A total of 15 students from Fairfax High School were recognized as competitive event winners at the Virginia DECA State Leadership Conference held in Virginia Beach March 3-5. These students earned the right to compete at the DECA International Career Development Conference April 22-25.
Shyla Menon of Fairfax High School was elected as vice president of Region 2.
A complete list of all FHS winners can be found below.
DECA is a career and technical student organization that prepares emerging leaders and entrepreneurs to be college- and career-ready. In the Commonwealth of Virginia, DECA members are enrolled in a marketing education class at their high schools. More information is available online. More information about Virginia DECA is available online.
Category Names Place
| Business Finance Series | Sahithi Rampally | 6 |
| Career Development Project | Sarah Hegazy, Sami Moudarres | 3 |
| Community Awareness Project | Kiran Ashok, Ronit Manchada | 1 |
| Community Giving Project | Riya Menon, Ella Modes | 3 |
| Financial Services Team | Charles Barsotti, Jacob Worthen | 3 |
| Personal Financial Literacy Event | Thomas Simione | 8 |
| Principles of Business Management and Admin | Kai Keo | 3 |
| Principles of Business Management and Admin | Kathleen Murray | 7 |
| Restaurant and Food Service Management | Fabiyana Mungal | 8 |
| Selling - VA Only | Elle Duangmanee | 3 |
| Social Media - VA Only | Samantha Murphy | 1 |
| Travel & Tourism Marketing Team | Victoria Brown, Lauren Lee | 3 |