Congratulations to our DECA State Competitors

Our DECA students wrapped up February with great success competing at the Virginia DECA State Leadership Conference which took place February 27 - March 1 at the Virginia Beach Convention Center. 69 Stallions competed at the DECA State Leadership Conference in Virginia Beach over the weekend. This was the largest state competition in Virginia DECA history and South County represented well! We applaud all our DECA members for their hard work, dedication, and outstanding representation of our school. As the weekend closed, we came away with the following winners:

• Chapter Wide - Blue Chip Annual Report Award Winner (Highest Ranking)
• One 2026-2027 State Officer – William Allen, Vice President of Career Development
• Two Individual Achievement Awards in roleplay:  
  • Reese Brodrick & Sydney Degener
• 13 National Competition Qualifiers:
  • Jessica Moon– Start-up Business Plan – 2 ^nd Place
  • Simon Solomon & Saad Ali – Innovation Plan – 2 ^nd Place
  • Nicholas Patel & Ayman Ouair – Integrated Marketing Campaign - Finalist
  • Nandika Kuppam – Business Solutions Project – Finalist
  • Amelia Marlowe – Food Marketing Services – Finalist
  • Peyton Tran & Maddie Luna – Student Based Enterprise – Retail – Finalist
  • Rihanah Dhanda & Aizaz Chaudri - Student Based Enterprise – Retail – Finalist

  • Riya Reddy & Shreya Soni - Student Based Enterprise – Retail – Finalist

    

Our finalist winners qualify to compete at the DECA International Career Development Conference  - we wish them the very best as they prepare for the next level of competition!

A special thank you and shout out to our amazing CTE teachers and DECA Advisers, Ms. Hillary Huffman and Mr. Zachary Sallee! Our assistant principal, Ms. Lisa Beskenis, also joined our students at the conference...her support is greatly appreciated.