South Whidbey High School students from the Distributive Education Clubs of America were honored at a recent district meeting for their accomplishments.

Students Chandler Hagglund, Morgan Davis, Maria Young, Kaitlyn Ellerby-Muse, Zoe Tapert and Chaz Haywood were honored by the school board for placing highly at a regional competition among 600 students Jan. 12, where they qualified for the 2016 State Career Development Conference on March 4 in Bellevue. Competitions involve evaluations of students’ problem-solving abilities during a written exam and interaction with an industry professional serving as a judge.

“I’m just proud and impressed with them with putting us back on the map,” teacher and adviser Sharyl Harless said.

Hagglund and Davis placed fourth in travel and tourism, Young and Ellerby-Muse placed fourth in marketing communications. Haywood and Tapert qualified to compete in financial literacy. Top-five placers at the state competition will advance to the International Career Development Conference in Nashville, Tenn., in April.