Central Lakes College Business Management students Nathan
Wickham, Kelsey Olson, Erica Wilson, and Melissa Contreras, all of Brainerd, and
Drew Wikelius and Mary Richards, both of Deerwood, joined instructor Pat
Swarthout to assist with judging high school District DECA (Distributive Education Clubs of America) competition at the
Crossroads Mall, St. Cloud, Feb. 1. Over 200 students from 10 high schools competed in a
variety of Marketing Education competitive events. Top students earned the
right to advance to state competition. The CLC students also helped coordinate three of the
events: Business Finance, Human Resource Management, and Food
Marketing.