Gonzales Qualifies for DECA International

by Ronnie Zamora/LFCISD

Los Fresnos High School senior Miranda Gonzales has advanced to the DECA International Career Development Conference April 23-26 in Nashville, Tenn.

Gonzales was a finalist at the Texas DECA CDC held in San Antonio Feb. 26-27 in the Accounting Applications division. She finished among the top three students out of 20 statewide in her division to earn the qualification to the international competition.

In the Accounting Applications competition, students are given a description of a specific situation that measures skills, knowledge and attitudes in accounting applications. Students are challenged to perform management functions and tasks focusing on the application of financial data to business planning, including collection and organization of data, development and use of reports, and analysis of data to make business decisions.

Other LFHS students competing in the state event included: Yamila de la Rosa, Principles of Business Management Administration; Alberto Esco bedo III, Business Services Marketing; Alexandrda Lee Garcia, Travel and Tourism; Luis David Garcia, Human Resources Management Series; Ana Islas, Travel and Tourism; Joshua Perez, Retail Merchandising; Adriana Rodriguez, Business Finance; Alejandra Rodriguez, Apparel and Accessories Marketing; Nicholas R. Rodriguez, Processional Selling.

Los Fresnos United students competing in the state event included: Brianna Alex, Principles of Hospitality and Tourism; Jorge Moya, Principles of Marketing; Enrique Valencia, Principles of Finance