March 23, 2012

DECA State Competition Winners

Frankie Campisano
Arts and Entertainment Editor

Advertising Campaign – Tim Merithew and Tyler Rogers – 4th place
     Laura Brockington, Jenna Blas, Shelby Wilt – 3rd place.
Apparel & Accessories – Katie Godfrey – State finalist
Business Finance – Mark Tate – 4th place
Business Law & Ethics Team – Gabby Robinson and Siri Chadalavada – State finalists
Business Services – Paula Crisp and Kayla Roll – State finalists
Buying & Merchandising Team – Dipali Aphale and Karen Cheng – State finalists
Community Service MDA Project – Anthony D’Andreti, Zach Gadwah, Tim Verdi – State finalists
Creative Marketing Project – Mark Tate and Kyle May – 2nd place
Entrepreneurship Promotion Project – Danny Fredenburg and Shivam Desai – 3rd place
Financial Management Team – Jeff Valdini and Connor Litton – State finalists
Financial Literacy Promotion Project – Gabby Robinson, Siri Chadalavada, Usman Abbasi – 3rd place
Food Marketing – Jon Sousa – State finalist
Hospitality & Tourism Professional Selling – Alia Capone – 3rd place
Hotel & Lodging Management – Alia Capone – State finalist
Marketing Communications Team – Collin Gibbons and Tyler Rogers – 3rd place
Professional Selling – Caroline Lewis – 4th place
Quick Serve Restaurant Management – Mike Silk – State finalist
Sports & Entertainment Management Team – Zach Gadwah and Kyle May – State finalists
Sports & Entertainment Promotion Plan – Sarah Hesington and Casey-Jane Farnham – State finalists.  Lena McCord, Erica Gilaranz, Beth Fellows – 4th place
Entrepreneurship Written Event – Jeff Valdini – 4th place, Mitch DeForest – 3rd place, and Chris Denison – 1st place in the state
Finance Operations Event – Dipali Aphale and Karen Cheng – 1st place in the state
Learn & Earn Gala of Hope Project – Megan Gravley, Katie Godfrey, and Sydney Snedeker – 1st place in the state
Public Relations Genocide Project – Collin Gibbons, Matt Bigelow, and Caroline Lewis – 1st place in the state