HERSHEY, Pa. | Eleven Lehigh Career & Technical Institute students recently qualified for the next round of competition with top finishes at the Pennsylvania DECA Career Development Conference. The next and final round is DECA’s International Career Development Conference scheduled April 25-30 in Orlando, Florida.

Thirty-seven Lehigh DECA chapter members attended the state conference Feb. 18-21 at Hershey Lodge. Members include students from the Advertising Design/Commercial Art, Marketing & Entrepreneurship and Supply Chain Management & Logistics Technology programs, among others.

The following students were recognized for their achievements at the conference:

William Allen High School

 Zero Bonilla, Advertising Design/Commercial Art

• 1st Place: Chapter Banner Contest (Team)

Luis Bustillo, Cosmetology

• 1st Place: Male Model

Rosalin Cruz, Marketing & Entrepreneurship

• 1st Place: Promotional Display Board

Jayden Hernandez, Supply Chain Management & Logistics Technology

• Gold Medal: Role Play B – Supply Chain Management

Richard “Rocco” Ramos, Supply Chain Management & Logistics Technology

• 3rd Place: Supply Chain Management

Louis E. Dieruff High School

Kaylin Brown, Marketing & Entrepreneurship

• 1st Place: Promotional Display Board

Emmaus High School

Ethan Meitzler, Advertising Design/Commercial Art

• AT&T DECA ICDC Pin Design Contest Winner

Jacob Walter, Supply Chain Management & Logistics Technology

• 1st Place: Supply Chain Management

Northern Lehigh High School

Savannah Hall, Marketing & Entrepreneurship

• Gold Medal: Membership Campaign

Julia Jachowicz, Marketing & Entrepreneurship

• PA DECA ICDC Pin Design Contest Winner
• 1st Place: Plan of Action

McKenna Kirk, Advertising Design/Commercial Art

• 1st Place: Chapter Banner Contest (Team)

Northwestern Lehigh High School

Aubrey Webster, Marketing & Entrepreneurship

• Gold Medal: Community Service Campaign (Team)
• Jerry DiGiovanni Jr. $1,000 Scholarship Winner
• 1st Place: School-Based-Enterprise Team

Parkland High School

Kyra Briggs, Advertising Design/Commercial Art

• 1st Place: Chapter Banner Contest (Team)

Carter Campbell, Supply Chain Management & Logistics Technology

• 2nd Place: Supply Chain Management

Daniel Osmanvic, Marketing & Entrepreneurship

• 1st Place: Chapter Awards (Team)

Sage Rivera, Advertising Design/Commercial Art

• 1st Place: Chapter Banner Contest (Team)

Southern Lehigh High School

Dominic Ruggeri, Marketing & Entrepreneurship

• Gold Medal: Promotional Campaign

Whitehall High School

Nikol Bozali, Marketing & Entrepreneurship

• 2nd Place: Innovation Academy

Zaravy Ramirez-P., Marketing & Entrepreneurship

• 1st Place: Chapter Awards
• Gold Medal: Membership Campaign

DeAnthony Suarez, Marketing & Entrepreneurship 

• Gold Medal: Community Service Campaign (Team)
• 1st Place: School-Based-Enterprise Team

The following students are slated to travel to Orlando for the national conference: Aubrey Webster, DeAnthony Suarez, Zaravy Ramirez-P., Dominic Ruggeri, Ethan Meitzler, Zero Bonilla, McKenna Kirk, Sage Rivera, Julia Jachowicz, Savannah Hall, Jacob Walter.

Congratulations to LCTI’s qualifiers and kudos to all of the competitors. We’re proud of you!