DECA qualified 110 students at the state tournament against 50 other high schools, from March 2-4.  At the state tournament, 25 East students qualified for DECA Internationals. But the date of DECA Internationals overlaps with prom weekend, meaning that qualifiers have to make a choice.  By placing in the top two of their individual event or in the top three for their team event, 14 seniors and 11 juniors qualified for internationals. Senior Sam Day placed first in the business finance series competition and said that the senior class took state a lot less seriously since most of them plan on attending prom. “We spent a lot less time rehearsing and we went to see ‘Captain America,’” Day said.  To read more, click the link in bio. #socialmediabyclaraburdick #designbyclaraburdick #storybychristopherlong #photobyzacrussell