WHS DECA Students Excel at State Conference

DECA* Students Excel at State Conference

On March 12- 14, 2026 students from Weston High School’s DECA Club competed at the Massachusetts DECA State Career Development Conference held at the Seaport in Boston. Our students represented Weston with professionalism, commitment and outstanding performance throughout the competition.

We are proud to share that 21 Weston students advanced to the final round, an impressive accomplishment at such a competitive event. From this outstanding group, 12 students qualified to represent Weston High School at the International DECA Career Development Conference (ICDC), which will take place this April in Atlanta, Georgia.  This is the most students that Weston has ever had qualify for ICDC.

 

State finalists included the following achievements:

• Sawyer Jacobson – 1st Place in the State, Entrepreneurship Series
• Mahika Gandla, Komal Jasuja, and Anjali Misra – 1st Place, Community Awareness Project
• Sophie Sima – 3rd Place, Restaurant & Food Service Management
• Gabriel Bley – 3rd Place, Financial Literacy
• Rex Li-4th Place, Accounting Application Series 
• Darya Serov – 6th Place, Principles of Entrepreneurship
• Jackson Bennett , Andy Ding, Sebastian Friel–7th Place, Franchise Business Plan
• Mason Berry – 8th Place, Entrepreneurship Series

Other Finalists included:
Sam Whitworth, Torben Valenta, Locke Simunovic, Ethan Jiang, Aditya Mehta, Aarav Mehta, Nate Ko, Samuel Doolittle, JJ Cutter

We are incredibly proud of all of the students who represented Weston High School so well at the conference. Their hard work, preparation, and commitment to excellence truly reflect the strength of our DECA program.