More than 40 Lassiter students competed at the State DECA competition against 3,200 students from Georgia during the January 27-28 weekend. Thirteen students qualified for the international competition that will take place in Orlando on April 22-26.

International Qualifiers include:

Isabella LePage - 2nd place in Hotel & Lodging

Andrea Joya - 3rd place in Business Finance

Elizabeth Ballenger - ICDC Qualifier in Business Service

Holly Burt - ICDC Qualifier in Apparel & Accessories

Elijah Hoshide - ICDC Qualifier in Restaurant & Food Management

McKenna Preising - ICDC Qualifier in Principles of Hospitality

Cate Teter - ICDC Qualifier in Business Service

Nic Wiles - ICDC Qualifier in Sports & Entertainment Marketing

Katie McyIntre & Valeria Cordova - ICDC Qualifiers in Sports & Entertainment Marketing TDM

Sara Ghadrdan, Elyse Mello & Derek Stutz - ICDC Qualifiers in Sales Project