Joining DECA is a truly life-changing experience. From exploring your interests and traveling the world to making new friends, DECA gives students a number of opportunities to grow and push themselves. Here’s what ten of our California DECA members said when asked about something they wish they knew before they joined DECA! “One thing I […]
Read MoreJoining DECA is a truly life-changing experience. From exploring your interests and traveling the world to making new friends, DECA gives students a number of opportunities to grow and push themselves. Here’s what ten of our California DECA members said when asked about something they wish they knew before they joined DECA!
“One thing I wish I knew before joining DECA was to stress less on competition, and enjoy the things you learn and the people you meet. If I knew that earlier, I would’ve enjoyed conferences a lot more, and propelled my abilities even more. My advice to people joining is to enjoy DECA for its intended purpose: To develop new skills and build networks and friendships; savor the memories.” – Abeer Saboo, Washington High School
“I wish I knew how big of an organization DECA is and how it brings people from near and far together. I’ve met some of my closest friends through DECA and met many others from different states that I couldn’t even imagine meeting before” – Anisha Madiraju, Amador Valley
“I wish I knew that a roleplay is not necessarily testing what you know, rather it focuses on what you pretend you know.” – Anjali Khanna, Mountain House High School
“I wish I knew how many opportunities DECA would provide me with, and how much of a connection that DECA members share within the DECA community. The camaraderie is unmatched by any other club I’ve been a part of. Had I known this, I would’ve joined DECA a lot sooner!” – Jacob Whitney, Del Lago Academy
“Before I joined DECA, I wish I knew that all the time spent dedicated to DECA and all the experiences would be immensely valuable. I wouldn’t expect to succeed right away; most people don’t. Being successful in competition requires not only strong business knowledge and accomplishments but also impressive personal and communication skills. These truly only come with time, so work on improvement, take advantage of leadership opportunities, and glass will follow!” – Jasir Baig, Martin Luther King High School
“The one thing I wish I knew before I joined DECA was the strength of the community. The amount of driven, fun, and accomplished people that I got to meet made the experience much more enjoyable and beneficial.” – Krish Vazirani, Lynbrook High School
“Becoming LinkedIn Savvy!! Since LinkedIn is the Instagram equivalent in business, I’ve learned how vital creating your platform early on has become. This is especially nice as you may stay professionally connected with fellow DECA students from across the state and nation!” – Makyla Cervantes, Granada Hills Charter High School
“Before joining DECA, I wish someone had emphasized how crucial every moment is. You don’t want to look back and think, ‘Oh, I could have done this or that,’ whether it’s enjoying yourself at conferences or preparing for your roleplay. I would encourage you to continue exploring as much as possible and to push yourself to do your best!” – Muskaan Agrawal, Quarry Lane School
“Before I joined DECA, I wish I’d known that the people you meet in this organization are the most down to earth and passionate individuals. There’s a specific energy in the air when you walk into a room of DECA students. If I’d told my younger self that she’d meet the best friends of her life in this club, she’d have joined much sooner.” – Nikki Hekmat, Del Norte High School
“I wish I knew that DECA isn’t just about content. Instead, it is about your business knowledge, speaking creativity, and ability to think logically on the spot.” – Shivank Dhamija, Monta Vista High School
We would like to extend a huge “thank you” to all of our incredible leaders who shared their experiences with us! These ten individuals have truly experienced the DECA Difference, and we can’t wait to see what they accomplish next!
Hey California DECA! We are excited to announce that California DECA has dominated DECA’s Online Events once again this year! 23 of the 36 Western Region teams from both rounds of the Virtual Business Challenge are from California, a record-breaking number! Additionally, we nearly sweeped the Stock Market Game! Out of the 25 Western Region […]
Read MoreHey California DECA!
We are excited to announce that California DECA has dominated DECA’s Online Events once again this year! 23 of the 36 Western Region teams from both rounds of the Virtual Business Challenge are from California, a record-breaking number! Additionally, we nearly sweeped the Stock Market Game! Out of the 25 Western Region SMG teams moving on to ICDC, 23 out of 25 were from California DECA! We are so proud of all of our members who participated in the virtual events this year and can’t wait to see you all at ICDC!
Below are our qualifiers!
