Nearly half of the Academy DECA team will represent New Mexico at the national competition in Atlanta in April.
Sixty-six students in grades 10-12 participated in DECA’s district competition, with 40 advancing to state. Of this group, 27 Academy students – a record number – placed first, second, or third in their event, qualifying for nationals. They are:
Rahim Khan Alidina ’22
Chris Aubin ’22
Felipe Canaca ’24
AJ Das ’22
Joaquin Deprez ’22
Marly Fisher ’23
Kiera Friedman ’23
Ankit Jaiswal ’22
Kaeli Kampschmidt ’23
Oliver Kumar ’22
Serlha Kundeling ’24
Spencer Lyon ’23
Averee Martinez ’22
Carson Mauldin ’22
Isabel Orem ’22
Jackson Paternoster ’22
Naima Pyarali ’22
George Rule ’23
Sanchit Singh ’22
Quint Stein ’23
Wyatt Sterba ’22
Mia Thomas ’22
Hailie Vigil ’23
Sierra Wang ’23
Sofia Wolinski ’22
William Yun ’23
