Triad students place 1st in regionals, head to international conference

 (L-R) Ferguson, Swiatek, Hill, and Hannah. Absent from photo: Partlow and Reid.

Today's shout out goes to Brian Ferguson, Austin Swiatek, Jacob Partlow, and Lillian Hill of the Triad - Ohio Hi-Point Career Center DECA chapter are headed to the DECA International Career Development Conference in Nashville, Tennessee with their 1st place regional placings in the Virtual Business Challenge, a competition that includes business and marketing students from all 50 states, Canada, and Japan.

Students were tasked with multiple business application simulations ranging from personal finance, retail management, hotel management, fashion management, sports and entertainment management, and forensic accounting.

The team of Ferguson and Swiatek placed first in Ohio, first in the region (Upper Midwest of the United States), and 12th overall in the International rankings in the Personal Finance Challenge. The team of Partlow and Hill also placed first in Ohio, first in the region, and 13th in the International rankings in the Retail Management Challenge.

Additionally, Madison Hannah scored first in Ohio, 4th in the region, and 21st overall in Fashion Management while Jacob Reid scored first in Ohio and 20th in the region in Forensic Accounting.

The students are enrolled in the Ohio Hi-Point Career Center Supply Chain Management program at Triad High School under the instruction of J.J. Martin. #greatthingsatTRIAD