DVUSD Career and Technical Student Organization Success
- DVUSD FBLA (BCHS, MRHS, SDOHS)
- DVUSD DECA (BCHS, BGHS, DVHS, MRHS, SDOHS)
- DVUSD FCCLA (BCHS. BGHS, DVHS, MRHS, SDOHS)
- DVUSD HOSA (BGHS, DVHS, MRHS, SDOHS)
- DVUSD SKILLSUSA (BCHS, BGHS, DVHS, MRHS, SDOHS)
DVUSD FBLA (BCHS, MRHS, SDOHS)
FBLA National Leadership Conference 2025
Sandra Day O'Connor High School had a successful trip out to Anaheim, CA, for the National FBLA Conference. Aidan Young placed 7th in Securities and Investments, and Charles McCue placed 2nd in Financial Statement Analysis! Congratulations on these amazing accomplishments. Special thanks go out to the chaperones, students, and their advisor, Tiffany Kurtz, for their hard work and support! Congratulations, O'Connor FBLA!
FBLA National Leadership Conference 2025
We are so proud of you, Varsheni, on your success at the FBLA National Leadership Conference in Anaheim, CA! Congratulations to MRHS FBLA! Thank you to Paul Hintz, Advisor, for your support of your FBLA competitors!
Celebrating Excellence at the 2025 Arizona FBLA State Leadership Conference!
We are thrilled to recognize the outstanding achievements of students from Mountain Ridge High School and Sandra Day O’Connor High School, who competed among the best in the state and made us all proud with their performance, professionalism, and Mountain Lion and Eagle pride! 
Mountain Ridge High School Winners:
- Charan Kausick Avreti – 3rd Place, Public Service
- Nittal Joshi Balamurga – 5th Place, Advertising | 1st Place
- Ayan Bhakta – 1st Place, Entrepreneurship | 2nd Place, Sales Presentation
- Sachin Dhnabalan – 2nd Place, Entrepreneurship | 1st Place, Management Info Systems | 1st Place, Supply Chain
- Alishia Dinse – 5th Place, Public Speaking
- Aashrith Reddy Geetla – 1st Place, Management Info Systems
- Madison Hsu – 2nd Place, Healthcare
- Sehath Jaladi – 1st Place, Accounting 1 | 2nd Place, Accounting 2
- Archit Mishra – 5th Place, Intro to Business Communication
- Ishan Mishra – 3rd Place, Intro to Public Speaking
- Varsheni Muthuvinayagam – 3rd Place, Mobile App | 1st Place, Public Speaking
- Nina Saravanan – 2nd Place, Website Development
- Sujan Shyam Sundar – 5th Place, Help Desk
- Amit Taduri – 2nd Place, Sports and Entertainment Management
- Sekath Velaga – 2nd Place, Intro to Parliamentary Procedure | 2nd Place, Intro to Public Speaking
- Ruthvik Vunna – 2nd Place, Business Law | 1st Place, UX Design
- Saketh Paddala – 4th Place, International Business
- Ridhi Chelekani, Kashvi Rajan, Nureen Khatri – 1st Place, International Business
Sandra Day O’Connor High School Winners:
- Sarah Vaughan – 7th Place, Accounting 1
- Ethan Anastasiadis – 10th Place, Accounting 1
- Adidev Chowdhury – 4th Place, Accounting 2 | 4th Place, Health Care Administration | 5th Place, Spreadsheet Applications
- Aiden Young – 5th Place, Accounting 2 | 4th Place, Financial Math | 3rd Place, Financial Statement Analysis | 4th Place, Social Media Strategies
- Uzayr Ansari – 8th Place, Advertising | 9th Place, Hospitality & Event Management | 10th Place, Public Service Announcement
- Rithvik Kilaru – 2nd Place, Agribusiness | 9th Place, Organizational Leadership
- Olivia Bowen – 8th Place, Agribusiness | 8th Place, Data Analysis
- Hasini Kommineni – 2nd Place, Agribusiness
- Vedant Singh – 2nd Place, Business Communication | 1st Place, Human Resource Management
- Vaughn Smitten – 5th Place, Business Ethics
- Kommineni & Elayaraja – 1st Place, Business Plan
- Kalra & Sayed – 1st Place, Coding & Programming
- Iyer & Kumar – 3rd Place, Coding & Programming
- Chowdhury, Elayaraja, Kommineni – 10th Place, Coding & Programming
- Ashwin Sasikumar – 5th Place, Computer Applications | 8th Place, Introduction to Event Planning | 3rd Place, Introduction to Social Media Strategy
- Kaitlyn Devaney-Samuel – 6th Place, Cybersecurity | 6th Place, Data Analysis | 7th Place, Networking Infrastructures
- Stumpf – 7th Place, Digital Animation
- Elizabeth Young – 2nd Place, Electronic Career Portfolio | 10th Place, Supply Chain Management
