SCHNECKSVILE, Pa. | The results are in! Thirty-seven Lehigh Career & Technical Institute students qualified to participate in next month’s Pennsylvania DECA Career Development Conference. The annual event is scheduled Feb. 21-23 (2024) in Hershey, Pa.

Students from LCTI’s Advertising Design/Commercial Art, Marketing & Entrepreneurship, and Supply Chain Management & Logistics Technology programs secured their spots at DECA states with strong performances Dec. 19 during the District 7 competition at Lehigh Carbon Community College. The regional event drew hundreds of competitors from high schools in Carbon, Lehigh, Luzerne, Monroe, Northampton and Schuylkill counties.

Congratulations to the DECA state qualifiers and kudos to all our competitors!

William Allen High School

Idalis Almonte, Marketing & Entrepreneurship
7th Place: Principles of Finance

Gavin Bergallo, Marketing & Entrepreneurship
4th Place: Personal Financial Literacy

Gavin Bergallo, Marketing & Entrepreneurship
3rd Place: Male Modeling

Jessica Dutan, Marketing & Entrepreneurship
5th Place: Marketing Team Decision Making

Liselot Holguin, Marketing & Entrepreneurship
7th Place: Hotel & Lodging Management

Alfonso Jaquez, Supply Chain Management & Logistics Technology
2nd Place: Supply Chain Management

Destiny Johnson, Advertising Design/Commercial Art
2nd Place: Chapter Banner (Team of 3)

Jaslene Rios Mercado, Supply Chain Management & Logistics Technology
5th Place: Supply Chain Management

Richard “Rocco” Ramos, Supply Chain Management & Logistics Technology
7th Place: Supply Chain Management

Brenda Reyes, Advertising Design/Commercial Art
2nd Place: Chapter Banner (Team of 3)

Nisyar Santiago, Supply Chain Management & Logistics Technology
6th Place: Supply Chain Management

Chaunce Washington, Marketing & Entrepreneurship
1st Place: Male Modeling

Louis E. Dieruff High School

Nyah Chambers, Marketing & Entrepreneurship
6th Place: Principles of Finance

Natasha Martinez, Marketing & Entrepreneurship
4th Place: Restaurant Full Serve Management

Natasha Martinez, Marketing & Entrepreneurship
4th Place: Female Modeling

Dante Vaquez, Marketing & Entrepreneurship
4th Place: Personal Financial Literacy

Valeria Garcia Lopez, Marketing & Entrepreneurship
3rd Place: Hospitality Services Team Decision Making

Catasauqua High School

Jevon White, Marketing & Entrepreneurship
3rd Place: Human Resources Management

Emmaus High School

Damian Arndt, Advertising Design/Commercial Art
1st Place: Chapter Banner (Team of 3)

Dominic Ruggeri, Marketing & Entrepreneurship
6th Place: Food Marketing Management

Jacob Walker, Supply Chain Management & Logistics Technology
1st Place: Supply Chain Management

Northern Lehigh High School

Julia Jachowicz, Marketing & Entrepreneurship
2nd Place: Job Interview

Northwestern Lehigh High School

Abbey Christman, Advertising Design/Commercial Art
1st Place: Chapter Banner (Team of 3)

Jax Rivera, Advertising Design/Commercial Art
1st Place: Chapter Banner (Team of 3)

Aubrey Webster, Marketing & Entrepreneurship
5th Place: Marketing Team Decision Making

Parkland High School

Carter Campbell, Supply Chain Management & Logistics Technology
3rd Place: Supply Chain Management

Nasear Glasgow, Marketing & Entrepreneurship
7th Place: Entrepreneurship Team Decision Making

Brianna Mink, Advertising Design/Commercial Art
3rd Place: Chapter Banner (Team of 3)

Athen Orlang, Supply Chain Management & Logistics Technology
4th Place: Supply Chain Management

Daniel Osmanovic, Marketing & Entrepreneurship
6th Place: Business Services Marketing

Angel Rosa, Marketing & Entrepreneurship
7th Place: Entrepreneurship Team Decision Making

Jayden Wallander, Marketing & Entrepreneurship
7th Place: Apparel & Accessories Marketing

Southern Lehigh High School

Kai Warstler, Marketing & Entrepreneurship
7th Place: Business Services Marketing

Vivian Zeller, Advertising Design/Commercial Art
3rd Place: Chapter Banner (Team of 3)

Whitehall High School

Yalexa Gerena, Marketing & Entrepreneurship
7th Place: Quick Serve Restaurant Management

Yalexa Gerena, Marketing & Entrepreneurship
1st Place: Female Modeling

Yelitza Gonzalez, Advertising Design/Commercial Art
1st Place: Chapter Banner (Team of 3)

Zaravy Ramirez, Marketing & Entrepreneurship
4th Place: Marketing Communications

Zaravy Ramirez, Marketing & Entrepreneurship
Elected 2024-2025 District 7 Representative

DeAnthony Suarez, Marketing & Entrepreneurship
3rd Place: Hospitality Services Team Decision Making

Allentown Central Catholic High School

Anne Langan, Advertising Design/Commercial Art
3rd Place: Chapter Banner (Team of 3)