Local Students Shine At International DECA Competition

Woodinville WA

21 May, 2021

6:35 PM

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From the Northshore School District: May 20, 2021 Congratulations to the Northshore students who competed in the DECA International Career Development Conference (ICDC) in April. Nearly 13,000 DECA members participated in the International event, where the best-of-the-best DECA students from North America competed in a business case study competition. In each event, there were either 180 individuals or teams. Students presented their case study or plan to judges and the top two from each section advanced to the finals round of the competition based on a combined score of test and presentation. Students qualified for the ICDC based on being in the top 7 in their event at the state level. Students prepared in a variety of ways, depending on their event type. All students created a video presentation, then had a video conference meeting a judge for the finals round. Some students also prepared slide presentations or written papers. Students who were named finalists were in the top 20 for their event, and places were awarded to first, second and third. The collective results from the Northshore DECA programs are in the top five best results by school districts from across the country. Bothell High School Finalist Professional Selling: Srivanth Doddala Inglemoor High School 1st Place Quick Service Restaurant Management: Divya Akkiraju 3rd Place Entrepreneurship Team Decision Making: Nicole Chand, Jaclyn Woo Finalists - Top 10 Hotel and Lodging Management: Lydia Morgan Marketing Communications Series: Sammie Hong Finalists Business Services Marketing: Harshini Iyer Entrepreneurship Team Decision Making: Matthew Ellis, Archer Garey North Creek High School Finalists Hospitality Services Team Decision Making: Chermeen Pithawalla & Yashvi Kumar Top Presentation Medalists Human Resources Management: Manasvi Charugundla Food Marketing event: Noah Curtis Woodinville High School 1st Place Business Law and Ethics: Will Ruff and Simon Swan 2nd Place Financial Consulting: Joel Wong 3rd Place Hotel and Lodging: Makenzie Rogers Finalists - Top 10 Apparel & Accessories: Tina Zhang Finalists Apparel & Accessories: Aaya Anan Automotive Services: Mia Hughes Business Law & Ethics: Katie Carroll, Erin Lane Restaurant & Food Service: Carmen Katsaros Restaurant & Food Service: Josh Locke Top Presentation Medalists Hospitality Professional Selling: Shayla VerValen Travel & Tourism: Helena Borozan & Anna Harris Restaurant and Food Service: Naiha Gill To learn more about the event, visit the Washington state DECA website. This press release was produced by the Northshore School District. The views expressed here are the author's own.