Stock Market Game
Justin Chen, Aiden Huang, Archana Venkatesan (Monta Vista High School)
Edward Huang, Andrew Au, Sathvik Chundru (The Harker School)
Trisha Subramanyam, Manas Kottakota, Sravik Sajja (Monta Vista High School)
Prisha Balan, Xuyou Jiang, Saran Suresh (Monta Vista High School)
Naren Nair, Avi Bedi (Adrian Wilcox High School)
Ayanuddin Syed, Abhinav Reddy, Nishkith Shankar (Adrian Wilcox High School)
Bhargava Perumalla, Suriya Gnansundar (Dublin High School)
Tyler Rubenstein, Lucas Fluegge, Tommy Heng (Liberty High School)
Jay Thota, Ronit Kapoor, Aarav Desai (Washington High School)
Pranesh Ragu, Matthew Tahir, Ashwin Sriram (Foothill High School)
Mithil Patil, Asmi Sawant, Neel Byrappagari (BASIS Independent Silicon Valley)
Raj Baveje, Aditya Ravi (Washington High School)
Eric Zhou, Talus Leong, Aditi Revanuru (Monta Vista High School)
Shrey Valia, Rohit Naidu (Dublin High School)
Kunal Singh, Archit Deepak, Rishav Mehta (BASIS Independent Silicon Valley)
PRatham Muriki, Tanish Goli, Rohit Mekkoth (Valley Christian High School)
Jyothish Talari (Monta Vista High School)
William Chen, Suhaas Surapaneni, Bretton Lam (BASIS Independent Silicon Valley)
Pharoah Lucasp, Milad Rasoli, Jacob Yuryev (Carlmont High School)
Advaith Anand (Monta Vista High School)
Shrey Mehta, Aryan Singh, Arnav Pophale (Washington High School)
Chandril Banerjee, Parth Samdadiya, Evelyn Wang (Monta Vista High School)
Sarah Yan, Horton Zhu, Siddharth Kambhampati (Monta Vista High School)
VBC Round 1
Accounting: Edward Huang, Sathvik Chundru, Andrew Au (The Harker School)
Accounting: Aviram Jithesh, Ryan Hsu, Aavyan Paramel (Washington High School)
Entrepreneurship: Marcus Tran, Gabriel Fridman, Brendan Zelnis (Carlmont High School)
Fashion: Yiyang Zheng, Aditya Nautiyal (BASIS Independent Silicon Valley)
Hotel Management: Brady Yang, Shivm Manrao, Appala Raju Arisetty (BASIS Independent Silicon Valley)
Hotel Management: Shubh Goel, Rishi Krishnan, Gandharva Naveen (Irvington High School)
Personal Finance: Kush Sharma (Mission San Jose High School)
Restaurant: Anson Lam, Nathan Ko (Mission San Jose High School)
Retail: Kyler Hemupatham (Granada Hills Charter High School)
Sports: Aarav Jagtiani, Prakrit Ramachandran, Siddharth Srinivasan (Mission San Jose High School)
Sports: Aaron Jedrezejek, Josh Lisi, Owen Livesay (Carlmont High School)
VBC Round 2
Accounting: Rohan Ranga, Rishi Ranga, Roshan Ramesh (Washington High School)
Accounting: Emily Tang, Aanika Daftary, Iris Zhang (Valley Christian High School)
Entrepreneurship: Aman Rampure, Sambhav Mehta, Aashrith Bandaru (Washington High School)
Entrepreneurship: Vivek Krovvidi, Asvin Aravindan, Faraz Khan (Washington High School)
Fashion: Matteo Sanvido, Evan Bunin (Carlmont High School)
Fashion: Jonathan Chang, Alan Wang, Bryant Wang (Valley Christian High School)
Hotel Management: David Zhou (BASIS Independent Silicon Valley)
Restaurant: Vivian Zhang, Katie Ha, Rochelle Cao (Valley Christian High School)
Restaurant: Aaditya Jain, Arnav Shah, Vasisht Kartik (Lynbrook High School)
Retail: Alyssa Chen (Granada Hills Charter High School)
Sports: Ester Leng, Saanvi Krishnarajpet, Vihas Uppalapati (Mission San Jose High School)
Sports: Emily Tang, Daisy Zeng, Aanika Daftary (Valley Christian High School)
Congratulations to all of our qualifiers! Good luck at ICDC!
DECA provides a lasting difference beyond high school into college and your career. Through DECA’s competitive event experiences and numerous leadership opportunities, the skills members gain from DECA can help them stand out. Rushil Sahai is an exceptional California DECA member who, over the course of his four years in DECA, has pushed himself and […]
Read MoreDECA provides a lasting difference beyond high school into college and your career. Through DECA’s competitive event experiences and numerous leadership opportunities, the skills members gain from DECA can help them stand out.
Rushil Sahai is an exceptional California DECA member who, over the course of his four years in DECA, has pushed himself and taken advantage of the many opportunities DECA offered. Rushil is currently a senior at Foothill High School. He has served as a chapter officer and currently serves as the Vice President of Finance on the Northern California District Action Team. He has won time and time again at DECA conferences, taking home 1st Place ICDC Glass in 2023 for the Automotive Services Marketing event. Below, he has shared four of his biggest takeaways after spending four years in DECA!
Member Spotlight: Rushil Sahai, Foothill High School, Senior
From competition to leadership from the local to international scale, Rushil has truly Experienced the DECA Difference. We are so grateful Rushil joined the California DECA community and can’t wait to see the amazing things he will accomplish in the future!