DECA Regional Competition Winners

The Mountain House DECA chapter attended the NorCal DECA competition in San Ramon on the weekend of 1/17-1/19.  Thirty-two students competed in both written business plan and role play competitions.  Our chapter made history for MHHS in winning for the first time in several categories of the competition.  We now have recognition in the region as a competitive chapter with multiple wins.  Over 800 students attended the NorCal competition from 17 high schools.

In each category, the top ten competitors were ranked and recognized on stage with the top three winners receiving trophies called "glass."  The winners outside the top 3 received medals and pins.  Based on last year where one competitor placed in one event, this year is phenomenal.  One student was on stage multiple times.  I am so proud of these students given that we do not yet have the dedicated DECA coaches and dedicated prep classes that the big winner schools have such as Irvington and Washington.  The winners for Mountain House chapter are as follows:

Business Services Operations Research Event
- Harini Srinivasan - 2nd place

Business Finance Services Event
- Ishita Dutta - 8th place

Franchise Business Plan
- Vashaki Lahadas - 10th place

Entrepreneurship Independent Business Plan
 - Kartik Katam - 3rd place

Entrepreneurship Event
- Tanisha Iyer - 9th place

Start-up Business Plan
- Sreeram Ranga - 2nd place

Entrepreneurship Decision Making
- Peter Choi - 5th place
- Yashaswini Punati - 9th place

Finance Operations Research
- Ishita Dutta - 8th place

Restaurant and Food Service Management
- Laasya Manganti - 9th place

Travel and Tourism Marketing Team Decision Making
- Subhan Baig and Gautam Chintalaputi- 3rd place
- Krishna Rajupalepu and Sujit Tangunthi - 5th place

Business Finance Services
- Ishita Dutta - 5th place