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WCHS DECA Chapter scholarship award winners announced
The WCHS DECA Chapter is pleased to announce that the following graduating members have each been awarded a $100.00 scholarship to further their education for the next school year.
Kylie Burnworth (Chapter President). Planning to attend West Virginia University and majoring in Nursing. Kylie was a two year competitor in VA DECA District and State competitions.
Halea Hose (Chapter Reporter/Historian). Planning to attend LFCC in the fall and will major in Business Administration. Halea was a two year competitor and co-director of two chapter Community Awareness projects: “DECA Salutes Our Veterans” (2018) and “ENOUGH!” (2019).
Stephany Chevez. Planning to attend Longwood University in the fall and majoring in Political Science. Stephany was a first year member and competed as a project manager in the VA DECA “Sales Project Management” event in 2019, which placed 5th in Virginia.
Hannah Kekel. Planning to attend Daytona State College (FL) in the fall and major in International Marketing. As a 1st year member this past year, Hannah placed 4th in district competition and 3rd in the VA DECA State conference in the “Professional Salling – Hospitality and Tourism” event.
Syndi Davidsen. Planning to attend LFCC in the fall and majoring in Business/Accounting. As a 1st year DECA member, Syndi placed 2nd in the “Accounting Services” event in district competition and was a finalist in the VA DECA State conference.
Kylie, Halea, and Syndi were also completers in the Marketing Communications Pathway” as recognized by the VA Department of Education, CTE.
WCHS DECA would like to thank Tolliver Studios for contributing to these scholarships!
