From Feb. 26 – March 1, more than 190 members of the Harker DECA chapter attended the State Career Development Conference (SCDC) in Anaheim. This year’s event marked the most competitive ever recorded, drawing more than 4,000 attendees. Students competed in their respective events to earn a spot at the International Career Development Conference (ICDC). Throughout the weekend, DECA chapters across California gathered to engage in skill building workshops, network with industry professionals, demonstrate their professional growth, and celebrate professional growth through experiences that will last a lifetime. Members placing in the top five in Written Events and top six in Roleplay Events are as follows:
1st Place:
Amishi Gupta, grade 12, Tanvi Sivakumar, grade 12; Financial Services Team Decision Making
Alan Shen, grade 12, Timmy Chen, grade 12; Travel and Tourism Team Decision Making
Abby Wang, grade 11, Elizabeth Zhang, grade 11; Buying and Merchandising Team Decision Making
Jacob Cao, grade 9; Principles of Hospitality and Tourism
Lori Ji, grade 9; Principles of Marketing
2nd Place:
Abby Sachse, grade 11; Apparel and Accessories Marketing Series
Kai Nishimura, grade 11, Colin Li, grade 11; Marketing Management Team Decision Making
Isaac Liu, grade 10; Professional Selling
Jillian Chen, grade 10; Sports and Entertainment Marketing Series
Aditya Sathyanarayanan, grade 10, Ameya Choudhary, grade 10; Franchise Business Plan
Ravi Saxena, grade 9; Principles of Business Management and Administration
3rd Place:
Kimi Yashar, grade 12, Koby Yu, grade 12; Integrated Marketing Campaign Service
Leana Zhou, grade 12; Financial Consulting
Elizabeth Zhang, grade 11, Abby Wang, grade 11; Integrated Marketing Campaign Event
Audrey Hu, grade 11; Quick Serve Restaurant Management Series
Onslow Newnan, grade 10; Accounting Applications Series
Smera Savadi, grade 10, Medha Choudhary, grade 10; Financial Services Team Decision Making
Leo Hoffmann, grade 9, Patrick Jiang, grade 9; Entrepreneurship Innovation Plan
4th Place:
Allison Huang, grade 12, Ruhi Banerjee, grade 12; Marketing Management Team Decision Making
Hannah Jiang, grade 11; Business Services Operations Research
Joyce Zhang, grade 11; Business Services Operations Research
Ishayan Das, grade 9; Principles of Marketing
5th Place:
Saahithi Koneru, grade 11; Hospitality and Tourism Professional Selling
Sean Wang, grade 11; Automotive Services Marketing Series
Nathaniel Idicula, grade 11; Business Services Marketing Series
Will Hou, grade 10, Daniel Xi, grade 10 ; Business Law and Ethics Team Decision Making
Tanvi Dhoot, grade 10; Financial Consulting
Chapter awards received are as follows:
Business Person of the Year: Andre van der Bergh
Membership Campaign: Thrive Level
Chapter Campaigns: Thrive Level
Chapter Awards Program: Gold Level
