Auburn School District No. 408
915 4th Street Northeast, Auburn, WA  98002

2/9/05

NEWS RELEASE
AHS and ARHS DECA Students Qualify for
State DECA Conference

Several students from Auburn High School and Auburn Riverside High School have qualified for the state Distributive Education Clubs of America (DECA) conference. These students will compete at the DECA state competition March 3, 4, and 5 in Seattle. Winners will advance to the international Marketing Competition in Anaheim, California in May.

The following are the Auburn High School DECA state finalists: Joni Gibson; Holly Gibson; Alex Johnson; Erica Mueller; Rachel Wheeler; Danielle Dahlquist, Heather White; Kristin Metcalf; Blaine Konold, Ly Ho, and Chadwich Turner.

The following are the Auburn Riverside High School DECA state finalists: Shayna Barry; Jennae Grigg; Stephanie Wilson; Brianne Kumar; Nicole Ostlund; Kim Morehead; Brittany Elvins; Diana Breed; Kari Heinz; Elise Antonio; Julianne Moore; Dani Lamond; Mimi Nguyen; Kindra Stamps; Dara Cook; Danielle Crawford; Collin McCabe; Josh Pain; Kyle Schraeder; Jacob Nielson; Matt Lobe; John Webley; Andrew George; Jeremy Gustafson; Chad Morrison; and Josh Scheiderer.

For more information, contact Jim Burton or Derek Enz, Auburn High School DECA teachers, at (253) 931-4880 and Doug Aubert, Auburn Riverside DECA teacher, at (253) 804-5154.