Congratulations to GCISD’s 129 DECA students who are advancing to compete at the State Career Development Conference to be held February 19-21 at the Hilton Anatole in Dallas, Texas. Students from Colleyville Heritage High School, Grapevine High School and iUniversity Prep qualified for state after competing at the Texas DECA District 12 competition on January 14. Texas DECA empowers emerging student leaders through real-world experiences in marketing, finance, hospitality, and management. Students competed in individual or team events.
Individual Events
Automotive Services Marketing:
Spencer Smith, GHS
Business Growth Plan:
Madison Burkhart, GHS
Sofiya Malyshchak, GHS
Business Services Marketing:
Brice Jiang, CHHS
Buying and Merchandising Operations Research:
Afrah Mohammed, iUP
Food Marketing:
Priso Ndumbe, iUP
Brandon Orth, GHS
Xavier Salaices, CHHS
Amshu Vemula, iUP
Hotel and Lodging Management:
Rishabh Agarwal, CHHS
Anshi Donepudi, CHHS
Nathan Jones, GHS
Human Resources Management:
Chaeyoon “Clara” Chung, GHS
Kayla Hyun, CHHS
Srikari Kolli, CHHS
Innovation Plan:
Avika Taneja, iUP
Integrated Marketing Campaign Service:
Starlyn Little, iUP
Marketing Communications:
Ricardo Burciaga, CHHS
Principles of Marketing:
Rhys McGarry, GHS
Quick Serve Restaurant Management:
Adam Bordovsky, GHS
Sohum Punj, CHHS
Restaurant and Food Service Management:
Thomas dePetra, iUP
Nicole Huang, CHHS
Laine Kemp, iUP
Sanjay Raghunath, GHS
Sobia Surani, CHHS
Retail Management:
Brooklyn Medina, GHS
Retail Merchandising:
Debra Campbell, CHHS
Sophie Dang, CHHS
Aadit Shetty, iUP
Sports and Entertainment Marketing Operations Research:
Safa Fatima, GHS
Madison Martins, CHHS
Start Up Business Plan:
Jaxon Radcliff, iUP
Team Events
Business Law and Ethics Team Decision Making:
Benjamin Alexander and Keegan O’Haughtery, GHS
Andrew DeYoung and Sohan Patel, GHS
Business Services Operations Research:
Aahil Akbar and Aayan Hasam, CHHS
Business Solutions Project:
Benicio Pinero Razeto
Buying and Merchandising Team Decision Making:
Marc Genis and Matthew Ventura, GHS
Neyland Harris and Taylor Kirkman, CHHS
Jack Langley and Darren Yang, GHS
Max Lucero and Hunter Lux, GHS
Buying and Merchandising Operations Research:
Sophia Barba and Samantha Cheung, CHHS
Aly Bharwani, Alyaan Manjiyani and Arish Sarfani, CHHS
Community Awareness Project:
Melody Ding and Mina Waldrip, CHHS
Community Giving Project:
Rohail Parveez and Hannah Wu, CHHS
Entrepreneurship Team Decision Making:
Ipsita Acharya and Hasit Reddy, CHHS
Aarush Akkineni and Tyler Thompson, GHS
Finance Operations Research:
Viraat Reddy Jangaon, Sahan Mallampati and Shrey Sedhain, CHHS
Financial Literacy Project:
Chloe Ojeda and Imaani Thachenkary, CHHS
Financial Services Team Decision Making:
Siddharth Lakkireddy, iUP
Ryan Bansal and Zachary Widmer, GHS
Connor Dutton and Carter Miller, CHHS
Lillian Mehan and Blake Richey, GHS
Franchise Business Plan:
Eleyi Ojile, CHHS
Hospitality Services Team Decision Making:
Raley Cerpanya and Eva Hammer, GHS
William Feng and Jake Wu, GHS
Eva Kalmanovich, CHHS
Innovation Plan:
Rebekah Bulmahn and Amy Wang, GHS
Integrated Marketing Campaign Event :
Morgan Brown and Parker Riski, CHHS
Reese Gartman and Taylor Lemerand, CHHS
Marketing Management Team Decision Making:
Aubrey Cunningham and Brooke Turner, GHS
Marketing Management Team Decision Making:
Ethan Boukalik, GHS
Victor Bravo and Craig Civale, GHS
Project Management Community Giving:
Heayoon Chung and Dishita Gupta, GHS
Jamie Lucas, GHS
Sports and Entertainment Marketing Team Decision Making:
Bea Daugette and Campbell Estes, GHS
Molly Hackbarth and Blake Johnson, GHS
Hailey Kwon and Trisha Patel, CHHS
Sales Project:
Zoe Fang and Zachary Truong, CHHS
Travel and Tourism Team Decision Making:
Jonaire Boktour, GHS
Maddox Broyles and Noah Kodat, GHS
Manar Elmahi and Khe Masker, GHS
*Not all DECA students who are advancing to state have permission for information to be shared in GCISD communications. If your student competed in DECA and is moving on to state and you would like their information added, please reach out to the Communications Department at info@gcisd.net.