FCPS Students Earn Awards at 2023 DECA International Conference
Thirty-three Fairfax County Public Schools (FCPS) students from six high schools earned DECA’s highest honors at the organization’s annual International Career Development Conference, held in Orlando, Fla., April 22-25.
DECA is a career and technical student organization that prepares emerging leaders and entrepreneurs to be college- and career-ready. The competitions are designed to simulate real-life business scenarios and test students’ academic understanding and skills development.
In the Commonwealth of Virginia, DECA members are enrolled in a marketing education class at their high schools. More information about DECA is available online.
A complete list of all winners can be found below.
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For more information, contact Amy Granahan at 571-423-4598 or [email protected].
| Event | Award | Name | School |
|---|---|---|---|
| Business Growth Plan | 2 | Yige Xu | Oakton High School |
| Career Development Project | 6 | Sarah Hegazy/Sami Moudarres | Fairfax High School |
| Community Awareness Project | Finalist | Kiran Ashok/Ronit Manchanda | Fairfax High School |
| Community Giving Project | Finalist | Riya Menon/Ella Modes | Fairfax High School |
| Entrepreneurship Team Decision Making | Finalist | Abigail Kaizer/Kate Kaizer | Madison High School |
| Financial Consulting | Finalist | Ryan Augustine | Woodson High School |
| Financial Consulting | Presentation | Ryan Augustine | Woodson High School |
| Franchise Business Plan | 2 | Karina Argueta | South County High School |
| Hospitality Services Team Decision Making | Exam | Kavin Trivedi | Oakton High School |
| Hotel and Lodging Management Series | Exam | Elsa Li | Oakton High School |
| Integrated Marketing Campaign - Product | 6 | Emma Al Mukhtar/Noah Al Mukhtar | Oakton High School |
| Personal Financial Literacy | Finalist | John Claude Shaffer | South County High School |
| Personal Financial Literacy | Presentation | John Claude Shaffer | South County High School |
| Principles of Business Management and Administration | Finalist | Kathleen Murray | Fairfax High School |
| Principles of Business Management and Administration | Exam | Lauren Park | Madison High School |
| Principles of Hospitality and Tourism | Presentation | Darah Berg | Madison High School |
| Principles of Marketing | Finalist | Ava Ellis | South County High School |
| Professional Selling | Finalist | Nicole Nguyen | Oakton High School |
| Quick Serve Restaurant Management Series | Exam | Sebastian Cohen | McLean High School |
| Restaurant and Food Service Management Series | Finalist | Hailey Khetan | Oakton High School |
| Restaurant and Food Service Management Series | Role Play 2 | Hailey Khetan | Oakton High School |
| Restaurant and Food Service Management Series | Exam | Hailey Khetan | Oakton High School |
| Retail Merchandising Series | 4 | Michelle Kwak | Oakton High School |
| School Based Enterprise - Food Operations | 2 | Mohammed Rahimzai/Pratham Santapur | Chantilly High School |
| Virtual Business Challenge Fashion | 2 | Suhith Kanneganti | Oakton High School |
| Virtual Business Challenge Retail | 1 | Euan (Basil) Chase/Jack Hansen/Ken Zhou | Oakton High School |