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Celebrate DECA Accomplishments!
Here is what Apex Friendship DECA accomplished for the 2023/24 school year broken into community accomplishments and competitive accomplishments.
Community Accomplishments:
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Planned, Organized and Prepared a community giving project of a full Christmas turkey dinner for clients at the Raleigh Rescue Mission
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Planned, Organized and Prepared a community giving project of a full Easter steak dinner for clients at the Raleigh Rescue Mission
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Planned, Organized and Ran a community awareness campaign about ACL injury reduction for middle/high school student athletes
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Planned, Organize and Ran a community giving project to Sneakerball for the Freshman of Apex Friendship High School and donated money and 191 pairs of shoes to Soles4Souls.
Competitive Accomplishments:
Won Most Outstanding Chapter for the 4th year in a row at MCEC
MCEC Winners:
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Event
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Student Name
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Place
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Principles of Marketing
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Harshu Thummala
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1
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Restaurant & Food Service Management Series
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Keira Gallagher
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2
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Principles of Business Management and Administration
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Shunav Sen
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2
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Restaurant & Food Service Management Series
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Santhoshini Radhakrishnan
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3
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Principles of Marketing
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Matthew Muentener
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3
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Travel & Tourism Marketing Team Decision Making
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Alexay Mehra, Anshu Ramireddy
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4
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Sports and Entertainment Marketing Series
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Brendan Patience
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5
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Apparel and Accessories Marketing
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Margaret Klingler
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5
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Principles of Business Management and Administration
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Nahom Leroy
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6
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Travel & Tourism Marketing Team Decision Making
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Nikhil Prabhu, Marcus Wetzell
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6
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Principles of Business Management and Administration
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Riley Jennings
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7
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Entrepreneurship Series
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Zachary Young
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7
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Retail Merchandising Series
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Atharva Neelabh
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7
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Sports and Entertainment Marketing Series
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Jaden Bowdrie
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8
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Principles of Business Management and Administration
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Hannah Ghali
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9
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Restaurant & Food Service Management Series
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Aditya Gaikwad
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9
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Retail Merchandising Series
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Sarah Evans
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9
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Travel & Tourism Marketing Team Decision Making
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Ava Rodriguez, Savanah Randolph
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10
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State CDC Winners:
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Event
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Student Name
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Place
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Automotive Services Marketing Series
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Dharvik Kuchipudi
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1
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Buying and Merchandising Team Decision Making
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Jonah Nunnally, Thomas Lin
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1
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Community Giving Project
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Jaden Bowdrie
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1
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Financial Consulting Event
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Aditya Gaikwad
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1
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Financial Services Team Decision Making
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Alexay Mehra, Anshu Ramireddy
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1
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Principles of Business Management and Administration
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Shunav Sen
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1
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Principles of Hospitality and Tourism
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Harshu Thummala
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1
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Sports & Entertainment Marketing Team Decision Ma
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Dima Pavlov, Aidan Stokes
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1
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Travel & Tourism Marketing Team Decision Making
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Andrew Weitzel, Maddie White
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1
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Business Services Operations
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Elena Anand, Michael Batrouni
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2
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Apparel & Accessories Marketing Series
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Saadhvi Prakash
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3
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Business Services Operations
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Meba Abebe, Leykun Ayele
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3
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Franchise Business Plan
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Maddox Romans, Harrison Stauffer
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4
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Principles of Finance
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Sarah Sobin
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4
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Retail Merchandising
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Brayden Inman
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4
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Business Services Operations
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Alexa Gagliano
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5
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Finance Operations
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Chaitra Paasham, Santhoshini Radhakrishnan
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5
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Principles of Finance
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Denver Phillips
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5
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Sports & Entertainment Marketing Operations
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Brendan Mora
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5
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Career Development Project
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Prisha Patel, Chambers Schwedler
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6
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Franchise Business Plan
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Sarah Eckstein, Atharva Neelabh
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6
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Principles of Business Management and Administration
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Hannah Ghali
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6
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Principles of Hospitality and Tourism
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Ivy Porter
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6
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Principles of Finance
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Mahalet Kefelegn
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7
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Business Finance Series Event
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Nael Tariq
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8
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Entrepreneurship Team Event
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Ved Parapalli, Rohit Talla
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8
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Integrated Marketing Campaign - Product
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Tran Nguyen
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8
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Community Giving Project
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Margaret Klingler, Savanah Randolph, Ava Rodriguez
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9
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Hospitality Services Team Decision Making
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Hannah Bradley, Katie Komorner
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9
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Principles of Business Management and Administration
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Ori Van Zanten
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9
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Human Resource Management Series Event
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Saaisha Nayan
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10
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Integrated Marketing Campaign - Service
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Melat Melaku, Aamiran Yala
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10
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Principles of Hospitality and Tourism
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Riley Jennings
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10
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ICDC Winners:
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Event
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Student Name
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Place
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Principles of Hospitality and Tourism
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Harshu Thummala
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1
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Finance Operations Research
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Chaitra Paasham, Santhoshini Rankrishnan
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7
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Business Services Operations Research
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Alexa Gagliano
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12
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Financial Consulting Event
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Aditya Gaikwad
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12
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Sports & Entertainment Marketing Operations Research
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Brandon Mora
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12
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