Lynnwood High School DECA officers (from left) Lauren Kiner, Amanda Mitchell, Abby Young, instructor Don Ide, Abby Douglas and Mae Cramer pose for a photo prior to opening the state DECA presidential polls. (Contributed photo)

Lynnwood High School DECA officers (from left) Lauren Kiner, Amanda Mitchell, Abby Young, instructor Don Ide, Abby Douglas and Mae Cramer pose for a photo prior to opening the state DECA presidential polls. (Contributed photo)

Way to Go

State DECA winners qualify for international competition

The DECA State Career Development Conference was held March 1-3 in Bellevue. Several local students finished in top spots and qualify to join nearly 19,000 students from around the world at DECA’s International Career Development Conference, April 21-24 in Atlanta, Georgia.

Archbishop Murphy: Drew Carlton, Anthony Damitio, A.J. de Leon, Claire Doud, Kainoa Evans, Barret Floyd, Daniel Kozuck, Hannah Lukomski, Devin Moore, Ryan Price, Joshua Rauvola, Kate Tran

Arlington: Caitlyn Billy, Alexa Casey, Trenten Washer

Cascade (Everett): Harneet Aujla, Xeindria Chandran, Casey Lauritsen, Mitchell Morris, Van Nguyen

Everett: Eleanor Behee, Ryan Burt, Braden Church, Aubrey Davis, Alejandrina Olivan, Faviola Paz Galicia, Marion Pelletier, Evan Wold, Rocky Yonker, Ethan Zoller

Jackson (Mill Creek): Tabitha Daly, Priyanka Rao, Sai Raksha Rayala, Grace Vaughn, Da Jeong Yoon

King’s High School (Shoreline): Everett students Caroline Kulits, Maddie Mustach, Jamie Edwards

Lake Stevens: John Cramer, Cortney Himple, Jody Keagle, Ethan Paisely, Gaby Peters

Mariner: Zerabruk Abraham, Kaitlyn Baughman, Gurleen Birk, Priyanka Nayyar, Ethan Skrabak, Theodora Sofowora

Monroe: Payton Alesna, Ciera Dela Cuesta, Mark Diliani, Kevin Milne, Janet Polanco, Madelyne Vigus, Madeleine West, Amber Wudi

Mountlake Terrace: Victor Shaw

North Creek (Bothell): Deepthi Chandra, Daniel Da, Shea Hoogerwerf, Aiden Hsuan, Anirit Bansal, Kalena Claveria

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The Archbishop Murphy High School DECA team. (Contributed photo)
Arlington High School DECA members Caitlynn Billy, Trenten Washer, and Alexa Casey qualified for the DECA International Career and Development Conference for their work running the school store. (Contributed photo)
The Everett High School DECA team is sending several members to the 2018 International Career and Development Conference. (Contributed photo)
The Lake Stevens High School DECA team. (Contributed photo)
The Mariner High School DECA team. (Contributed photo)
The Monroe High School DECA team. (Contributed photo)

The Archbishop Murphy High School DECA team. (Contributed photo)

Arlington High School DECA members Caitlynn Billy, Trenten Washer, and Alexa Casey qualified for the DECA International Career and Development Conference for their work running the school store. (Contributed photo)

The Everett High School DECA team is sending several members to the 2018 International Career and Development Conference. (Contributed photo)

The Lake Stevens High School DECA team. (Contributed photo)

The Mariner High School DECA team. (Contributed photo)

The Monroe High School DECA team. (Contributed photo)

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