The students listed below participated and won at the District 1 District Career Development Conference held at Hobart High School on Saturday, January 12, 2013.
Porter County Career and Technical Center placed 2nd place over the other schools in Northwest Indiana. We are thrilled that our students placed so well. A total of thirty-seven students represented the Career Center with 21 placing and qualified to advance to the State DECA Conference in March. Munster High School won 1st place with 150 competitors and we had 37 competitors.
| Student | Event | Placed | School |
| Ethan White | Principles of Business Management and Administration | 2nd | Valparaiso |
| Jacob Devine | Principles of Business Management and Administration | 4th | Valparaiso |
| Brittany Brice | Principles of Marketing | 2nd | Valparaiso |
| Katherine Phillis | Accounting | 4th | Washington |
| Mona Sehgal | Apparel & Accessories | 2nd | Valparaiso |
| Jenna Wong | Apparel & Accessories | 4th | Valparaiso |
| Jordyn Martich | Apparel & Accessories | 8th | Chesterton |
| Megan Hook | Automotive Services | 6th | Morgan |
| Connor Devine | Business Finance | 1st | Valparaiso |
| Chris Panayi | Business Finance | 5th | Valparaiso |
| Gavin White | Human Resource Management | 1st | Valparaiso |
| Chaz Steeves | Human Resource Management | 4th | Washington |
| Brian Smrekar | Marketing Management | 5th | Washington |
| Amanie Foster | Quick Serve Restaurant Management | 2nd | Portage |
| Joey Matlon | Quick Serve Restaurant Management | 6th | Hebron |
| Cameron Tripp | Restaurant & Food Service Management | 5th | Washington |
| Anand Balar | Restaurant & Food Service Management | 2nd | Valparaiso |
| Katelyn Stocker | Retail Merchandising | 2nd | Valparaiso |
| Jessica Lawton | Retail Merchandising | 7th | Boone Grove |
| Michael Hegedus and Garrett Short | Financial Services Team | 5th |
Washington |