The Bremerton High School DECA team had a successful area conference last week at the Puyallup Fairgrounds. DECA is an organization that prepares students for careers in marketing, finance, hospitality and management.

Of the 17 students that participated, 12 qualified for the State conference in Bellevue in March. Congrats to the following Bremerton High School students for qualifying for state!

• Braden Grimm: 1st place - Business Services
• Xingxing Pan and Atticus Monroe: 2nd Place - Marketing Management
• Lucy Cao and Charles (Mio) Griffin
• Jason Lovestedt and Joseph Cao
• Quincy Robinson and Timarria Bivens
• Alexis Lucas
• Justin Garcia