Frisco ISD DECA members earned top placements, awards and scholarships at the International Career Development Conference.

Over 260 FISD students qualified for the international contest, an incredible showing for the career and technical student organization that develops future-ready skills through academic competition. 

A special congratulations to Reedy High School senior Rayyan Khan, who earned six top-three placements as well as the RF Foundation and Macy’s $2,500 Scholarship. 

DECA prepares emerging leaders and entrepreneurs for careers in marketing, finance, hospitality and management in high schools and colleges around the globe. This year, over 23,000 students from across the globe completed at ICDC in Atlanta. 

Congratulations to these students and their advisors on another award-winning year!

Emerson

Neha Bhalla - 1st Place, Business Finance Series

Heritage

Navdeep Mopuri, Poornasai Panchumarthi and Sravya Tatiraju - 3rd Place, Lead4Change Challenge

Manaskriti Sista - Finalist, Sports and Entertainment Marketing

Independence

Sreekar Mali - 2nd Place, Principles of Entrepreneurship

Janani Jayaraj, Kavin Jaganathan and Nandan Ramaswamy - 2nd Place, Integrated Marketing Campaign Event

Pranav Mutthineni and Praneel Rondla - Finalist, SBE - Food

Liberty

Ish Aggarwal, Nithilan Karthik and Rayanne Noonari - 2nd Place, Career Development Project

Lone Star

Prisha Goswami and Likhita Kenguva - Finalist, Buying and Merchandising Team Decision Making

Reedy

Rayyan Khan, Rayhan Raja and Nikhil Sivanthi - 1st Place, NextGen Innovators Challenge

Aarav Goyal, Amaan Khan and Rayyan Khan - 1st Place, MDA Disability is Diversity Challenge

Rayyan Khan, Arhant Magdum, Rayhan Raja and Nikhil Sivanthi - 1st Place, Competition University: Chapter Climb Challenge; 2nd Place, National Invest Real World Ready Corporate Challenge

Niharika Anand, Diya Balagopal and Shifa Haq - 1st Place, Innovation Plan

Rayyan Khan and Arhant Magdum - 2nd Place, Business U DECA at the Bell Challenge

Nathan Amezcua, Ethan Kadivi and Ava Newbury - Finalist, Integrated Marketing Campaign Event

Ishaan Battu, Ishaan Battu and Saket Parayil - Finalist, Franchise Business Plan

Ellie Chau, Pablo Rodriguez and Linda Zhang - Finalist, Finance Operations Research 

Nirbhay Challa, Aswin Gokul and Arhant Magdum - Finalist, Career Development

Shreyas Iyer, Aryan Khurana and Rohit Yokananth - Finalist, Integrated Marketing Campaign Event

Chetan Kapavarapu, Pranav Polisetti and Saksham Shukla - Finalist, Business Growth Plan

Karan Karthik, Jitin Naveen and Saket Mamidi - Finalist, Sports and Entertainment Operations Research 

Aasrith Komaragiri, Nivan Mehta and Ashish Purugulla - Finalist, Financial Literacy 

Ruhi Ladwa, Shreya Samba and Julia Seelman - Finalist, Sports and Entertainment Operations Research 

Adithi Nemalikanti - Finalist, Financial Literacy 

Mahitha Sadhanala - Finalist, Hospitality and Tourism Professional Selling

Sujal Iyer Shreshta Yarlagadda and Sonhanth Yarlagadda - Finalist, Sales Project

Wakeland

Anya Sharma - 3rd Place, Marketing Communication Series

Caitlin Cogbill - Finalist, Apparel & Accessories Marketing Series

Chirag Samantaroy - Finalist, Sports & Entertainment Marketing Series

- Rachel McReynolds