Congratulations to the 35 Lassiter DECA students that competed in the State competition that took place at the Hyatt Regency in Atlanta from January 27-28. Seventeen students qualified for the International Career Development Conference to take place in Atlanta from April 23-26. The competitors that placed include:

1st Place:
Jacob Hays & Noah Schwartz: 1st Financial Services
Sophia Joya: 1st Principles of Finance ICDC

2nd Place:
Elizabeth Ballenger - 2nd Principles of Business
Priscilla Howie-2nd Automotive Services 

3rd Place:
Brennen Cockrell-3rd Entrepreneurship
Temi Cole- 3rd Quick Service
Nina Halstead, Gabby Dudek, Cadence Pridgen: 3rd Sales Project
Priscilla Howie & Eliza Hutchins: 3rd Business Service Marketing 

ICDC Qualifier: 
Nic Wiles-Personal Financial Literacy
Margaret Delaplane: Retail Merchandise
Amber Whitworth- Marketing Communications
Kelly Wu- Apparel & Accessories
Jason Gentry- Business Finance
Emma Cockrell - Principles of Business
Eliza Hutchins - Principles of Marketing