King Philip DECA Qualifies 81 Students For Upcoming State Conference

Wrentham MA

02 February, 2021

8:13 AM

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Press release from King Philip Schools: February 1, 2021 WRENTHAM — Superintendent Paul Zinni and King Philip DECA Marketing Coordinator James Dow are pleased to report that the organization has qualified a large group of students for the State Career Development Conference (SCDC) to be held in March. The DECA District competition was held virtually this year due to the COVID-19 pandemic. KP DECA students submitted manuals online and recorded presentations that were sent in to be judged for the Massachusetts District Career Development Conferences. A total of 84 students from King Philip DECA, which is part of District 2, competed at this first level of competition and 81 students qualified for the state conference. More than 800 students from 13 local high schools participated virtually in the competition in over 50 categories related to business, marketing, hospitality, finance and entrepreneurship. Students who placed within the top five of their category qualified for SCDC. Those who have moved on to the next level of competition were recognized during a virtual awards ceremony presentation on Jan. 27. The awards ceremony was shown live on Massachusetts DECA's Facebook page and can still be viewed here. Medals will be sent to all SCDC qualifiers. The following is a list of the KP DECA qualifiers for SCDC, including their place awarded. Business Operations Jaclyn Anderson, first Justin Yatshuashi, Cole Breen and Mitch Breen, first Courtney Keswick and Aly Wood, first Chris Sesay and James Leonard, first Declan Breen, Nico Calderone and Nico Canning, second Russell Kitsis, second Christian Dadasis and Peter Dadasis, second Jackson Fletcher, third Eva Potts, third Entrepreneurship Josh Raimer, first Samantha Quillen, first Anthony Zappala, Colin Wesley and Connor O'Neil, first Maya Evans and Sammie Taylor, first Sydney O'Shea, first Carson Meier, Jackson Hom and Jon Burke, first Rasya Bollu, second Sophia O'Connor-Colbert, Sarah Lehan-Allen and Makayla Hickey, second Nick Lufty, Grayden Lawrence and Joshua Saintilus, third Mitchell Pearson and Danny Dumais, third Emma Sheehan and Brooke Stagg, fourth Ben Simmons and Caden Heslin, fourth Alexa Hurt, fifth Project Management Samantha Asprelli and Isabella Fraone, first Ryan Boucher, Ajae Olsen and Tadhg Keller, first Finn Meroski, Luke Pfeiffer and John Pfeiffer, first Olivia Kulesza, second Haley Izydorczak and Laura Gelsomni, second Taryn Greenberg and Kira Iantosca, second Riley Abrams and Madeline Gielser, third Grace Clyde, fifth Integrated Marketing Audrey Leonard, first Brooke Noonan, first Lainey Grant and Amelia Lerner, second Collin Peck and Owen Kiss, second Amelia Penny, second Ahunna James, Shantal Onur and Dilara Onur, third Kayla Simas, Ava Lanza and Julia Lanza, third Jeff Borque, fourth Scott Marshall and Nick Putney, fourth Mikayla Murphy and Emily Barrows, fifth Danielle Gresham, fifth Liz Jacobsen, fifth King Philip DECA also had one member compete in the Individual Series, Jared Curran, who placed first. King Philip DECA's School Based Enterprise team of Emma Naggar and Abby Nixon also won first place. KP DECA district totals included 17 first-place awards, 12 second-place awards, seven third-place awards, four fourth-place awards and five fifth-place awards. "We are all incredibly proud of the hard work and dedication that KP DECA students displayed this year, and we wish those advancing to the state competition the best of luck in March," Superintendent Zinni said. This press release was produced by the King Philip Schools. The views expressed here are the author's own.