Students advancing to the state DECA challenge from Whitewater High School include: Sarah Christian, first place, Human Resources Management; Emma Fulton, first place, Retail Merchandising; Evan Jones, first place, Automotive Services Marketing; Robert Li, first place, Business Finance; Dymond Moore, first place, Apparel & Accessories Marketing; Jacob Munnicha, first place, Restaurant & Food Service Management; Angelia Solly, first place, Hotel & Lodging Management; Hunter Walraven, first place, Sports and Entertainment Marketing; Andrew Bankston, second place, Hotel & Lodging Management; Davis Benefield, second place, Accounting Applications; Sarah Geise, second place, Principles of Hospitality & Tourism; Destiny King, second place, Business Speech; Joel Martin, second place, Restaurant & Food Service Management; Ridge Perkins, second place, Personal Financial Literacy; Corey Stapleton, second place, Food Marketing; and Aliaahil Lilywala, third place, Principles of Finance.