2022 DECA/Knowledge Matters Digital Skills Challenge Student Presentations
Each year students in the DECA chapters across the nation have the opportunity to take part in the DECA/Knowledge Matters Digital Presentation Skills Challenge. Students create a 1-2 minute digital presentation utilizing a Knowledge Matters Virtual Business simulation. The main topic is solely up the student. They can present on strategies they use in the simulation, discuss real-world business stories and illustrate the stories with sim exercises, or even present on their own lives and how they relate to the simulations
Eight finalists move forward and get to share a longer presentation to a panel of judges and then the top three winners are recognized and awarded case prizes at DECA’s biggest event, the International Career Development Conference (ICDC). The eight 2022 finalists are featured below.
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Roshan Lokesh
1st Place Winner
Panther Creek High School Cary, NC Advisor: Michelle Le
Knowledge is Power. Knowledge Matters.
Cayden Catalina
2nd Place Winner
West Irondequoit High School Rochester, NY Advisor: Louis DiCesare
The sims helped make actual business situations in Sports Marketing as real as possible without actually doing it.
Kaden Harris
3rd Place Winner
Camdenton High School Camden County, MO Advisor: Karen Fehrmen
Caleb Matros
Finalist
Little Falls Community High School Little Falls, MN Advisor: Mike Kaluza
Knowledge Matters was an important part in deciding the area of my future career.
Riya Shah
Finalist
Panther Creek High School Cary, NC Advisor: Michelle Le
Knowledge Matters is an opportunity everyone should take advantage of!
Akash Goda
Finalist
Foothill High School Pleasanton, CA Advisor: Tami Raaker
From the first simulation I did in class to becoming a national finalist, Knowledge Matters helped me develop real-world skills.
Adit Mittal
Finalist
Mission San Jose High School Fremont, CA Advisor: Bellamy Liu
There is a start to knowledge, but never an end.
Varun Surti
Finalist
Panther Creek High School Cary, NC Advisor: Michelle Le
I’ve gained valuable skills from Knowledge Matters that will last me a lifetime.
Marley describes how she was able to apply what she learned through the Knowledge Matters simulations to her retail experience working at Forever 21. The Simulations excite her about learning business through fashion and retail since that is something she is passionate about.
Nick Hoover High School
Nick from Hoover High School uses the real life skills he learns through the Knowledge Matters simulations in his job at a restaurant and shares how they can prepare him for a future in business.
Mason Hillsboro Deering High School
Mason shares how the Knowledge Matters Simulations helped him realize what career path he could take and how he can incorporate his love for sports in his future.
Cayden Irondequoit High School
Cayden compares her experiences at a professional sport event to what she learned through the Knowledge Matters Virtual Simulations. She enjoyed seeing how what she learned applied in the real world. Cayden also explains how she is motivated to take her career in a certain direction thanks to the simulations.
Marley Hoover High School
Marley describes how she was able to apply what she learned through the Knowledge Matters simulations to her retail experience working at Forever 21. The Simulations excite her about learning business through fashion and retail since that is something she is passionate about.
Nick Hoover High School
Nick from Hoover High School uses the real life skills he learns through the Knowledge Matters simulations in his job at a restaurant and shares how they can prepare him for a future in business.
Mason Hillsboro Deering High School
Mason shares how the Knowledge Matters Simulations helped him realize what career path he could take and how he can incorporate his love for sports in his future.
Cayden Irondequoit High School
Cayden compares her experiences at a professional sport event to what she learned through the Knowledge Matters Virtual Simulations. She enjoyed seeing how what she learned applied in the real world. Cayden also explains how she is motivated to take her career in a certain direction thanks to the simulations.
Marley Hoover High School
Marley describes how she was able to apply what she learned through the Knowledge Matters simulations to her retail experience working at Forever 21. The Simulations excite her about learning business through fashion and retail since that is something she is passionate about.
Nick Hoover High School
Nick from Hoover High School uses the real life skills he learns through the Knowledge Matters simulations in his job at a restaurant and shares how they can prepare him for a future in business.
Mason Hillsboro Deering High School
Mason shares how the Knowledge Matters Simulations helped him realize what career path he could take and how he can incorporate his love for sports in his future.