Texas Border Business
Mission, Texas –Â The Veterans Memorial High School (VMHS) DECA Chapter will be sending 18 students to state competitions to be held in Fort Worth, Texas in mid-February. The students earned the honor of advancing to state competitions based upon their performance at the recent DECA District 1 competitions. Students compete in different events in categories that include: marketing, hospitality and tourism, finance, and business management and administration.
The VMHS DECA students advancing to state are Abigail Amayo, Leslie Borrego, Anatolio Galvan- franchise business plan; Andre Bazan, Manuel Elizarraras- project management career development; Cipriano Canales- automotive services marketing series; Bricily Cavazos, Mia Gonzalez- project management community awareness; Layla Choate- professional selling; Ana Gonzalez, Fernanda Gonzalez- project management community giving; Danielle Hallquist, Mandy Pena- travel and tourism team decision making; Jennifer Moreno- professional selling; Gabriel Pena- restaurant and food-service management; Alexandra Salinas, apparel and accessories marketing series; Ethan Valdez, Matthew Villarreal, franchise business plan.
The state DECA competitions will be held in Fort Worth, Texas in mid-February.