Carbon Career & Technical Institute DECA hosted the annual DECA District 7 competition at the Jim Thorpe Memorial Hall on Dec. 12. Eleven schools from six counties participated in the event.

Three hundred students competed for the district trophies as well as the right to compete at the state conference this February in Hershey.Judges included representatives from Jim Thorpe Rotary, Lehigh Carbon Community College and local business owners.Forty-three CCTI students participated with 36 earning trophies.Winners included:First placeAshley Pera: Quick Serve Restaurant Management; Alexis Ruch: Restaurant & FoodService Management; Alexis Tobin: Retail Merchandising; Brittany Higgins: Auto Service Marketing; Micah Evans: Sports & Entertainment MarketingSecond placeAustin Rabenold: Apparel & Accessories Management; Matt Curreri: Retail MerchandisingThird placeKealey Conville: Apparel & Accessories Management;Savannah Moyer: Business Finance Services; Katelynn Scott: Principles of Marketing; Spencer Moyer: Sports & Entertainment Marketing; Shannon Streff: Retail Merchandising; Kim Pimble: Hotel Lodging Management;Jasmine Pasternak: HotelLodging Management; Brittany Paules: Auto Service MarketingFourth placeKaterina Kattner: Apparel & Accessories Management; Glenn Peabody: Auto Service Marketing; Sam Wells: Human Resource Management; Gabby Achtermann: Marketing Management Services; Naomi Velez: Principles of Business Administration; Jess Rehl: Restaurant & Food ServiceManagement; Maya Leon: Retail Merchandising; Joelle Palicki: Job InterviewFifth placeAshley Weiner: Principles of Hospitality; Jen Meyer: Principles of Marketing; Savannah Lacy and Kayla Hockenbury: Marketing Communications teamdecision making event; Haley Brown: Quick Serve Restaurant ManagementSixth placeNathan Vrablic-HotelLodging Management; Summer Arroyo-Principles of Marketing; Emily Clements-BusinessServices Marketing; JessicaSelinas-Apparel & Accessories ManagementSeventh placeTasha Reis: Business Services Marketing; Brittany Magner: Hotel Lodging Management;Hannah McKillip: Human Resource Management; Bailey Mills: Principles of HospitalityCCTI DECA celebrates 19 years of success in competition, community service and scholarship awards. The adviser is Stephanie Barto and co-advisers are Bill Stoudt, and SandiKohutka.