DECA congratulates finalist teams in the first round of the 2019-2020 Virtual Business Challenge (VBC). The DECA competitive event is a fast-paced, online simulation that challenges students to manage tasks is the career areas of accounting, fashion, hotel management, personal finance, restaurant management, retail management or sports marketing.
The DECA members below ranked in the top two in their region in the first qualifying round. They have earned the opportunity to compete at the DECA International Career Development Conference (ICDC) this spring in Nashville, Tennessee, providing teams meet their chartered association’s rules and regulations.
VBC Accounting
Central
- MN – Shakopee High School – Jacqueline Macht
- MO – Springfield Central High School – Ian Hopper
North Atlantic
- ON – The Woodlands School – William Wang, Kent Oi, Catherine Lam
- ON – Richmond Hill High School – Matthew Pechen-Berg, Emily Pang, Michael Jin
Southern
- TX – Round Rock High School – Srishaan Iyengar, Shantanu Thorat, Arvind Balaji
- NC – Cox Mill High School – Nate Skvoretz
Western
- CA – Washington High School – Sungum Sogani, Mihir Tyagi
- CA – Lynbrook High School – Gaby Tran
VBC Fashion
Central
- IL – Highland Park High School – Lucy Cohen, Olivia Mazursky
- MI – West Bloomfield High School – Tejas Kode, Raj Mulherkar, Kyler Hwa
North Atlantic
- ON – Richmond Hill High School – Kevin Liu, Sophia Li
- ON – PE Trudeau High School – Matthew Wang, Star Xie, Larry Wu
Southern
- FL – Southwest Miami High School AOF – Amy Herrera, Adrian Lopez, Amanda Del Campo
- TX – McNeil High School – Samuel Zhou, Maanas Shah, Kishan Patel
Western
- CA – Lynbrook High School – Vincent Su, Aman Kumpaway, Naman Singhal
- AZ – Greenway High School – Mikayla Tang, Michael Gallagher, Taylor Brown
VBC Hotel Management
Central
- ND – Grand Forks Central High School – Baylor Anttila
- IL – Highland Park High School – Henry Mann, Jack Bilow, Harrison Menaker
North Atlantic
- ON – The Woodlands School – Elaine Xu, Peter Doan, Jacob Liu
- ON – White Oaks SS – Jake Shin, Laura Liu, Jessica Liu
Southern
- NC – North Carolina School of Science and Mathematics – Ramkishore Annachi
- TX – Lake Travis High School – Manoj Singireddy, Nihanth Attaluri, Soupy De
Western
- CA – Lynbrook High School – Aayush Seth, Arnav Doshi, Pranav Kadiyala
- WA – Deer Park High School – Matthew Bilbruck, Cutter Taylor
VBC Personal Finance
Central
- OH – Ohio Hi-Point Career Center Triad – Brian Ferguson, Austin Swiatek
- ND – Southeast Region Career & Technology Center – Ryan Hermes
North Atlantic
- NJ – Ocean Township High School – Isaac Greenspan, Steven Gambino, Lucky Perrotto
- ON – St. Paul SS (Mississauga) – Shaun Lazaro, Irene Hu
Southern
- TX – Round Rock High School – Evan Lock, Hariharan Jayakumar, Akhsheiy Tangutur
- FL – Southwest Miami High School AOF – Alejandro Aparcedo, Jonathan Trista
Western
- CA – Mission San Jose High School – Ethan Lee, Derek Luan, Alexander Hu
- AZ – Apollo High School – Andy Lee, Sergio Rodriguez
VBC Restaurant
Central
- MO – Blue Springs South High School – Alivia Brewer, Henry Cooper
- IL – Highland Park High School – Max Kaplan, Zachary White
North Atlantic
- ON – Richmond Hill HS – Matthew Pechen-Berg, Michael Jin, James Lin
- ON – White Oaks SS – Stephanie Xiang, James Ouyang
Southern
- FL – Southwest Miami High School AOF – Mariangel Reyes, Eriel Garcia
- FL – Coral Glades High School – Jacob Evans
Western
- CA – Lynbrook High School – Bharath Kumar, Anay Deshpande, Arjun Kumar
- AZ – Shadow Ridge High School – Brody Fussell, Shane Rath, Ryan McDaniel
VBC Retail
Central
- OH – Ohio Hi-Point Career Center Triad – Jacob Partlow, Lillian Hill
- MI – West Bloomfield High School – Mick Gordinier, Kaleb Bertovich, Aaryan Chandna
North Atlantic
- ON – Innisdale SS – Justin Chow, Yang Zhang, Wacira Muiruri
- NH – Hillsboro-Deering High School – Chloe Braun, Emma Curley, Cassidy Marshall
Southern
- FL – Southwest Miami High School AOF – Karla Valero, Aliyah Neira, Ian Varona
- TX – Round Rock High School – Saahir Janmohamed, Seokchan Oh
Western
- CA – Lynbrook High School – Bharath Kumar, Anay Deshpande, Arjun Kumar
- AZ – Greenway High School – Erich Norris, Tyler Mosier, Luke Nelson
VBC Sports
Central
- IL – Highland Park High School – Sam Schulkin, Max Laky, Andrew Kerpel
- MI – West Bloomfield High School – Sundeep Ravella, Abbaas Hakim, Ali Hakim
North Atlantic
- NH – Hillsboro-Deering High School – Nathan McGillicuddy, Gunner Hagstrom, Julian Howell
- ON – Innisdale SS – Victor Milne
Southern
- AR – Springdale Har-Ber High School – Conor Clardy, Caleb Burns, Lawson Jenkins
- VA – Sherando High School – Joe Wagner, Bryce Williams, Brayden Wilkins
Western
- CA – Mission San Jose High School – Maximilian Wang, Tylor Wu, Dylan Zhang
- CA – Valley Christian High – San Jose – Tevin Wang, Leon Yee, Spencer He
Congratulations to all Virtual Business Challenge participants! Looking to earn a spot at #DECAICDC? It is not too late! The second qualifying round begins January 7, 2020.
