DECA and Finish Line announce finalists in the 2010-2011 Finish Line Challenge

2011-01-05

Finish Line announced the three finalist teams for the 2010-2011 DECA/Finish Line Challenge.

The finalists are:

DECA Chapter	City, State	DECA Advisor	DECA Member(s)	Video Presentation
Chantilly High School	Chantilly, VA	Jennifer Piotrowski	Justine Ferrari	Chantilly's Video Presentation
Harrisonburg High School	Harrisonburg, VA	Mallory Cromer	Anthony Brown Justin L'Ecuyer Bao Pham	Harrisonburg's Video Presentation
Rosemount High School	Rosemount, MN	Ryan Harrison	Taryn Bitterly Emily Lemke Nathan Olson	Rosemount's Video Presentation

Participants in the DECA/Finish Line Challenge conducted research studies at Finish Line retail stores across the United States to help Finish Line evaluate how it is perceived by its core customers. Participants then presented unique improvement strategies based on the research findings through a video presentation posted on YouTube.

In February, the finalists will travel to Finish Line's corporate headquarters in Indianapolis, IN to present the research findings and improvement strategies to Finish Line executives. Finish Line will select an overall winning presentation and award those students with a travel prize to cover expenses to DECA's International Career Development Conference in Orlando, FL.