Leaving for Anaheim, California April 27, 13 members of DECA headed to the International competition. At the competition, four placed.

• Brandon Walker, sophomore, placed top 20 in Principles of Business Management.
• Seniors Pranshu Aryal, Hannah Kotvasz and Nabeel Rabie placed top ten in Start Up Business Plan.

“Being able to place top ten on one of the hardest events and out of hundreds of written entries is something I still can’t wrap my head around,” Hannah said. “After months of planning, editing and practicing our written project, it felt super rewarding to run up to the stage with my partners. I can still feel the same excitement that I felt when we were awarded our medals.”

Aside from the competition, the group got to explore the area—they went to Disneyland, Santa Monica Pier, Universal Studios and Huntington beach.

“I loved going to all of the different places while also balancing it with the hard work,” Pranshu said.