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“Earlier this week, 128 Carmel DECA students competed at DECA’s International Career Development Conference (ICDC) in Nashville, TN with over 17,000 students from around the world. Simply making it to this international competition is a huge honor because there are over 218,000 students from around the world competing for a spot. But for the second year in a row, our students did not just compete—they excelled on the international stage. There are pictures of many finalists on our Twitter account, @carmeldeca, and even more will be added in the coming days if you are interested in seeing your students on the big stage.” -Chard Reid
Results:
- WORLD CHAMPIONS
o Jessica Deady & Rachel Sorensen Public Relations Project
o Molly O’Connor Hospitality and Tourism Operations Research Event
- 3rd PLACE IN THE WORLD
o Miles Minnaar & Alisha Patel Buying & Merchandising Operations Research Event
- TOP 10 IN THE WORLD (Actual placements will be released next week)
o Shakeel Zia & Akshar Patel Learn and Earn Project
o Julianna Merry, Kathryn Scott, & Isabelle Connell Hospitality and Tourism Operations Research Event
o Swetha Nakshatri & Sarah Tinaphong Buying & Merchandising Operations Research Event
o Aneesh Luthra & Grace Marchese Independent Business Plan
o Sydney Clark & Annie Kozak Community Service Project
o Connor Barclay & Michael Okon Hospitality & Tourism Team Decision Making Event
o Alessandro Thielmann, Drew Tocci, Livermore International Business Plan
- FINALISTS (Top 20 in the world)
o Danny Anderson Sports & Entertainment Operations Research Event
o Brian Shaffer Accounting Series Event
o Meredith Black Food Marketing Series Event
o JD Arland Sports and Entertainment Marketing Series Event
o Truman Henderson Sports and Entertainment Promotion Plan
o Maddie Gantt Start-up Business Plan