- Shin-Nuo Lin – 6th Place, Electronic Career Portfolio
- Hunt & Chowdhury – 2nd Place, Financial Statement Analysis
- Hsin-Ling Cheng – 3rd Place, Future Business Educator
- Delgado Yanez – 5th Place, Hospitality & Event Management
- Singh, Ansari, Kalra – 9th Place, Hospitality & Event Management
- Emily Smitten – 6th Place, Human Resource Management | 8th Place, Organizational Leadership | 8th Place, Public Policy and Advocacy
- Sreejesh & Neelam – 8th Place, Intro to Business Presentation
- Aamir Sayed – 4th Place, Intro to Business Procedures
- Arun, Pawnikar, Sasikumar – 8th Place, Intro to Event Planning | 3rd Place, Intro to Social Media Strategy
- Lakshay Rastogi – 4th Place, Intro to Information Technology
- Adithya Arun – 10th Place, Intro to Parliamentary Procedure
- Gupta, Rastogi, Sajeev – 2nd Place, Intro to Programming
- Choudhari & Sidhwani – 5th Place, Intro to Programming
- Nicole Eom – 6th Place, Network Design | 9th Place, Social Media Strategies
- Davenport & Devaney-Samuel – 6th Place, Data Analysis | 7th Place, Networking Infrastructures
- Singh, Hunt, Ansari – 10th Place, Public Service Announcement
- Charles McCue – 5th Place, Securities and Investments
- Sreejesh, Gupta, Kumar – 4th Place, Website Coding & Development
- Gupta & Sajeev – 4th Place, Website Design
- Gupta, Rastogi, Neelam – 5th Place, Website Design
DVUSD DECA (BCHS, BGHS, DVHS, MRHS, SDOHS)
DECA Emerging Leaders Summit 2025
MRHS DECA at the Emerging Leaders Summit!
Our DECA leaders are having an incredible experience at the Emerging Leaders Summit, where they engaged in programs designed to empower, inspire, and prepare them for the year ahead. 
From networking with peers across the region to sharpening leadership skills, collaborating on innovative ideas, and setting bold goals—our Mountain Lions are getting ready to lead, achieve, and excel like never before! 
One of the highlights? A lively boys vs. girls game show—full of laughs, energy, and team spirit. And guess what? The boys took home the win!
Stay tuned… big things are coming from MRHS DECA! 
DVUSD DECA Chapters did well @ the State DECA Conference this past week! Congratulations to our amazing Chapter Advisors and their students!
Deer Valley had 5 out of 11 students place for the International DECA Conference!
Boulder Creek had some great results as well:
-BCHS DECA State competition results:
- -Parker White was awarded a DECA college scholarship!!
-Event Finalists:
- Derrick Boateng
- Josiah DeVries
- Ella Hintze
- Japneet Kaur
- Emily Martin
- Sam Eby
- Team: Andrew Tseng & Dillon Andrews
-Exam Medalists:
- Josiah DeVries
- Gabe Larsen
-FIRST Place team:
- Parker White & Sam Eby
-THIRD place individual:
- Parker White
-BC DECA State officer:
- Eric Boateng
Goldwater also succeeded: 3 students placed for ICDC, and 6 made it to the finals.
- -Bianca Leonard & Maximus Flores - Business service operations research
- -Karyleni Alburquerque -Human Resources management series
- -Hailie Dobbs -marketing communications series
- -Abbygail Junge & Everett Henson -Hospitality Services Team
DVUSD FCCLA (BCHS. BGHS, DVHS, MRHS, SDOHS)
BGHS FCCLA Fall Leadership Conference - Culinary Arts Program
FCCLA Nationals 2025
Congratulations to Boulder Creek and Sandra Day O'Connor High School FCCLA Chapters for their outstanding success in Orlando, Florida! Both of the SDOHS FCCLA Interior Design teams placed in the top 10 at the FCCLA National Leadership Conference! SDOHS FCCLA's Shay Garraway, Grace Walker, Ava Sabyan, and Kailyn Carter had an impressive return home with 4 Gold Medals! BCHS FCCLA's Sadie Caldwell earned a Gold in her Teach or Train event! Great work! Thank you to the Advisors, Sandy Budde, Renee Manley-Medic, and Lauren Tessmer, for all their hard work and effort to support their students on their quest for success!
DVUSD CTE Students Shine at FCCLA State Leadership Conference!
Our CTE students across the district continue to bring home medals and accolades! We are so proud of their dedication, hard work, and achievements at the FCCLA State Leadership Conference! 
