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Congratulations to the DECA competitors who placed at the Area Competition last night and will now be moving on to the state DECA competition in March.
They competed against more than 700 students from Everett to Bellingham. Out of 28 students from AHS who competed, 17 qualified for the state competition. Many of them worked countless hours outside of school to complete their projects.
They will compete in March in Bellevue against students from across Washington State in hopes to qualify for National Competition in Kentucky.
Faith Vandeway & Annalea Overa - 1st Place - Advertising Campaign
Miranda Melling & Ivey Fredrickson - 1st Place - Fashion Promotion Campaign
Brianna Trafton - 1st Place - Technical Sales Presentation
Rachel Wright & Kelsie Melling - 3rd Place - Travel & Tourism
Kylee Knudson, Austin Kundson & Sam Horak - 3rd Place - Advertising Campaign
Bre Hendricks & Janel Putnam - 4th Place - Business Law & Ethics
Alex Miller - 5th Place - Technical Sales Presentation
Cortney Geer & Maddy Berenston - 5th Place - Advertising Campaign
Josh Wireman - 8th Place - Entrepreneurship - Franchise Business Plan
Jazmyne Sturgeon - 9th Place - Business Services
Career and Technical Education at Anacortes High School
Anacortes High School students have a great variety of Career and Technical Education (CTE) training opportunities available to them. Citizen advisory committees work with CTE educators to shape the programs. Each course of study is kept up-to-date and is based upon a clear need in the community. Visit Course Offerings to see what Anacortes High School has available.
Career and Technical Education is a planned program of courses and learning experiences that begins with exploration of career options, supports basic academic and life skills, and enables achievement of high academic standards, leadership, preparation for industry-defined work, and advanced and continuing education.
CTE connects challenging technical courses with demanding academics, preparing students for a range of careers. This type of crosscutting, integrated design creates multiple pathways for students to explore and pursue after high school, allowing them realistic opportunities to go on to either a two- or four-year educational institution (or both) or to enter the job market with a wide range of in-demand skills already in hand.
The US Chamber of Commerce encourages businesses to support CTE in high schools. How Career and Techincal Education Can Solve the US Talent Shortage.
Anacortes High School 
Congratulations to the DECA competitors who placed at the Area Competition last night and will now be moving on to the state DECA competition in March.