Staff Writer
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| DECA Students win at international competition. |
Seniors Katie Godfrey, Megan Gravley and Sydney Snedeker won first place in the International DECA Competition. On January 22, 2012, the girls held the Peak City Gala of Hope to benefit the V Foundation for Cancer Research. They raised over $30,000 for the foundation and won at both the state and international levels in the DECA competition. It was the most successful year for Apex DECA. Apex was the only school in North Carolina to win multiple international trophies and the only N.C. school to win a first place trophy. Godfrey states, “My experience this year in Apex DECA is one that has brought me closer to so many incredible people, closer to understanding what I want to do with the rest of my life, and closer to understanding how to seek opportunities for hard work and success that benefit more people than just myself.”
The following students received International Awards of Excellence:
• Laura Brockington and Shelby Wilt in Advertising Campaign
• Tim Merithew and Zach Gadwah in Advertising Campaign
• Kyle May and Mark Tate in Creative Marketing, third place trophy for creative marketing plan with The Performance Academey
• Chris Denison in Entrepreneurship Written
• Dipali Aphale and Karen Cheng in Finance Research
• Alia Capone in Hospitality and Tourism Promotion
• Katie Godfrey, Megan Gravley and Sydney Snedeker in Learn and Earn, first place for Peak City Gala of Hope
• Lena McCord and Erica Gilarranz in Sports and Entertainment Promotion
