Forty-three Hamilton High School students competed Feb. 23-25 at the Wisconsin DECA State Career Development Conference in Lake Geneva. They joined more than 1,600 Wisconsin DECA members from across the state to compete.
The following students were recognized for their success in their competitive events:
First place winners
- Esha Praveen, Apparel and Accessories Marketing, 4 medals
- Dylan Frankovis, Automotive Services Marketing, 3 medals
- Elise Davidson, Marketing Communications, 4 medals
- Ahaan Saxena, Principles of Entrepreneurship, 3 medals
- The team of Joe Oberlin and Vyas Karra, Franchise Business Plan
- Elise Davidson, Integrated Marketing Campaign – Event, 1 medal
Second place winners
- Alex Ghere, Entrepreneurship, 4 medals
- Anushka Vijay, Principles of Business Management and Administration, 4 medals
- Eesha Kothinti, Innovation Plan
- The team of Siddharth Devtale and Devaj Sokhal, Finance Operations Research
- The team of Suhani Shah and Maia Dillow, Integrated Marketing Campaign – Product, 1 medal
Third place winners
- Shivansh Gautam, Personal Financial Literacy, 3 medals
- Yudhister Banda, Principles of Entrepreneurship, 2 medals
- Victoria Tran, Principles of Marketing, 3 medals
- Olivia Thames, Hospitality and Tourism Professional Selling, 1 medal
- The team of Dylan Frankovis and Niall Hunt, Integrated Marketing Campaign – Event, 1 medal
- Aanya Ranasaria, Project Management: Sales Project
Fourth place winners
- Vihaan Kulkarni, Apparel and Accessories Marketing, 3 medals
- Vyas Karra, Business Finance, 4 medals
- Aanya Ranasaria, Hotel and Lodging Management, 4 medals
- Leesha Vanchireddy, Principles of Business Management and Administration, 3 medals
- Tony Edward, Principles of Marketing, 3 medals
- Saanvi Nalla, Restaurant and Food Service Management, 2 medals
Fifth place winners
- Grant Davidson, Principles of Business Management and Administration, 2 medals
- Priyanshi Das, Principles of Hospitality and Tourism, 3 medals
- Summer Callister, Quick Serve Restaurant Management, 1 medal
- Olivia Thames, Restaurant and Food Service Management, 2 medals
- Suhani Shah, Sports and Entertainment Marketing, 3 medals
- Kensie Martin, Innovation Plan
Sixth place winners
- Krishiv Badam, Principles of Business Management and Administration, 3 medals
- Vihaan Kulkarni, Sports and Entertainment Marketing Research
Seventh place winners
- Wyatt Schultz, Principles of Hospitality and Tourism, 2 medals
Top 10 finalists
- Siddharth Devtale, Personal Financial Literacy, 2 medals
- Pranit Arora, Principles of Entrepreneurship, 1 medal
- Aayan Parikh, Principles of Hospitality and Tourism, 3 medals
- The team of Abbie Dong and Shaanvi Konda Gopinath, 2 medals
Other award winners
- Arshia Parashar, Apparel and Accessories, 1 medal
- Austin Mathews, Entrepreneurship, 1 medal
- Joe Oberlin, Entrepreneurship, 1 medal
- Kensie Martin, Marketing Communications, 1 medal
- Sunand Anand Kumar, Principles of Finance, 1 medal
- Cam Ausloos, Principles of Marketing, 1 medal
- Cameron Schilling, Quick Serve Restaurant Management, 1 medal
- Chinmayi Swaminathan, Quick Serve Restaurant Management, 2 medals
- Eesha Kothinti, Retail Merchandising, 1 medal
- Keerthana Gopi, Sports and Entertainment Marketing, 2 medals
- Yuktha Muthukumar, Sports and Entertainment Marketing, 1 medal
Based on competition results, 35 Hamilton High School students qualified to compete at the international competition on April 24-29 in Atlanta, GA. They will join more than 20,000 other high school students from across the globe.