This past weekend, Granada High School’s DECA Chapter had the opportunity to attend the Northern California Development Conference, where members competed against chapters across Northern California. Granada DECA students earned multiple top placements, highlighting the chapter’s strong commitment. Some students placed in multiple events.
Several Granada teams earned glass awards, one of the highest honors at the district level. In the Hospitality and Tourism Operations Research (HTOR) event, Ahana Deshpande (11) and Arshia Mittal (11) secured 2nd place, while Ananya Garg (11) and Sheehan Krishna (12) earned 3rd place in the Entrepreneurship Team Decision Making (ETDM) event.
Granada DECA also placed in event exams, with Arshia Sharda (10) earning 1st place in Principles of Entrepreneurship (PEN) exam and Sheehan Krishna placed 2nd in Entrepreneurship Team Decision Making (ETDM) exam.
In addition, numerous Granada members qualified as Top 10 Overall Roleplay Finalists, where members are given a problem with 10-30 minutes of prep to present a solution to the problem. These finalists include: Ojas Singh (11) in Apparel and Accessories (AAM), Avaneesh Singh (11) in Business Finance Series (BFS), Aanya Bhaskar (9) and Navitha Kadali (9) in Business Law and Ethics Team Decision Making (BLTDM), and Aayeshi Kalra (12) and Megha Prasanna (12) in Entrepreneurship Team Decision making (ETDM). Finally, Arshia Mittal (11) and Bethany Lai (12) placed in Hospitality Services Team Decision Making (HTDM) and Arshai Sharda(10) placed in Principles of Entrepreneurship (PEN).
Granda DECA finished strong in written events, a pre-prepared presentation with a written document, with several teams earning Top 10 Overall. Kashvi Jain (11) and Krisha Chopra (11) placed in Buying and Merchandising Operations Research (BMOR) while Inaaya Imran (12) and Sai Penugonda (11) earned recognition in Business Operations Research (BOR). Avaneesh Karthik placed again in the Franchise Business Plan (EFB), Aanya Bhaskar (9) and Navitha Kadali(9) placed in the Innovation Plan (EIP), and Ananya Garg and Sheehan Krishna placed again in Startup Business Plan (ESB). Finally, Prachi Mehrotra and Shirya Mehrotra placed in Integrated Marketing Campaign-Product (IMCP).
The Co-President of Granada Deca, Sheehan Krishna, felt very proud to place.
“I was really excited about placing because it’s something I’ve been waiting for for three years. I spent maybe 2 to 3 hours taking practice tests.”
She also felt very happy about all the chapter members who placed.
“I probably was more excited by the fact that so many people placed, especially because it’s such an improvement from last year. I hope it really motivates people to try hard to place at states.”
States will take place in late February and Granada DECA looks forward to competing again.
