Members of Lehigh DECA pose for a group photo in February 2023 during the Pennsylvania DECA State Career Development Conference.

HERSHEY, Pa. | Eight Lehigh Career & Technical Institute students qualified for the next round of competition with top finishes at last month’s Pennsylvania DECA Career Development Conference. The next and final round is DECA’s International Career Development Conference scheduled April 22-25 in Orlando, Fla.

Thirty Lehigh DECA members from the Advertising Design/Commercial Art, Marketing & Entrepreneurship and Supply Chain Management & Logistics Technology programs participated in the annual event held Feb. 21-24.

The following students delivered strong performances in Hershey. Students whose events are marked with an asterisk qualified for nationals.

William Allen High School

Business Services Marketing: Janiya Cobb-Pippins, Gold Role Play A, Gold Role Play B

Pennsylvania DECA $500 Scholarship Winner: Janiya Cobb-Pippins

*Promotional Campaign: Jessica Dutan, 1st Place

*School-Based Enterprise – Food Operations: Jessica Dutan, Gold

School Store Operations Team Event: Jessica Dutan, 4th Place

Louis E. Dieruff High School

2023-2024 District 7 Representative: Valeria Garcia Lopez

Chapter Awards Project Team: Valeria Garcia Lopez, 2nd Place

Chapter Banner Contest: Jaianna Burrell, 2nd Place

DECA Advocacy Campaign: Elianny Pillier, 1st Place

Full Serve Restaurant Management: Elianny Pillier, Gold Role Play A, Gold Role Play B

Pennsylvania DECA T-shirt Design Contest Winner: Gabriela Castillo

*Plan of Action: Valeria Garcia Lopez, 1st Place

Catasauqua High School

Community Service – Helping Hands: Jevon White

Entrepreneurship: Jevon White, Gold Role Play A, Gold Role Play B

Full Serve Restaurant Management: Bryce Brotzman, Gold Role Play A, Gold Role Play B

Emmaus High School

Supply Chain Management: Jacob Walter, Gold Role Play A, Gold Role Play B

Supply Chain Management: Jacob Walter, 2nd Place

Northern Lehigh High School

Chapter Banner Contest: Julia Jachowicz, 4th Place

Pennsylvania DECA Pin Design Contest Winner: Julia Jachowicz

Northwestern Lehigh High School

Chapter Banner Contest: Abigail Christman, 5th Place

Chapter Banner Contest: Karla Rivera, 5th Place

Community Service – Helping Hands: Aubrey Webster

Marketing Career Cluster Exam: Abigail Christman, Gold

*School-Based Enterprise – Food Operations: Aubrey Webster, Gold

School Store Operations Team Event: Aubrey Webster, 4th Place

Parkland High School

Chapter Awards Project Team: Josif Osmanovic, 2nd Place

Chapter Banner Contest: Don’Michael Christopher, 2nd Place

Principles of Business Administration & Management: Daniel Osmanovic, Gold Role Play A, Gold Role Play B

*Plan of Action: Josif Osmanovic, 1st Place

Salisbury High School

Food Marketing Management: Carl Dyer, Gold Role Play A, Gold Role Play B

Southern Lehigh High School

*Membership Campaign: Kai Warstler, Gold

Principles of Business Administration & Management: Kai Warstler, Gold Role Play A, Gold Role Play B

Whitehall High School

Business Financial Services: Abel Trevino, Gold Written Test, Gold Role Play A

Chapter Awards Project Team: Zaravy Ramirez-Pineda, 2nd Place

DECA Advocacy Campaign: Yalexa Gerena, 1st Place

*Membership Campaign: Jayden Ortiz, Gold

*Plan of Action: DeAnthony Suarez, 1st Place

*Promotional Campaign: DeAnthony Suarez, 1st Place

*Promotional Campaign: Zaravy Ramirez-Pineda, 1st Place

Public Speaking: DeAnthony Suarez, 4th Place

Quick Serve Restaurant Management: Yalexa Gerena Gold Role Play A, Gold Role Play B

*School-Based Enterprise – Food Operations: DeAnthony Suarez, Gold

Supply Chain Management: Jayden Ortiz, Gold Role Play A, Gold Role Play B

Supply Chain Management: Jayden Ortiz, 3rd Place

Joining the qualifiers in Orlando will be Yalexa Gerena and Elianny Pillier, who’ll be recognized at ICDC for their winning entry in the state Advocacy Campaign category. Traveling to Florida for the conference leadership academy will be Julia Jachowicz, Daniel Osmanovic and Jevon White.

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