FCPS Students from Fifteen High Schools Win Awards at Virginia DECA Conference, Earn a Trip to DECA International Conference
A total of 193 students from 15 Fairfax County Public Schools (FCPS) high schools were recognized as competitive event winners at the Virginia DECA State Leadership Conference held virtually March 3-7. These students earned the right to compete at the virtual DECA International Career Development Conference April 12-May 6.
Two FCPS students were elected to state office: Tirth Dave of Lake Braddock Secondary School was elected vice president for region 2 and Camryn Owens of Lake Braddock Secondary School was elected vice president of marketing.
Thirty-five students were named first place winners, 28 students earned second place awards, and 14 students place third in their events.
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].
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Event |
Overall Place |
Winner |
School |
|
Integrated Marketing Campaign - Product |
1 |
Emma Lenz / Haerin So |
Chantilly High School |
|
Restaurant and Food Service Management |
1 |
Olivia Erstling |
Chantilly High School |
|
Automotive Services Marketing Series |
2 |
Samarra Pack |
Chantilly High School |
|
Business Services Marketing |
2 |
Dhyuthi Chegu |
Chantilly High School |
|
Human Resource Management |
2 |
Ashley Zou |
Chantilly High School |
|
Travel & Tourism Marketing Team |
2 |
Diya Khilnani / Shriya Pothireddy |
Chantilly High School |
|
Business Services Marketing |
3 |
Vivian Nam |
Chantilly High School |
|
Hotel and Lodging Management Series |
3 |
Samantha Chin |
Chantilly High School |
|
Sports & Entertainment Marketing Team |
3 |
Elena Benson / Mohammed Rahimzai |
Chantilly High School |
|
Automotive Services Marketing Series |
Finalist |
Rebecca Doyle |
Chantilly High School |
|
Business Finance Series |
Finalist |
Krishna Mohan Bhamidipati |
Chantilly High School |
|
Financial Consulting Event |
Finalist |
Nidhi Padakanti |
Chantilly High School |
|
Food Marketing Series |
Finalist |
Phoebe Winters |
Chantilly High School |
|
Human Resource Management |
Finalist |
Katelyn Chu |
Chantilly High School |
|
Marketing Management Team Decision Making |
Finalist |
Brandon Espinoza / Vinati Konda |
Chantilly High School |
|
Retail Merchandising |
Finalist |
Laila Dajani |
Chantilly High School |
|
Retail Merchandising |
Finalist |
Erica Lee |
Chantilly High School |
|
James Horan Jr Scholarship |
Winner |
Haerin So |
Chantilly High School |
|
Automotive Services Marketing Series |
1 |
Riya Menon |
Fairfax High School |
|
Quick Service Restaurant Management |
1 |
Allie Romero |
Fairfax High School |
|
Social Media - VA Only |
1 |
Rugiatu Wurie |
Fairfax High School |
|
Sports & Entertainment Marketing Team |
1 |
Lucy Fitterer / Alec Mitchell |
Fairfax High School |
|
Automotive Services Marketing Series |
Finalist |
Grace Walters |
Fairfax High School |
|
Business Services Marketing |
Finalist |
Disha Kiran |
Fairfax High School |
|
Buying and Merchandising Team |
Finalist |
Kate Mason / Ella Modes |
Fairfax High School |
|
Entrepreneurship Team Decision Making |
Finalist |
Matthew Tzong / Ben Vicencio |
Fairfax High School |
|
Franchise Business Plan |
Finalist |
Stacy Maravi / Alina Uzakpayeva |
Fairfax High School |
|
Hospitality and Tourism Operations Research |
Finalist |
Abby Garcia / Elle McNally |
Fairfax High School |
|
Hospitality Services Team Decision Making |
Finalist |
Arveen Nazemian / Nikash Pant |
Fairfax High School |
|
Human Resource Management |
Finalist |
Shirley Nguyen |
