SCHNECKSVILLE, Pa. | Thanks to a strong showing in last month’s district competition, 29 students from Lehigh Career & Technical Institute’s DECA chapter qualified for the state contest.

This year’s Pennsylvania DECA District 7 Conference was a virtual event because of the coronavirus pandemic; competitors took tests and joined in role-play scenarios online. Lehigh DECA advisor Cyndee Barkley is proud of how her students performed at the district level and confident they’ll be ready to compete at the Pennsylvania DECA Career Development Conference in February. That event will be virtual, as well.

“Our competition format was different this year. Our members rose to the challenge and brought home medals,” said Barkley, who is also LCTI’s Marketing & Business Education teacher. “Now they’re preparing for the next level of competition.”

Thirty-five students from LCTI’s Advertising Design/Commercial Art, Marketing & Business Education and Supply Chain Management & Logistics Technology programs competed in the district conference. The state conference qualifiers are:

William Allen High School

Janiya Cobb-Pippins, Fourth Place – Marketing Communications
Marketing & Business Education

Brooke Steffie, First Place – Business Finance
Marketing & Business Education

Emely Rymer, First Place – Chapter Banner Digital Pilot Event
Advertising Design/Commercial Art

Abel Trevino, First Place – Entrepreneurship
Marketing & Business Education

Louis E. Dieruff High School

Marilyn Arzate, First Place – Marketing Team Decision Making
Marketing & Business Education

Leilani Freeman, First Place – Marketing Team Decision Making
Marketing & Business Education

Allentown Central Catholic High School

Jake Barto, First Place – Accounting
Marketing & Business Education

Catasauqua High School

Jorry Cene, Third Place – Principles of Business Management
Marketing & Business Education

Stella Jones, Third Place – Chapter Banner Digital Pilot Event
Advertising Design/Commercial Art

Jevon White, Third Place – Principles of Hospitality
Marketing & Business Education

Emmaus High School

Brianna Flores, Third Place – Business Services Management
Marketing & Business Education

Tyler Miller, Second Place – Material Handling & Logistics
Supply Chain Management & Logistics Technology

Nathan Servais, Third Place – Material Handling & Logistics
Supply Chain Management & Logistics Technology

Dino Tyner, Fourth Place – Material Handling & Logistics
Supply Chain Management & Logistics Technology

Northwestern Lehigh High School

Julia Remaly, Second Place – Public Speaking | PA DECA District 7 Representative 2021-2022
Marketing & Business Education

Cassandra Villalobos, Second Place – Quick Serve Restaurant Management
Marketing & Business Education

Parkland High School

Amanda Hajdar, Second Place – Principles of Marketing
Marketing & Business Education

Wajahat Siddique, First Place – Material Handling & Logistics
Supply Chain Management & Logistics Technology

Bryan Vasquez Maldonado, Third Place, Principles of Marketing
Marketing & Business Education

Salisbury High School

Cynchell Brumarie, Fourth Place, Human Resources Management
Marketing & Business Education

Carl Dyer, Fourth Place – Sports & Entertainment Marketing
Marketing & Business Education

Damian Emerich, Fourth Place – Chapter Banner Digital Pilot Event
Advertising Design/Commercial Art

Mariah Ramos, Third Place, Human Resources Management
Marketing & Business Education

Tamya Williams, Second Place -Principles of Business Management
Marketing & Business Education

Whitehall High School

Scarlet Abreu, Second Place – Job Interview
Marketing & Business Education

Steven Abreu, Second Place – Principles of Hospitality
Marketing & Business Education

Jeremy Bautista, Second Place – Entrepreneurship
Marketing & Business Education

Caidance Braun, Second Place – Chapter Banner Digital Pilot Event
Advertising Design/Commercial Art

Other

Emilee Barkley, First Place – Personal Financial Literacy

Kudos to all of LCTI’s DECA competitors and congratulations to the state qualifiers!