FCPS Students from Twelve High Schools Win Awards at Virginia DECA Conference, Earn a Trip to DECA International Conference

By Communication and Community Relations
FCPS News
March 14, 2022

A total of 153 students from 12 Fairfax County Public Schools (FCPS) high schools were recognized as competitive event winners at the Virginia DECA State Leadership Conference held in Virginia Beach March 2-6. These students earned the right to compete at the DECA International Career Development Conference April 23-26.

Two FCPS students were elected to state office: Camryn Owens of Lake Braddock Secondary School was elected president, and Lauren Calhoun of Madison High School School was elected vice president of region 2.

Thirty students were named first place winners, 21 students earned second place awards, and 22 students place third in their events.

Olivia Zhang and Morgan Link from McLean High School tied for 2nd place in the FIDM Entrepreneur of Tomorrow Challenge sponsored by FIDM/Fashion Institute of Design & Merchandising. They will be recognized at the DECA International Career Development Conference. 

A complete list of all winners can be found below.

DECA is a career and technical student organization that prepares emerging leaders and entrepreneurs to be college and career ready.  In the Commonwealth of Virginia, DECA members are enrolled in a marketing education class at their high schools. More information is available online. More information about Virginia DECA is available online.  

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For more information, contact Amy Granahan at 571-423-4598 or [email protected].

