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Plainfield High School DECA students delivered an outstanding performance at the DECA District 8 Competition, earning numerous top finishes and qualifying for the Indiana State DECA Conference in March.

District 8 is the largest DECA district in Indiana, with more than 700 students competing across a wide range of business, marketing, finance, hospitality, and entrepreneurship events. Advancing from this highly competitive field is a significant accomplishment, and these students will proudly represent Plainfield DECA at the state level.

Please join us in congratulating the following students and wishing them continued success at the Indiana State DECA Conference:


Individual Event Qualifiers

Personal Financial Literacy

  • Tarika Khanna – 1st Place

Professional Selling – Financial Consulting

  • Tyler Simek – 1st Place

  • Preston Irving

Professional Selling – Hospitality & Tourism

  • Nolan Tucker – 1st Place

Principles of Marketing

  • Louisa Ugo

Principles of Entrepreneurship

  • Channing Chastain – 1st Place

Accounting Applications Series

  • Maci Hanlin

Apparel & Accessories Marketing Series

  • Morgan Overmyer – 1st Place

  • Ayden Botsford

Automotive Services Marketing Series

  • Michael Craig – 1st Place

  • Jackson Pierle – 1st Place

  • Eli Jackson

Business Finance Series

  • Nicholas Tran

  • Bryson Meyer

Business Services Marketing Series

  • Parker McKinnie – 1st Place

Entrepreneurship Series

  • Cooper Weaver

Food Marketing Series

  • Ace Cremeans

Hotel & Lodging Management Series

  • Adisyn Gorrell

  • Isaac Stead

  • Aaliya Kumar

Human Resources Management Series

  • Gavin McKeon

Marketing Communications Series

  • Ava Weaver

Restaurant & Food Service Management

  • Ziva Marlow

  • Faith Ebert

Retail Merchandising Series

  • Arianna Willis

Sports & Entertainment Marketing Series

  • Austin Call

  • Chris Andres

  • Regan Brown


Team Event Qualifiers

Business Law & Ethics Team

  • Reagan Walters & Brianna Short

Buying & Merchandising Team

  • Addison Wood & Reese Kendall – 1st Place

  • Jacob Dellinger & Ryan Garver

  • Wrigley Matthews & Harrison Layman

Entrepreneurship Team

  • Jack Davis & Alec Perry

  • Ariana Dasgupta & Geethikaa Madiredii

Financial Services Team

  • Clark Laker & Tyler Hoy – 1st Place

  • Braylee Schultz & Teagan Davis

  • Colin Biehn & Drew White

  • Andrew Rost & Trey Kendall

Hospitality Services Team

  • Malory Grass & Catalina Knop – 1st Place

  • Madelyn Healey & Avelyne Purvis

Marketing Management Team Decision

  • Reese Woodson & Quincy Flora

Sports & Entertainment Marketing Team

  • Hollyn Doty & Reagan Rice

  • Molly Imburgia & Malia Ward

Travel & Tourism Team

  • Audrey Singleton & Sydney Brown

  • Finna Haulton & Harrison Steinborn