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Students roll in 2025 area business competition

DECA logoTwenty-nine Garfield students recently competed in the 2025 Washington DECA Area Career Development Conference (ACDC) for this part of the state.  Washington DECA has a mission to prepare emerging leaders and entrepreneurs for careers in marketing, finance, hospitality, and management.

Nineteen of them were winners in their respective category and received medals for their achievements, said Teacher Lambert Ellis, the adviser for the Garfield DECA chapter. The top 12 participants in each category will advance to the State Career Development Conference (SCDC) in late February.

Congratulations to:

ASM: Automotive Services Marketing Series
Shuaib Mohammed – 5th place
BFS: Business Finance Series Event
Weston Loesel – 10th place
BLTDM: Business Law and Ethics Team Decision Making
Team #1: Frances Fleming – 2nd place
Team #1: Sasha Urban – 2nd place
FCE: Financial Consulting Event

Owen Maryman – 3rd place
Jon Miranda – 6th place
Kelan Huang – 8th place
Althea Younggren – 12th place

HTPS: Hospitality and Tourism Professional Selling Event

Vivian Geri – 1st place
Willa Nestingen – 2nd place
Selma Dillon – 8th place

PSE: Professional Selling Event
Lydia Carscaddon – 3rd place
QSRM: Quick Service Restaurant Management
Edison Kuang – 6th place
RFSM: Restaurant and Food Service Management
Sawyer King – 5th place
Paxton Ritchie – 10th place
Joshua Santos – 11th place
Hamin Chang – 12th place
STDM: Sports & Entertainment Marketing Team Decision Making
Team #1: Calista Chan – 8th place
Team #1: Vicky Duong – 8th place