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DECA

DECA is on its way to nationals after doing well in the district and state competitions.
Nationals will be in Salt Lake City from April 28-May 3. Eric Novelli, Brady Cox, Brian Kearney- Spaw and Ian Leverich, seniors, and Maggie Carter, junior, are the five national finalists.

Japanese contest

Three students took awards at the 14th Annual Japanese Language Contest on Saturday, March 3, at Olathe North High School. Ian Graham, sophomore, took first in poetry recitation. Alena Lam, sophomore, placed second in the beginner kanji bee. Brandon Danford, junior, received third place in the talent show.

Forensics

The forensics team started March by placing second at the Olathe Northwest Invitational as a squad. The next week, March 9-10, they got first at the Shawnee Mission Invitational and received another first March 16-17 at Gardner Edgerton.
“March was definitely a good month for us,” Catherine Smith, coach, said.

All Star Basketball

Megan Balcom and Alex Hugo, seniors, were representatives in the Kansas- Missouri Basketball All-Star game last Friday at Shawnee Mission South. The two girls were also selected to play in the Kansas Basketball All- star game at Topeka in August.
They were two of the four 6A representatives selected.

Poetry Out Loud

Robbie Winslow, senior, took second place in the Kansas Poetry Out Loud competition Saturday, March 31, at the Lawrence Arts Center in Lawrence, Kan.
For his win, Winslow received $100, and the school will also receive $200 to purchase poetry books.