Event Winner School Overall Place
Hotel and Lodging Management Series Samantha Chin Chantilly High School Finalist
Business Services Marketing Theodore Harsha Chantilly High School Finalist
Business Finance Series Joyce Yang Chantilly High School Finalist
Start-Up Business Plan Vivian Nam Chantilly High School Finalist
Start-Up Business Plan Dorothy Philip Chantilly High School Finalist
Sports and Entertainment Marketing Series Mohammed Rahimzai Chantilly High School Finalist
Human Resource Management Ritika Venketesh Chantilly High School Finalist
Principles of Finance Pratham Santapur Chantilly High School Finalist
Personal Financial Literacy Event Ivan So Chantilly High School Finalist
Marketing Management Team Decision Making Eunice Kim Fair Oaks Classroom-on-the-mall Finalist
Marketing Management Team Decision Making Joy Suh Fair Oaks Classroom-on-the-mall Finalist
Financial Consulting Event Renata Belhaj-Mendez Fair Oaks Classroom-on-the-mall Finalist
Buying and Merchandising Team Decision Making Ben Vicencio Fairfax High School 1
Buying and Merchandising Team Decision Making Lucy Fitterer Fairfax High School 1
Sports & Entertainment Marketing  Team Decision  Tait Eriksson Fairfax High School 1
Sports & Entertainment Marketing  Team Decision  Devon Warner Fairfax High School 1
Hospitality and Tourism Personal Selling Madison Knapp Fairfax High School 1
Social Media - VA Only Shyla Menon Fairfax High School 2
Principles of Marketing Delaney Adams Fairfax High School 2
Professional Selling Event Meredith Bacon Fairfax High School 2
Quick Service Restaurant Management Fabyiana Mungal Fairfax High School 2
Retail Merchandising Rugiatu Wurie Fairfax High School 3
Financial Services Team Decision Making Aditya Suresh Fairfax High School 3
Financial Services Team Decision Making Matthew Tzong Fairfax High School 3
Community Awareness Project Mollie Johnson Fairfax High School 3
Community Awareness Project Riya Menon Fairfax High School 3
Community Awareness Project Ella Modes Fairfax High School 3
Automotive Services Marketing Series Darwin Otchere Fairfax High School Finalist
Business Services Marketing Suhanee Singh Fairfax High School Finalist
Hospitality Services  Team Decision Making Arveen Nazemian Fairfax High School Finalist
Hospitality Services  Team Decision Making Nikash Pant Fairfax High School Finalist
Human Resource Management Sylvia Cheng Marshall High School 1
Principles of Hospitality and Tourism Jivantikka De Marshall High School 3
Sports and Entertainment Marketing Series Gautam Raut Marshall High School Finalist
Travel & Tourism Marketing  Team Decision Making Sara Lo Madison High School 1
Travel & Tourism Marketing  Team Decision Making Salma Simab Madison High School 1
Entrepreneurship Team Decision Making Abigail Kaizer Madison High School 1
Entrepreneurship Team Decision Making Kate Kaizer Madison High School 1
Independent Business Plan Jake Lynd Madison High School 3
Independent Business Plan Andrew Nell Madison High School 3
Independent Business Plan Marcus Young Madison High School 3
Travel & Tourism Marketing  Team Decision Making Lauren Calhoun Madison High School Finalist
Travel & Tourism Marketing  Team Decision Making Katie Littlejohn Madison High School Finalist
Community Giving Project Elsie Weinberg Madison High School Finalist
Community Giving Project Adeline Vick Madison High School Finalist
Marketing Management Team Decision Making Thomas Azar Madison High School Finalist
Marketing Management Team Decision Making Jessica Bae Madison High School Finalist
Quick Service Restaurant Management Bennett Williams Madison High School Finalist
Financial Literacy Project Emma Eismeier Lake Braddock Secondary School 1
Financial Literacy Project Syon Subramanium Lake Braddock Secondary School 1
Integrated Marketing Campaign - Product Melanie Dang Lake Braddock Secondary School 1
Business Growth Plan Gianna Troncoso Lake Braddock Secondary School 2
Integrated Marketing Campaign - Service MaKenna Super Lake Braddock Secondary School 2
Integrated Marketing Campaign - Service Tayler Hutson Lake Braddock Secondary School 2
Hospitality and Tourism Personal Selling Camryn Owens Lake Braddock Secondary School Finalist
Entrepreneurship Series Vaishnavi Punaji Lake Braddock Secondary School Finalist
Hospitality and Tourism Operations Research Event Carrisa Ong Lake Braddock Secondary School Finalist
Integrated Marketing Campaign - Product Kimberly Barthel Lake Braddock Secondary School Finalist
Integrated Marketing Campaign - Product Sydney Prokopovich Lake Braddock Secondary School Finalist
Integrated Marketing Campaign - Product Annelisa Rebello Lake Braddock Secondary School Finalist
Sports & Entertainment Marketing  Team Decision  Daniel Belloni Lake Braddock Secondary School Finalist
Sports & Entertainment Marketing  Team Decision  James Luetkenhaus Lake Braddock Secondary School Finalist
Retail Merchandising Madison Judd Lake Braddock Secondary School Finalist
Hospitality Services  Team Decision Making Ishika Lal Oakton High School 1
Hospitality Services  Team Decision Making Dustin Tran Oakton High School 1
Integrated Marketing Campaign - Service Shradha Gandotra Oakton High School 1
Integrated Marketing Campaign - Service Cindy Li Oakton High School 1
Marketing Management Team Decision Making Esha Lohiya Oakton High School 1
Marketing Management Team Decision Making Aditi Yadav Oakton High School 1
Personal Financial Literacy Event Tina Gao Oakton High School 1
Professional Selling Event Anjana Rajesh Oakton High School 1
Quick Service Restaurant Management Zach Dekoven Oakton High School 1
Restaurant and Food Service Management Hailey Khetan Oakton High School 1
Retail Merchandising Michelle Kwak Oakton High School 1
Job Interview - VA Only Leen Atari Oakton High School 1
