STEM DECA International Career Development Conference Recap

Submitted by Mr. Justin Staub

This past week, 56 STEM students competed in the DECA International Career Development Conference in Orlando, FL. We far surpassed the success of any school in PA, and we continue to be one of the best in the world.

Eight individuals/teams were ICDC finalists (top 20 overall), and six of those groups finished in the top 10. Thank you all for an extraordinary DECA season.

Please join me in congratulating the following top winners.

Event	Name(s)	Place
Independent Business Plan	Nivriti Chaudhuri	Top 20 overall
	Ishita Khetrapal
	Rishita Penmetsa
Financial Consulting	Dishan Bhattacharya	Top 10 overall
Human Resources Management Series	Anushka Chakraborty	Top 10 overall
Finance Operations Research	Bhavya Guru	Top 10 overall
	Devanshi Sharma
Hospitality and Tourism Operations Research	Praneil Balike	6th place
	Nicholas John
	Nived Philip
Sales Project	Rathan Epur	Top 10 overall
	Aakansh Jaypuriar
	Akshay Mandapati
Food Marketing Series	Ananya Singhal	Top 10 role play Top 20 overall
Marketing Communications Series	Sri Ananya (Ananya) Paladugu	Top 10 role paly
Quick Serve Restaurant Management Series	Soham Katdare	Top 10 test Top 10 role play Top 10 overall
Financial Consulting	Ved Shah	Top 10 test