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DECA group competes at state conference Maya Amjadi Staff Writer
Competing in business planning, marketing and merchandising, several CFHS students worked their way through the DECA competition held in Des Moines on Feb. 27 and 28. “They did a great job and represented Cedar Falls very well,” said their coach and teacher from the business department, Matthew Flaherty. The competition consisted of taking a 100-point test and role playing in front of judges. The role plays were judged on how well the situation at hand was dealt with. For example, senior Jordan Smoldt and her partner, senior Alana Alberts, competed in the traveling and tourism division in the marketing and advertising area. They had to come up with a plan to market and advertise for a new cruise ship. The judges then evaluated them on both the presentation and how well they answered their questions. “The hardest part was trying to come up with the best ideas possible in the 20 minutes they give you to prepare your answer,” Smoldt said. First and second place winners qualify for Nationals in Orlando, which will be held the first week of May. Smoldt and Alberts placed third, but because the first place winners of the
Submitted Picture Deca participants at state conference from ;eft to right: Megan Hartman, Jordan Smolt, Alana Alberts, Katlin Gillet, Shawn Hagarty, Matt Klinhert, Celeste Southall, Kelly Dobson, Lauren Bannon, Brooke Craig, Madison Bradford, Ben Challgren, Stephan Poe, Danny Karns, Henry Shares, Shane Shaddox, Patrick Sesker. out how to answer the judge’s quescompetition in their division are not tions. able to attend Nationals, these two will “It’s on the spot, and you aren’t be replacing them. sure what they are going to ask,” Junior Patrick Sesker qualified Sesker said. He will be attending the with a first place in the food marketing national competition in Orlando in event. It is his first year in DECA, and May. for him the hardest part was figuring Junior Kelley Dobson competed
individually with a situation in the industry and hospitality event, receiving a second place exam score and an honorable mention. She also competed in the written business plan event with her partner, junior Celeste Southall, and received third place. For the written event, their paper was turned in a month before the competition for review. Then, on the day of the competition, the paper was presented by Dobson and Southall in the form of a business presentation, and the judges asked questions regarding the paper. Dobson said, “The best part about DECA is that it’s such a great mix of business experience and getting to be with friends and have a good time.” Her written event will be going to Nationals in May. Seniors Megan Hartman and Kaitlyn Gillett placed second in the travel and tourism event. Although they qualified for Nationals, they will not be attending this year because it conflicts with the Drake Relays. Other top competitors include junior Ben Challgren, who received first place in his independent business plan and second in the retail merchandising event. Also, seniors Stephan Poe and Danny Karns finished in second place in the financial decision making event.
CFHS concert bands prepare Southdale dance marathon
for annual pop concerts Lucas Hamilton Staff Writer
The CFHS concert bands, the symphonic band and wind symphony, will be performing their annual pops concert on Tuesday, March 8, and Thursday, March 10. For music selection, both bands have unique music picked out. Symphonic band will be performing “Pirates of the Caribbean,” selections from the movie “Up,” a Beatles medley and a song entitled “Joy.” Wind symphony will be performing a Chicago medley featuring songs like “Make Me Smile,” “Saturday in the Park” and “25 or 6
to 4,” as well as music from the movie “Sweeney Todd” and music composed by Henry Mancini, including the infamous “Pink Panther” song, “Baby Elephant Walk” and “Peter Gunn.” The director of symphonic band, Kyle Engelhardt, said, “The music we have picked out is really fun to play and people should like it.” Gerald Ramsey, director of wind symphony, said, “There is a wide variety in the music chosen for this year’s concert, and I think it will keep the audience interested. From the darkness of ‘Sweeney Todd,’ changing into a rock and roll medley just keeps everything much more active and fun to listen to.”
raises money for student Sandra Omari-Boateng Staff Writer
The Southdale Elementary School held a successful dance marathon to help raise money for one of its own students on Friday, Feb. 25. The event took place in the gym of the school and was held for most of the school day. Each class came in for 25-minute time periods to dance as hard as they could for raising all that money. Each student went out and got people to pledge and sponsor them to dance in order to raise the money. Some students from the high school went to help motivate the dancers there. The students could sign up for 30-minute slots to go and dance with
the students in the marathon. This was mainly a Student Senate event, but other high school students branched off to help with the fun cause. The marathon was coordinated by Southdale gym teacher Robbie Sckerl. He helped pump up the students to do dances like the “Cupid Shuffle,” “Cha Cha Slide and even taught the students to do the increasingly famous “Interlude” dance. The student that inspired this whole thing is Benny Bernard. Bernard is a student at Southdale who has cancer and influenced the whole school to rally and raise money for the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics to help find a cure. The marathon proved to be a success, raising $1,200 for the hospital.