Fairfax High School |
|
Marketing Management Team Decision Making |
Finalist |
Owen Hardiman / Tarang Mishra |
Fairfax High School |
|
Principles of Marketing |
Finalist |
Madison Knapp |
Fairfax High School |
|
Sports and Entertainment Marketing Series |
Finalist |
Ryan McManus |
Fairfax High School |
|
M & M Productions Scholarship |
Winner |
Charlotte Cute |
Fairfax High School |
|
Walter Pierce Scholarship |
Winner |
Disha Kiran |
Fairfax High School |
|
Entrepreneurship Series |
3 |
Nadia Malik |
Marshall High School |
|
Finance Operations Research |
Finalist |
Spencer Nash |
Marshall High School |
|
Innovation Plan |
Finalist |
Lily Weaver |
Marshall High School |
|
Principles of Business Management and Admin |
Finalist |
Joseph Long |
Marshall High School |
|
Principles of Finance |
Finalist |
Jordan Aulestia |
Marshall High School |
|
Financial Consulting Event |
1 |
Hannah Carmen |
Madison High School |
|
Hospitality and Tourism Operations Research |
1 |
Emily O'Brien / Alina Williams |
Madison High School |
|
Buying and Merchandising Team |
2 |
Claire Ferrara / Brooke Pusker |
Madison High School |
|
Financial Consulting Event |
2 |
Rebecca Snyder |
Madison High School |
|
Business Finance Series |
Finalist |
Vyaan Goyal |
Madison High School |
|
Business Law and Ethics Team |
Finalist |
Maya Brown / Ahaana Naimpally |
Madison High School |
|
Business Services Operations Research Event |
Finalist |
Ella Karp / Jill Koshuta / Maxine Murphy |
Madison High School |
|
Business Services Operations Research Event |
Finalist |
Rachel Boyle |
Madison High School |
|
Marketing Communications Series |
Finalist |
Abigail Kaizer |
Madison High School |
|
Sports and Entertainment Operations Research |
Finalist |
Jake Lynd / Patrick Nappi / Andrew Nell |
Madison High School |
|
Sports and Entertainment Operations Research |
Finalist |
Haley Grage / Danielle Wheeler |
Madison High School |
|
Travel & Tourism Marketing Team |
Finalist |
Lauren Calhoun / Katie Littlejohn |
Madison High School |
|
Hospitality Services Team Decision Making |
3 |
Aysu Dag / Jason Tung |
John Lewis High School |
|
Personal Financial Literacy Event |
1 |
Rachel Pritz |
Lake Braddock Secondary School |
|
Apparel & Accessories Marketing Series |
Finalist |
Melanie Dang |
Lake Braddock Secondary School |
|
Business Services Marketing |
Finalist |
Camryn Owens |
Lake Braddock Secondary School |
|
Business Solutions Project |
Finalist |
Annelisa Rebello |
Lake Braddock Secondary School |
|
Community Giving Project |
Finalist |
Madison Judd / Mikayla May |
Lake Braddock Secondary School |
|
Sports and Entertainment Marketing Series |
Finalist |
MaKenna Super |
Lake Braddock Secondary School |
|
State Officer - Virginia DECA Region 2 VP |
Winner |
Tirth Dave |
Lake Braddock Secondary School |
|
State Officer - Virginia DECA VP of Marketing |
Winner |
Camryn Owens |
Lake Braddock Secondary School |
|
Marketing Management Team Decision Making |
1 |
Jackson Chadwick / Jay Shin |
McLean High School |
|
Entrepreneurship Team Decision Making |
Finalist |
Julia Bodet / Maggie Womack |
McLean High School |
|
Financial Services Team Decision Making |
Finalist |
Eren Parla / Amit Rajesh |
McLean High School |
|
Personal Financial Literacy Event |
Finalist |
Gabe DeLeonardis |
McLean High School |
|
Principles of Business Management and Admin |
Finalist |
Max Blacksten |
McLean High School |
|
Principles of Finance |
Finalist |
Min Soo Kim |
McLean High School |
|
Travel & Tourism Marketing Team |
Finalist |
Kara Bremser / Sasha Zeltser |
McLean High School |
|
