses Park

Meghan Schroeder

Kara Schroeder

Nicole Shipes

Beeva Shrestha

Abdul Siddique

Scott Yeatman