7 state finalists from DECA competition
State finalists from the DECA Competition.
January 23, 2017
Over 2,000 students, including the Business and Marketing Club, participated in DECA, the District Career Development Conference at Haltom High School last weekend. Seven students qualified for state finals.
McKensie Haslett and Sateera Rumph – Qualified for state finals for the 3rd time
Matthew Boostrom and Jasmine Willis – Qualified for state finals for the second time
Pablo Arango, Ben Duren, and Cole Pettis – Qualified for state finals for the first time
Ryan Porter and Josh Laufhutte also competed for the first time.
![PHS's National Merit Semifinalists stand in front of the PHS building. Adithri Raghuram, Arnav Bhute, Dylan Lyon, Emily Zhang, Janani Sridhar, Katie Lee, Kenna Boyd, Khyati Khanderao, Krish Hariharan, Lakshya Meiyappan, Meher Lahiri Gudipati, Murtaza Siddiqui, Om Gaddad and Tejas Paleti qualified for the Semifinalists due to their substantial scores during the PSAT/NMSQT test and are on their way to become finalists. "I believe we find out [the finalists] in February,” senior Meher Lahiri Gudipati said. “So I guess we're just looking forward to it."](https://eaglenationonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/national-merit-300x200.webp)
