DECA State competitor Wynter Fielder advances to Internationals

By Emma Lee

Twenty-two Pittsburg High School students attended the State Career Development Conference (CDC) Feb. 27 - March 2. The students competed in various events against 2,200 other Texas students aimed to improve the skills necessary to shape them into the future leaders and entrepreneurs of the world in marketing, finance, management and hospitality events.
Pittsburg student Wynter Fielder earned the honor of advancing to the International Conference (ICDC) held in Anaheim, Calif. in late April through the Business Finance Series event. She will have an opportunity to show her talent and knowledge against, not only America’s finest, but Canada’s as well.
Several other teams have been acknowledged as alternates for ICDC in their events: Deisi Mejia, Lisbeth Garcia and Yesenia Chaves – Public Relations Project, Megan Monts and Areli Portillo – Hospitality and Tourism Operations Research, Parker Sewell and Hannah Heyduck – Business Services Operations Research and Tyler Reynolds and Eric Diviney – Finance Operations Research .
When Wynter is not competing at ICDC, she will get the chance to enjoy the Disneyland theme park in Anaheim as well as other tourist sites in California alongside her DECA sponsor Traci Buckner.
Although Wynter was the only student to advance into the competition, she will be accompanied by two other Pittsburg students and DECA members. Deisi and Lisbeth have been accepted into the Senior Management Institute portion of the academy at the conference. At the academy they will learn key leadership skills to better their futures in the business world.
The following students also played a part in representing Pittsburg well at the State CDC: Damion Hawkins, Tyler Barrett, Jocelyne Flores, Andrea Cisneros, Kaipo Adcock, Makenzie Roach, Ashlynn Ernest, Bailey Branch, Yezenia Cedillo, Emma Lee, Andres Matiz, and Ryan McKinney.