Business Finance Series Teresa Huang Oakton High School 2
Business Services Marketing Rebecca Zhang Oakton High School 2
Independent Business Plan Seonjun Kim Oakton High School 2
Independent Business Plan Aman Patel Oakton High School 2
Financial Services Team Decision Making Andrew Taylor Oakton High School 2
Financial Services Team Decision Making Savit Nair Oakton High School 2
Hotel and Lodging Management Series Elsa Li Oakton High School 2
Human Resource Management Anna Cheng Oakton High School 2
Integrated Marketing Campaign - Event Maya Beiriger Oakton High School 2
Integrated Marketing Campaign - Event Osakiodeme Ikhinmwin Oakton High School 2
Marketing Communications Series Carissa Zhu Oakton High School 2
Restaurant and Food Service Management Amber Li Oakton High School 2
Business Services Marketing Karin Liu Oakton High School 3
Entrepreneurship Series Anmol Malviya Oakton High School 3
Hospitality Services  Team Decision Making Aarav Mohanty Oakton High School 3
Hospitality Services  Team Decision Making Kavin Trivedi Oakton High School 3
Principles of Finance Kelsey Martin Oakton High School 3
Principles of Marketing Nithya Rajesh Oakton High School 3
Travel & Tourism Marketing  Team Decision Making Isha Jain Oakton High School 3
Travel & Tourism Marketing  Team Decision Making Ryan Odell Oakton High School 3
Financial Consulting Event Ziad Bushnaq Oakton High School Finalist
Human Resource Management Andrew Rizzi Oakton High School Finalist
Travel & Tourism Marketing  Team Decision Making Lilah Elhady Oakton High School Finalist
Travel & Tourism Marketing  Team Decision Making Chase McCullough Oakton High School Finalist
Independent Business Plan Tejas Charaipotra Oakton High School Finalist
Independent Business Plan Michael Kenny Oakton High School Finalist
Independent Business Plan Jerry Levine Oakton High School Finalist
Start-Up Business Plan Aaron Fu Oakton High School Finalist
Start-Up Business Plan Arnav Patel Oakton High School Finalist
Start-Up Business Plan Ryan Poplawski Oakton High School Finalist
Food Marketing Series Mawada Swilam Oakton High School Finalist
Business Services Marketing Anushka Saraf Oakton High School Finalist
Principles of Finance Emily Ivancich Oakton High School Finalist
Business Services Marketing Shriya Vavilala Oakton High School Finalist
Food Marketing Series Grace Hansen Oakton High School Finalist
Franchise Business Plan Daniel Chong Oakton High School Finalist
Innovation Plan Zach Marshall Oakton High School Finalist
Integrated Marketing Campaign - Service Ian Ching Oakton High School Finalist
Integrated Marketing Campaign - Service Myla Gao Oakton High School Finalist
Integrated Marketing Campaign - Service Sachin Yelne Oakton High School Finalist
Personal Financial Literacy Event Arya Shuman Oakton High School Finalist
Integrated Marketing Campaign - Service Natasha Lennon Robinson Secondary School Finalist
Financial Services Team Decision Making Shaan Agarwal Robinson Secondary School Finalist
Financial Services Team Decision Making Duykhang Nguyen Robinson Secondary School Finalist
Sports and Entertainment Marketing Series Bella Sophie Chaitovitz South County High School 1
Financial Consulting Event Kaleb Hughes South County High School 1
Franchise Business Plan Rachel Brockway South County High School 1
Franchise Business Plan Michele Togbe South County High School 1
Principles of Business Management and Administration Jason Stewart South County High School 2
Start-Up Business Plan Olivia Bolton South County High School 3
Start-Up Business Plan Grace Lathrop South County High School 3
Integrated Marketing Campaign - Product Kylie Arnott South County High School Finalist
Integrated Marketing Campaign - Product Avery Clanton South County High School Finalist
International Business Plan Courtney Mills South County High School Finalist
International Business Plan Kennedy Rose South County High School Finalist
International Business Plan Caleb Shirey South County High School Finalist
Restaurant and Food Service Management Matt Jones South County High School Finalist
Personal Financial Literacy Event John Claude Shaffer South County High School Finalist
Franchise Business Plan Lillian Gilmore South County High School Finalist
Franchise Business Plan Karishma Kumar South County High School Finalist
Start-Up Business Plan Saiesha Gohil South County High School Finalist
Start-Up Business Plan India Thomas South County High School Finalist
Entrepreneurship Series Connor Matier South County High School Finalist
Apparel & Accessories Marketing Series Caroline Ingersoll South Lakes High School Finalist
Marketing Communications Series Edon Zike West Springfield High School 1
Personal Financial Literacy Event Ian Cavasoz West Springfield High School 2
Marketing Communications Series Samara Alazar West Springfield High School 3
Apparel & Accessories Marketing Series Lauren Dalrymple West Springfield High School 3
Business Law and Ethics Team Decision Making Carter Baumann West Springfield High School Finalist
Business Law and Ethics Team Decision Making Bennett Lind West Springfield High School Finalist
Entrepreneurship Team Decision Making Kaitlyn Mersiowsky West Springfield High School Finalist
Entrepreneurship Team Decision Making Riley Sturtevant West Springfield High School Finalist
Professional Selling Event Josh Banks West Springfield High School Finalist
Travel & Tourism Marketing  Team Decision Making Will Collins West Springfield High School Finalist
Travel & Tourism Marketing  Team Decision Making Evan May West Springfield High School Finalist
Hotel and Lodging Management Series Aubin Barcheck West Springfield High School Finalist
Principles of Hospitality and Tourism Huyen Nguyen Woodson High School Finalist
Human Resource Management Valerie Gutierrez Woodson High School Finalist