Staff Report
DRIPPING SPRINGS — Dripping Springs High School qualified 25 DECA students for the State Career Development Conference after competing at the District 5 contest Dec. 15–16, 2025, at the Kalahari Convention Center in Round Rock.
DECA prepares emerging leaders and entrepreneurs in marketing, finance, hospitality and management in high schools and colleges around the globe, according to a Dripping Springs ISD news release.
The Texas State Career Development Conference will be held Feb. 19–21 at the Hilton Anatole in Dallas.
The following students have qualified.
Apparel and Accessories Marketing
Ava Pitkin
Violet Satine
Automotive Services Marketing
Christian Barradas
Business Services Marketing Series
Jaylyn Stiles
Buying and Merchandising Team Decision Making
Luci Gomez and Alex Hinsley
Cecilia Loeding and Giana Silver
Entrepreneurship Series
Hima Katta
Franchise Business Plan
Reese Baker and Tana Steinbach
Hospitality Services Team Decision Making
Ava Andrews and Emilia Trevino-Hernandez
Hospitality and Tourism Professional Selling Event
Jack McClure
Human Resources Management Series
Sophia Jones
Raya Page
Principles of Business Management and Administration
Piper Granberry
Principles of Finance
Nicole Bockelman
Restaurant and Food Service Management Series
Anusha Manda
Bella Rose
Swaby Singhai
Sports and Entertainment Marketing Research
Advay Marwah
Sports and Entertainment Marketing Series
Ava Lovelace
Travel and Tourism Team Decision Making
Greyson Hill and Harrison Woolard