Business Finance Series |
1 |
Teresa Huang |
Oakton High School |
|
Business Growth Plan |
1 |
Jake Janson |
Oakton High School |
|
Business Services Marketing |
1 |
Suhith Kanneganti |
Oakton High School |
|
Financial Services Team Decision Making |
1 |
Savit Nair / Andrew Taylor |
Oakton High School |
|
Hospitality Services Team Decision Making |
1 |
Ishika Lal / Dustin Tran |
Oakton High School |
|
Hotel and Lodging Management Series |
1 |
Zarif Hasan |
Oakton High School |
|
Human Resource Management |
1 |
Ally Silas |
Oakton High School |
|
Innovation Plan |
1 |
Zach Marshall |
Oakton High School |
|
International Business Plan |
1 |
Kennedy Kabance / Alessia Ucci |
Oakton High School |
|
Job Interview - VA Only |
1 |
Leo Savitsky |
Oakton High School |
|
Professional Selling Event |
1 |
Anjana Rajesh |
Oakton High School |
|
Retail Merchandising |
1 |
Michelle Kwak |
Oakton High School |
|
Travel & Tourism Marketing Team |
1 |
Ryan Odell / Kiara Riley |
Oakton High School |
|
Personal Financial Literacy Event |
2 |
Yuvraj Chahal |
Oakton High School |
|
Quick Service Restaurant Management |
2 |
Nikita Wagle |
Oakton High School |
|
Restaurant and Food Service Management |
2 |
Sitota Mesfin |
Oakton High School |
|
Selling - VA Only |
2 |
Brooke O'Neil |
Oakton High School |
|
Sports and Entertainment Marketing Series |
2 |
Manav Gandhi |
Oakton High School |
|
Start-Up Business Plan |
2 |
Abby Kraden / Keelin Reilly |
Oakton High School |
|
Integrated Marketing Campaign - Event |
3 |
Maya Beiriger / Osakiodeme Ikhinmwin / Alexis Reese |
Oakton High School |
|
Apparel & Accessories Marketing Series |
Finalist |
Tina Gao |
Oakton High School |
|
Business Services Marketing |
Finalist |
Anushka Saraf |
Oakton High School |
|
Entrepreneurship Series |
Finalist |
Darius Kavarana |
Oakton High School |
|
Entrepreneurship Series |
Finalist |
Prestin Tran |
Oakton High School |
|
Financial Consulting Event |
Finalist |
Shradha Gandotra |
Oakton High School |
|
Hospitality Services Team Decision Making |
Finalist |
Leena Knepper / Olivia Williams |
Oakton High School |
|
Hotel and Lodging Management Series |
Finalist |
Elsa Li |
Oakton High School |
|
Human Resource Management |
Finalist |
Anna Cheng |
Oakton High School |
|
Marketing Communications Series |
Finalist |
Elizabeth Sleight |
Oakton High School |
|
Marketing Management Team Decision Making |
Finalist |
Neha Pai / Maggie Tong |
Oakton High School |
|
Personal Financial Literacy Event |
Finalist |
Bahadir Turhan |
Oakton High School |
|
Personal Financial Literacy Event |
Finalist |
Jonathan Wu |
Oakton High School |
|
Principles of Business Management and Admin |
Finalist |
Saanvi Siddhi |
Oakton High School |
|
Quick Service Restaurant Management |
Finalist |
Zach DeKoven |
Oakton High School |
|
Restaurant and Food Service Management |
Finalist |
Amber Li |
Oakton High School |
|
Restaurant and Food Service Management |
Finalist |
Hailey Khetan |
Oakton High School |
|
Start-Up Business Plan |
Finalist |
Aaron Fu / Arnav Patel / Ryan Poplawski |
Oakton High School |
|
Travel & Tourism Marketing Team |
Finalist |
Adith Chandrasekaran / Sachin Yelne |
Oakton High School |
|
Travel & Tourism Marketing Team |
Finalist |
Lilah Elhady / Lindsey Smith |
Oakton High School |
|
Diane Tremblay Memorial Scholarship |
Winner |
Zarif Hasan |
Oakton High School |
|
Integrated Marketing Campaign - Service |
1 |
Natasha Lennon |
Robinson Secondary School |
|
Financial Services Team Decision Making |
3 |
Sophie MacLachlan / Aarika Sharma |
Robinson Secondary School |
|
