Lassiter DECA had an incredible showing at the GA State DECA Conference competing with over 4,500 students from Georgia, the second largest state chapter in all of DECA International. Nine of the 46 total Lassiter students that competed placed for State, qualifying them for the International Competition in Orlando on April 26-29.
An additional 20 students finished in the Top 20 of the State and may still earn a spot in the International Competition.
State Winners: Qualified for International Career Development Conference ICDC
- Arianna Mukherji, 2nd Human Resources
- Margaret Delaplane, 3rd Retail Merchandising
- Andrea Joya, 3rd Business Finance
- Elizabeth Ballenger, 6th Business Services
- Jacob Levin, 6th Sports & Entertainment Marketing
- Olivia Edwards & Adalinn McCollum, 6th Marketing Management
- Sophia Joya & Tanisi Chunder, 10th Financial Services
Top 20 State Placement: Alternates for ICDC
- Addison Grier, 11th Marketing Communications
- Jessica Dolph, 11th Quick Service Restaurant
- Kiefer Morin, 11th Accounting Applications
- Sofia Gulri, 12th Hotel & Lodging
- Emma Cockrell, 14th Sports & Entertainment
- Blake Martin, Anna Claire McCord, Lily McLaughlin 14th, Career Development
- Ella Garb & Abigail Kirby, 14th Community Giving
- Mckenna Preising, 16th Hotel & Lodging
- Kenzie Wyman, 16th Hospitality Research Project
- Maddie Wardrop, 17th Job Interview
- Emma Cockrell, Elaina Hoffecker, Jack Duerre, 17th Sales Project
- Chiara Homol & Lucy Horner, 19th Travel & Tourism
- Lily Mengel & Savannah Ramstrom, 19th Community Awareness
