Students from DACC and DACC's Business Management program at Delaware Hayes High School earned national recognition this spring at the Business Professionals of America (BPA) National Leadership Conference, showcasing their technical skills, creativity, and professionalism on a national stage. After months of preparation and competition at the local and state levels, DACC students brought home multiple top national finishes and finalist honors across programming, animation, multimedia, and design events.
Several DACC students and teams earned podium finishes at the national competition:
2nd Place – C++ Programming: Haven Lavender, Senior, Delaware Hayes High School and DACC Application Development and Programming Technician
3rd Place – Computer Animation Team from DACC's Digital Design program:
Meredith Balek (Olentangy Berlin)
Ambar Loya Sotomayor (Westerville North)
Charlie Riemenschneider (Olentangy Berlin)
Charlie Shellenbarger (Thomas Worthington)
3rd Place - 2D Animation Team from DACC's Digital Design program:
Ella Isaman (Olentangy Berlin)
Lena Sneeringer (Westerville Central)
Ambar Loya Sotomayor (Westerville North)
Charlie Riemenschneider (Olentangy Berlin)
Virtual Best In Show
2D Animation Team from DACC's Digital Design program:
Lauren Campbell (Westerville North)
Laila Nimeh (Westerville South)
Samantha Potts (Olentangy Orange)
Virtual Multimedia Production Team from DACC's Digital Design program:
Oliver Beckwith (Delaware Hayes High School)
Riley Flanagan (Home Schooled)
Jonathan Pannebaker (Home Schooled)
National Finalists
An Fam - Administrative Support Research Project, Delaware Hayes Business Management program
Matthew Carman - Graphic Design Promotion, Big Walnut and DACC Digital Design program
Arav Choudhary - Fundamentals of Website Design, Olentangy and DACC Application Development and Programming program
Video Production Team from DACC's Digital Design program:
Jackson Brewster (Delaware Hayes)
Tanner Brua (Home Schooled)
Nicholas DeVault (Buckeye Valley)
Josh Sermon (Home Schooled)
Visual Design Team from DACC's Digital Design program:
Gracie Burchwell (Olentangy Berlin)
Jude Smock (Olentangy)
Maren Vyverberg (Olentangy Berlin)
Virtual Multimedia and Promotion Team from DACC's Digital Design program:
Oliver Beckwith (Delaware Hayes)
Riley Flanagan (Home Schooled)
Jonathan Pannebaker (Home Schooled)
Virtual Multimedia and Promotion Team from DACC's Digital Design program:
Owen Knight (Olentangy Liberty)
Seth Thrasher (Olentangy Berlin)
Kyle Thrasher (Olentangy Berlin)
Web Application Team from DACC's Application Development and Programming program:
Caleb Dardinger (Westerville South)
Stephen Manwaring (Delaware Hayes)
Jedidiah Odonkor (Delaware Hayes)
2D Animation Team from DACC's Digital Design program:
Ella Isaman (Olentangy Berlin)
Lena Sneeringer (Westerville Central)
Computer Animation Team from DACC's Digital Design program:
Ambar Loya Sotomayor (Westerville North)
Charlie Riemenschneider (Olentangy Berlin)
2D Animation Team
Laila Nimeh (Westerville South)
Samantha Potts (Olentangy Orange)
Lauren Campbell (Westerville North)