Hello everyone,

We are pleased to extend our congratulations to Ayush Ranjan and Dev Rai, juniors at Oakton High School in Virginia, USA, and their teammate, on their outstanding achievement: first place at the Virginia DECA State Leadership Conference 2026 for the Financial Literacy Project.

They are valued members of our global team of talented newspaper writers. Learn more about them here: Ayush Ranjan and Dev Rai.

We are proud of them and wish them continued success in their studies and beyond.

Sincerely,
The INSPIRE YOUTH JOURNAL Team
Global Platform for Youth Journalism