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South St. Louis County News

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Lindbergh High senior wins first place in Automotive Marketing category of DECA event

Lindbergh High School senior James Smoot raced home with first-place gold in the Automotive Marketing category at the recent Missouri DECA District competition.

Hundreds of students from several school districts competed.

Each student was allowed 10 minutes to study two “real-world” business problem scenarios and formulate a solution and make a verbal presentation to a panel of judges.

District winners will compete in the State Championships at the 60th annual Missouri DECA State Career Development Conference this month at Lake of the Ozarks.

Smoot has accepted a scholarship from the Missouri University of Science and Technology, where he will pursue a Mechanical Engineering degree and become a member of the university’s Formula SAE Racing Team.