Forty-five Hamilton High School students competed Feb. 24-26 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.
Extending beyond competitive events, Hamilton High School juniors Aanya Ranasaria and Olivia Thames have been elected to the 2025-26 state officer team after completing a rigorous selection process including portfolio submission, panel interviews and formal presentations to peers and business professionals. Ranasaria will serve as Wisconsin DECA President and Thames as Wisconsin DECA Vice President.
In addition, Hamilton Business Education and Marketing Teacher Amanda Fields received the Chapter Advisor of the Year Award.
The following students were recognized for their success in their competitive events:
First place winners
The team of Elise Davidson and Alex Ghere – Business Services Operations Research, 1 medal
Austin Mathews – Principles of Entrepreneurship, 4 medals
Niall Hunt – Principles of Hospitality and Tourism, 4 medals
Second place winners
Rohan Nuthi – Retail Merchandising, 3 medals
Natalie Olson – Sports and Entertainment Marketing, 3 medals
The team of Ben LaCroix and Tate Webb – International Business Plan, 1 medal
Third place winners
Hailey Stubler – Business Finance, 2 medals
Chinmayi Swaminathan – Principles of Hospitality and Tourism, 3 medals
Olivia Thames – Restaurant and Food Service Management, 3 medals
The team of John Baker and Aadhitya Balaji – Finance Operations Research, 1 medal
Natalie Olson – Entrepreneurship Innovation Plan, 1 medal
Fourth place winners
Shivansh Gautam – Business Services Marketing, 4 medals
Dylan Elberson – Personal Financial Literacy, 3 medals
Siddharth Devtale – Principles of Finance, 2 medals
Fifth place winners
Joseph Oberlin – Entrepreneurship, 2 medals
The team of Madeline Yingst and Hailey Stubler – Business Services Operations Research, 1 medal
The team of Joseph Oberlin and Vyas Karra – Franchise Business Plan, 1 medal
Sixth place winners
Vihaan Kulkarni – Apparel and Accessories, 3 medals
Alex Ghere – Entrepreneurship, 3 medals
John Baker – Personal Financial Literacy, 3 medals
Seventh place winners
Elise Davidson – Marketing Communications, 2 medals
Esha Praveen – Principles of Business Management and Administration, 3 medals
Top 10 finalists
Karthik Anem – Apparel and Accessories, 3 medals
Achintya Bhan – Automotive Services Marketing, 2 medals
Dylan Frankovis – Automotive Services Marketing, 2 medals
Divya Senthil – Personal Financial Literacy, 2 medals
Paul Steephen – Principles of Business Management and Administration, 2 medals
Eesha Kothinti – Principles of Hospitality, 3 medals
The team of Ben LaCroix and Tate Webb – Travel and Tourism, 2 medals
The team of Saanvi Nalla and Mysha Sharief – Entrepreneurship Innovation Plan, 1 medal
Olivia Thames – Project Management Business Solutions, 1 medal
Alex Yan – Economics Excellence, 1 medal
Other award winners
Arshia Parashar – Apparel and Accessories, 1 medal
Derek Zhang – Food Marketing, 1 medal
Aanya Ranasaria – Hotel and Lodging Management, 1 medal
Mysha Sharief – Hotel and Lodging Management, 1 medal
Jishnu Jayesh – Human Resources Management, 1 medal
Akshara Sivakumar – Human Resources Management, 1 medal
Devaj Sokhal – Principles of Finance, 1 medal
Anshi Gupta – Principles of Marketing, 2 medals
Suhani Shah – Principles of Marketing, 1 medal
Kadin Swanton – Principles of Marketing, 1 medal
Cameron Schilling – Quick Serve Restaurant Management, 1 medal
Saanvi Nalla – Restaurant and Food Service Management, 2 medals
Madeline Yingst – Restaurant and Food Service Management, 1 medal
The team of Raj Ramanathan and Alex Yan – Entrepreneurship, 1 medal
The team of Jack Lamm and Aadhitya Balaji – Marketing Management, 1 medal
Hailey Stubler – Economics Excellence, 1 medal
Rohan Nuthi – Integrated Marketing Campaign – Product, 1 medal
Based on competition results, thirty-one Hamilton High School students qualified to compete at the international competition in Orlando, FL in April. They will join more than 20,000 other high school students from across the globe.