SCHNECKSVILLE, Pa. — The results are in! Twenty-three Lehigh Career & Technical Institute students qualified to participate in the Pennsylvania DECA Career Development Conference. The annual event is scheduled for Feb. 17-20 (2026) in Hershey, Pa.

Students from seven of LCTI’s technical programs secured their spots at DECA states with strong performances during the Dec. 16 District 7 competition at Lehigh Carbon Community College. The regional event drew 60 competitors from LCTI and hundreds more from high schools in Carbon, Lehigh, Luzerne, Monroe, Northampton and Schuylkill counties.

Additionally, Kaylin Brown, a Louis E. Dieruff High School student in LCTI’s Marketing & Entrepreneurship program, was elected to serve as the Pennsylvania DECA District 7 representative.

The following Lehigh DECA competitors placed at districts and qualified to compete at DECA states:

William Allen High School 

Bashyah Bonilla (Team), Advertising Design/Commercial Art
1st Place: Chapter Banner

Lismairy Castillo Sterling (Team), Advertising Design/Commercial Art
1st Place: Chapter Banner

Rosalin Cruz, Marketing & Entrepreneurship
6th Place: Travel & Tourism Team Decision Making

Richard Ramos, Supply Chain Management & Logistics Technology
4th Place: Supply Chain Management

Sait Salcedo Cabral (Team), Advertising Design/Commercial Art
5th Place: Chapter Banner

Alan Tejeda Guzman, Marketing & Entrepreneurship
4th Place: Male Modeling

Zachary Wagner, Electrical Technology
3rd Place: Supply Chain Management

Louis E. Dieruff High School

Kaylin Brown, Marketing & Entrepreneurship
6th Place: Travel & Tourism Team Decision Making

Nisayr Santiago, Supply Chain Management & Logistics Technology
2nd Place: Supply Chain Management

Emmaus High School

Jelina Guzman (Team), Advertising Design/Commercial Art
5th Place: Chapter Banner

Northern Lehigh High School

Savannah Hall, Marketing & Entrepreneurship
2nd Place: Food Marketing Series

Mallory McIntyre (Team), Advertising Design/Commercial Art
1st Place: Chapter Banner

Northwestern Lehigh High School

Skylar Kern, Marketing & Entrepreneurship
1st Place: Entrepreneurship Series

Skylar Kern, Marketing & Entrepreneurship
4th Place: Male Modeling

Parkland High School

Bryan Buss, Supply Chain Management & Logistics Technology
6th Place: Supply Chain Management

Carter Campbell, Supply Chain Management & Logistics Technology
1st Place: Supply Chain Management

Austin Choong, Advertising Design/Commercial Art
4th Place: Sports & Entertainment Marketing

Christian Magloire, Electronics Technology
2nd Place: Sports & Entertainment Marketing

Scarlett McCoy, Cosmetology
5th Place: Job Interview

Sage Rivera (Team), Advertising Design/Commercial Art
1st Place: Chapter Banner

Sage Rivera, Marketing & Entrepreneurship
1st Place: Entrepreneurship Series

Carter Willis, Marketing & Entrepreneurship
5th Place: Restaurant Full Service Marketing

Salisbury High School

Jade Adzadi (Team), Advertising Design/Commercial Art
5th Place: Chapter Banner

Southern Lehigh High School

Ethan Navedo, Marketing & Entrepreneurship
4th Place: Principles of Finance

Whitehall High School

Jayden Hernendez, Supply Chain Management & Logistics Technology
5th Place: Supply Chain Management

Congrats to LCTI’s DECA state qualifiers and kudos to all our competitors!