SHS DECA Chapter Attends the DECA Northern Regional Competition
The Sparta High School DECA chapter attended the DECA Northern Regional Competition on January 6, 2015 at Ramapo College of New Jersey. The purpose of DECA (Distributive Education Clubs of America) is for students in all three marketing courses to apply their knowledge of marketing and business in a possible, real life business situation.
In December, members of DECA who had the intention to compete at the regional level took a written exam based upon their chosen category. At the competitive events, students are given a prompt in which they are to assume the role of a professional and present themselves in such a manner in front of a judge, who typically acts as a supervisor or customer in the role play scenario. Placement and results are then determined by averaging the written exam and role-play score together.
Participants may compete either solo or in a duo. In a typical solo event, students receive 10 minutes time to prepare in which they receive their prompt and are to spontaneously come up with a solution for the business world (Example: Establish a new promotional plan for a music streaming company assuming the role of the marketing director). In some categories, students prepare prior to the event and are given 10 minutes to present their plan to the judge (ex. Powerpoint, poster, etc.). In team events, the group is given 30 minutes of preparation time and up to 15 minutes in front of the judge.
The Sparta DECA chapter brought approximately 153 students to Regionals. All of Sparta’s students felt confident in their abilities going to the event and credited much of their success to marketing teachers Sandy Chiappini, Mark Rehm, and Maria Molitoris.
The students who qualify will advance to the State Career Development Conference, which is the state level competition. States will take place in Cherry Hill, NJ from February 21-23. The top three students in each category will then advance to nationals (International Career Development Conference) in Nashville, Tennessee.
The students who qualified for states are listed below.
Apparel and Accessories Marketing Series
Michaela Kayal
Jacqueline Hoffman
Automotive Services Marketing Series
Brendan Puscz
Joseph Spekhardt
Cameron Estanislau
Business Finance Series
Sara Kujalowicz
Business Law and Ethics Team Decision Making
Serena Arnold and Madeline Seeland
Business Services Marketing Series
Melissa Terhune
Raymond Weisse
Madison Purvey
Financial Consulting Event
Liam Armstrong
Daniel Smith
Food Marketing Services
Victoria Vatter
Allison Gormley
Christine Tran
Hospitality and Tourism Professional Selling
Jason Reinhard
Molly Schelle
Ashley Schoenfeld
Hospitality Servies Mangement Team Decision Making
Gretchen Bowie and Jack Bushey
Hotel and Lodging Management
Nicholas Mazzella
Shannon Kaminski
Melissa Becker
Marketing Communications Team Decision Making
Richa Navalurkar and Mausam Patel
Marketing Management
Jarod Sasdi
Principles of Business Management & Administration
Lauren Danko
Emily Sigillo
Thomas Ferrara
Principles of Finance
Kelly Carolan
James Wang
Principles of Hospitality and Tourism
Morgan McBride
Principles of Marketing
Victoria Heim
Professional Selling
Jack Valentine
Quick Serve Restaurant Management and Services
Michael Fricchione
Restaurant and Food Service Management
Jaida Schettino
Robert Senna
Retail Merchandising
Jeremy Dericks
Juliana Kaminski
Sports & Entertainment Marketing Management Team Decision Making
Isabel Livingston and Caitlyn Lyons
David Sullivan and Benjamin Toscano
Sports and Entertaining Marketing Series
Kaitlyn Bartholomew
Alexander Milliken
Brendan O’Grady
Daniel Baker
Lenny Fontes
Travel & Tourism Marketing Management Team Decision Making
Emma Rennie and Devon McIntyre
Maxime Got and Eric Dobrowolski
Austin Henderson and Michael Witten