- Barry Goldwater FCCLA - Education Professions (Advisor: Ronda McWhortor)
Silver Medal - Lesson Plan Development
- Barry Goldwater FCCLA - Culinary ( Advisors: Esther Castillo and Rene Dufield)
- Silver Medal - Chapter Service Project Display
- Boulder Creek FCCLA - Early Childhood & Education Professions (Advisors: Renee Manley-Medic & Peter Erickson)
Sadie Caldwell - Teach or Train (1st Place GOLD)- Derek Scott - Impromptu Speaking (2nd Place GOLD)
- Amira McBain-Wakine - Job Interview (GOLD)
- Mya McLeod - Teaching Strategies (Silver)
Kallista Lorgeree - Teach or Train (Bronze)
- Deer Valley FCCLA - Education Professions (Advisor: Carolyn Ulrich)
- Morgan Walker - Entrepreneurship Level 3
- Brianna Pecina - Teaching Strategies Level 3
- Teryn Bruening - Job Interview Level 3
- Mountain Ridge FCCLA - Education Professions (Advisors: Heidi Moya & Maggie Fernanco)
- Hailey Gutierrez & Morgan Barnett-Belson - Professional Presentation Mixed (GOLD)
- Teagan Cain & Rebecca Dangerfield - Professional Presentation Level 3 (GOLD)
- Isabella Lauer - Career Investigation Level 3 (GOLD)
- Lea Hughes - Job Interview Level 3 (Silver)
- Chloe Herrera - Career Investigation Level 3 (Silver)
- Analise Dousten - Leadership Level 3 (Bronze)
- Courtney Moss - Teaching Strategies Level 2 (Bronze) 1st freshman in MRHS history to medal at FCCLA!
- Sandra Day O’Connor FCCLA - Education Professions (Advisor: Carrie Anderson)
- Simone Russell & Samaira Warsi - Professional Presentation Level 3 (GOLD)
- 3rd Place - GOLD Medal
- Sandra Day O’Connor FCCLA - Early Childhood (Advisor: Sandy Budde)
- Maddie Coleman - Early Childhood Education Competition (GOLD)
- Naomi Garcia - Career Investigations (Silver)
- Daelynn Colby - Career Investigations (Silver)
- Sandra Day O’Connor FCCLA - Interior Design (Advisor: Lauren Tessmer)
- Payton McCall - Interior Design Level 3 (GOLD)
- Noah Bolland - Interior Design Level 3 (GOLD)
- Jessie Estrella, Ava Sabyan, Kailyn Carter - Interior Design Level 3 (GOLD)
- Shay Garraway & Grace Walker - Interior Design Level 3 (4th Place GOLD)
A huge congratulations to all our talented FCCLA competitors and advisors! Your hard work and dedication continue to make DVUSD CTE a powerhouse of success! 
DVUSD HOSA (BGHS, DVHS, MRHS, SDOHS)
HOSA International Leadership Conference 2025
The HOSA International Leadership Conference in Nashville, Tennessee, went well this year with Mountain Ridge High School! Prarthanasree Udayakumar (MRHS Bioscience alumni) won 2nd place in Human Growth and Development for the Post-Secondary/College Division! Thank you to the students, chaperones and advisor, Kim Rodgers, for your hard work and support!
DVUSD CTE is so proud of Mountain Ridge HOSA! 44 Mountain Ridge HOSA students traveled to Tucson for the 20th State Leadership Conference during Spring Break. This is the largest group of competitors in Ridge HOSA’s history. Way to Go, Mountain Lions!
Here is a brief overview
- •44 students competed in 24 competitive events
- •Students received membership awards
- •Bronze Chapter Award
- •11 students qualified for International Leadership Conference this summer
- ◦4 Gold medals
Occupational Therapy- Rhea Agrawal- Researched Persuasive Writing & Speaking - Pavni Srinagesh
- Health Career Display -Aditi Bhat & Aditi Singh
- Medical Innovation - Pravneet Chadha & Savar Sharma
- ◦2 Silver medals
- Creative Problem Solving - Sraavya Devarapally, Alishia Dinse, Lilian Motz
- Medical spelling - Vanshika Gottam
- ◦1 Bronze medal
- Biotechnology - Ritvik Kari◦
- 4 Top 5
- Research Poster - Karunya Nachuar Amba Sankar
- Biotechnology - Gayathri Rajsekar
- Community Awareness - Pavni Miryala, Ichcha Pandey, Avelyn Prince John Paul, Diya Sivarman
- Family Medicine Physician -Madi Hsu
- •4th Place in the Anatomage Tournament
- ◦Pravneet Chadha, Savar Sharma, Edwin Su, Aryan Tuli
DVUSD SKILLSUSA (BCHS, BGHS, DVHS, MRHS, SDOHS)
SkillsUSA National Leadership Conference 2025
Congratulations to Mountain Ridge High School SkillsUSA for making it to SkillsUSA Nationals in Atlanta, Georgia! It was the first time these students had competed in their events, but they learned a lot and had a great time, too! We are proud of the students, chaperones, and advisor, Travis Randolph, for their hard work and support!