DECA members from Chantilly High School were recognized for their success at the DECA District Leadership Conference on Jan. 31. DECA is an association of high school marketing students. Virginia DECA has more than 13,000 members and Chantilly DECA has close to 300 members. Currently, Chantilly DECA is the third largest chapter in the state. DECA members compete in marketing and business-related events relevant to their current jobs. Below is a list of Chantilly winners from the District competition held on Jan. 25. Chantilly DECA members competed against 800 other Fairfax County Marketing students at this event.
<lst>Fundamentals of Communications Event
3rd place overall — Ahmed Kazemi
2nd place overall — Monique de la Cruz*
1st place overall — Chris St. Clair*
Fundamentals of Job Interview Event
3rd place overall — Katherine Quinnette
1st place overall — Brittany Bradley*
Fundamentals of Selling Event
3rd place overall — Julie Fraumeni
Apparel and Accessories Marketing Event
3rd place overall — Matt Varley
Automotive Services Marketing Event
3rd place overall — Nicole Imhof
1st place overall — Greg Kodish*
Business Services Marketing Event
1st place overall — Kevin Keller*
Food Marketing Associate Level Event
3rd place overall — Mark Brannock
Food Marketing Management Level Event
2nd place overall — Faizan Ahmed*
Quick Service Restaurant Marketing Event
3rd place overall — Alex Liberty
Retail Merchandising Event
3rd place overall — Mara Bealey
Sports and Entertainment Marketing Event
3rd place overall — Auri Hughes
Management Team Decision Making Event
3rd place overall — Jessica King & Carmen Rodriguez
2nd place overall — Wayne Jiang* & Leanne Williams*
1st place overall — Katrina De Boeck* & Armina Raeisian*
* Denotes that a student is eligible to attend the DECA State Leadership Conference on March 9-11 in Norfolk. There will be approximately 2,000 students attending the State Leadership Conference.