Hi everyone! Minzie here - I hope you’re all looking forward to the end of the school year, and summer break, which is fast approaching. For our Illinois DECA seniors… I hope senioritis isn’t hitting too hard. Only a few more days! You got this.
I wanted to make a post for those who attended ICDC in Anaheim, California a couple weeks ago. To say I’m proud of all of you, and the way you represented Illinois DECA, is a major understatement. I hope you all had fun, as the experience of going to the International Career Development Conference is a privilege granted only to the best in international DECA. For those of you who received a medal, and especially those who got DECA glass, you all amaze me. And to EVERYONE who qualified and competed, I’m so proud of you. Be sure to be proud of yourselves.
I also wanted to take the time to recognize those from our own Illinois DECA Association that were recognized for their competition performances on the national stage! Below is a list of our outstanding Illinois DECA members who were overall roleplay and written event finalists at this year’s international conference. If you see a name you recognize, don’t forget to give them a shoutout!
Sales Project:
Orozco/Ramos/Rosales – Bremen High School
Restaurant and Food Service Management Series:
Emilie Fann – Naperville North
Integrated Business Plan:
Ihmoud/Wingo – Niles West
Quick Serve Restaurant Management Series:
Alexander Styka – Prospect High School
Entrepreneurship Team Decision Making:
Karcheria/Shetty – Waubonsie Valley
Start-Up Business Plan:
Dobrev – Glenbrook North
Principles of Hospitality and Tourism:
Kathleen Krasnewich – St. Ignatius College Prep
Principles of Finance:
Adam Weber - Wheaton Academy
Personal Financial Literacy:
Grace Zhuang – Neuqua Valley
Principles of Business Management and Administration:
Malachi Henningsgaard – Plainfield North
Hotel and Lodging Management Series:
Alexa Vateva – Elmwood Park
Financial Literacy Project:
Dalangin/Makda- Niles North
Business Services Marketing Series:
Yashwant Cherukuri – Rolling Meadows
Apparel and Accessories Marketing Series:
Evan Swierczewski – Geneva High School
Independent Business Plan:
Kladis/Spychalski/Vengazo - Maine South
Accounting Application Series:
Shrey Dalal – Niles North
Professional Selling:
Veronika Manoshin - Glenbrook North
Travel and Tourism Team Decision Making:
Ferguson/Schmiedler – St. Ignatius College Prep
Hospitality Services Team Decision Making:
Wu/Zhao – Naperville North
Integrated Marketing Campaign – Service:
Kahn/Stupnitsky – Glenbrook North
Virtual Business Challenge Accounting:
Danosky/Ross/Gaston – Geneva High School
Virtual Business Challenge Entrepreneurship:
Shah/Srivastava – Neuqua Valley
Virtual Business Challenge Fashion:
Rolfe/Rubin/Wexler – Highland Park
Virtual Business Challenge Restaurant:
Perper/Seiffer/Smiley – Highland Park
And a huge congratulations to our Top 3 and Top 10 Winners!
Virtual Business Challenge Fashion:
Rolfe/Rubin/Wexler – Highland Park – 2nd Place
Integrated Marketing Campaign – Service:
Kahn/Stupnitsky – Glenbrook North – 3rd Place
Integrated Business Plan:
Ihmoud/Wingo – Niles West – 5th Place
Quick Serve Restaurant Management Series:
Alexander Styka – Prospect High School – 5th Place
Virtual Business Challenge Entrepreneurship:
Shah/Srivastava – Neuqua Valley – 8th Place
Restaurant and Food Service Management Series:
Emilie Fann – Naperville North – 9th Place
Virtual Business Challenge Accounting:
Danosky/Ross/Gaston – Geneva High School – 9th Place
Virtual Business Challenge Restaurant:
Perper/Seiffer/Smiley – Highland Park – 10th Place
The link to the PDF of the finalists is attached below, along with some pictures of our finalists! Congratulations again everyone, you all should be very proud! One last note – send your ICDC stories and photos to the Illinois DECA Instagram (@illinoisdeca) to be featured for our end of the year recap. Way to represent Illinois DECA everyone, we hope you got to “Experience the Difference” in a whole new way, and know that you’ve made us all proud!
(Left to Right)
VBC: Danosky/Ross/Gaston - Geneva High School
IMC: Kahn/Stupnitsky - Glenbrook North
QSRM: Styka - Prospect High School
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