Automotive Services Marketing Series |
Finalist |
Amirah Hossein |
Robinson Secondary School |
|
Hospitality Services Team Decision Making |
Finalist |
Eric Hodge / Ethan Waugh |
Robinson Secondary School |
|
Sports and Entertainment Operations Research |
Finalist |
Ryan Carnahan / Kristine Pham |
Robinson Secondary School |
|
The Jeane Dixon Children to Children Scholarship |
Winner |
Amirah Hossein |
Robinson Secondary School |
|
Integrated Marketing Campaign - Product |
2 |
Kylie Arnott / Avery Clanton / Campbell Shouse |
South County High School |
|
Marketing Management Team Decision Making |
2 |
Samantha Chaitovitz / Ella Mertz |
South County High School |
|
Principles of Finance |
2 |
Cassandra Lane |
South County High School |
|
Principles of Hospitality and Tourism |
2 |
Maya Martinos |
South County High School |
|
Food Marketing Series |
3 |
Tom Gigrich |
South County High School |
|
Retail Merchandising |
3 |
Rana Ibrahim |
South County High School |
|
Apparel & Accessories Marketing Series |
Finalist |
Fatima Malike |
South County High School |
|
Financial Consulting Event |
Finalist |
Julia Kwak |
South County High School |
|
Food Marketing Series |
Finalist |
Christopher Cammarata |
South County High School |
|
Integrated Marketing Campaign - Service |
Finalist |
Pawan Kc / Rishika Pokharel |
South County High School |
|
Quick Service Restaurant Management |
Finalist |
Audrey Pederson |
South County High School |
|
Retail Merchandising |
Finalist |
Amina Suleman |
South County High School |
|
Retail Merchandising |
Finalist |
Radhika Rajpurohit |
South County High School |
|
Sports & Entertainment Marketing Team |
Finalist |
Jack Megan / Tim Turner |
South County High School |
|
Sports and Entertainment Marketing Series |
Finalist |
Max Borenstein |
South County High School |
|
Start-Up Business Plan |
Finalist |
Olivia Bolton / Brianna Cobbs / Annabelle Rizer |
South County High School |
|
Rescue Agency, Public Benefit, LLC Scholarship |
Winner |
Ayesha Atif |
South County High School |
|
Yebo Agency Scholarship |
Winner |
Sarah West |
South County High School |
|
Financial Services Team Decision Making |
Finalist |
Ashlyn Diederich / Natalie Prykanowski |
South Lakes High School |
|
Professional Selling Event |
2 |
Grace Lin |
Woodson High School |
|
Business Finance Series |
Finalist |
Ryan Bowers |
West Potomac High School |
|
Apparel & Accessories Marketing Series |
1 |
Lauren Dalrymple |
West Springfield High School |
|
Entrepreneurship Team Decision Making |
2 |
Kaitlyn Mersiowsky / Riley Sturtevant |
West Springfield High School |
|
Food Marketing Series |
2 |
Anna Pester |
West Springfield High School |
|
Human Resource Management |
Finalist |
Bez Zike |
West Springfield High School |
|
Marketing Management Team Decision Making |
Finalist |
Sofia Fasciolo / Naana Owusu |
West Springfield High School |
|
Integrated Marketing Campaign - Event |
1 |
Shankhadipa Bhattacharyya / Meghana Pendli |
Westfield High School |
|
Business Law and Ethics Team |
2 |
Shreya Aravindan / Sathvika Sangoju |
Westfield High School |
|
Business Finance Series |
Finalist |
Samyutha Belde |
Westfield High School |
|
Principles of Hospitality and Tourism |
Finalist |
Arnav Jaggi |
Westfield High School |
|
Principles of Marketing |
Finalist |
Sarika Maganahalli |
Westfield High School |
|
Principles of Marketing |
Finalist |
Benjamin Varner |
Westfield High School |
|
Professional Selling Event |
Finalist |
Vik Pothineni |
Westfield High School |
|
Professional Selling Event |
Finalist |
Ziad Bushnaq |
Westfield High School |
