Congratulations to Lassiter DECA for earning the 1st Place Top Chapter Award at the Region Competition on Wednesday, December 3, 2025. Seventeen Lassiter students qualified to advance to the State Competition in February.

This year’s DECA Region event brought together over 400 attendees and more than 300 competitors. Lassiter also had 15 student volunteers helping run the competition, and they did an outstanding job representing our school with professionalism and leadership.

REGION WINNERS

Lorelai Carr- 1st place - Principles of Entrepreneurship

Jane Mayhew - 2nd place - Principles of Entrepreneurship

Vienne Petty - 2nd place - Principles of Marketing

Annie Blank and Emma Carrier: 3rd place - Business Law & Ethics

Abigail Glidewell and Kaiti Stutz: 3rd place - Sports and Entertainment Marketing

COMPETITORS THAT PLACED AND WILL MOVE ON TO STATE:

Adalinn McCollum & Olivia Edwards - Marketing Management

Shelby Hudaya - Principles of Business Management

Samantha Gregory - Principles of Business Management

Avery Underwood - Principles of Entrepreneurship

Sophie Peffer - Principles of Finance

Emma Andrews & Clara Hoffecker - Entrepreneurship

Myka Luckey & Kennedy Orcutt-Kesicke - Sports and Entertainment Marketing