Competing against over 800 students from 22 other schools, 56 Deer Park High School students virtually participated in DECA’s recent Suffolk County Regional Competition. Guided by DECA adviser Gregory Menig, 31 Deer Park students earned trophies at the event and another seven earned honorable mention. These students will have the opportunity to compete in the state competition in February, which serves as a qualifier for the national competition at the end of April.
Earning a first-place trophy was Jasleen Kaur in the Accounting Applications category. Winning second place were Saima Hoque for Business Finance and Isabella Coon and Logan Eisenberg for Financial Services Team; while third place trophies went to Sameem Ahmadzai for Accounting Applications, Michael Crescenzo for Principles of Hospitality and Tourism, Andrew Dolinsky for Principles of Finance and Nicholas Stamatakis for Business Finance.
Also earning trophies at DECA were Rumeysa Camlica for Principles of Marketing, Timothy Celona for Marketing Communications, Sadat Chawdhury for Entrepreneurship, Kayley Eising for Sports and Entertainment Marketing, Nora Elmoussaoui for Food Marketing, Sonam Kataria for Apparel and Accessories Marketing, Kylie Kuhn for Principles of Finance, Madison Mattera for Restaurant and Food Service Management, Bushra Mussarat for Restaurant and Food Service Management, Ryder Min for Sports and Entertainment Marketing, Fatima Nawaz for Personal Financial Literacy, Umar Qasir for Personal Financial Literacy, Yalda Said for Restaurant and Food Service Management, Yama Said for Food Marketing, Anesa Shahid for Retail Merchandising, Esteysy Yanes-Amaya for Personal Financial Literacy, John Zuluaga-Romero for Entrepreneurship, Shadat Alam and Shujana Aurin for Hospitality Services Team, Mohammed Atta and Sultan Saquib for Entrepreneurship Team, and James Hope and Chaim Shames for Marketing Management Team.
Deer Park students awarded with honorable mention were Salman Ali for Principles of Marketing, Jade Griffin for Principles of Marketing, Huda Nawaz for Hotel and Lodging Management, Katia Papailler for Principles of Hospitality and Tourism, Emilio Reynoso for Retail Merchandising, and Isaac Hossain and Anfy Tomy for Buying and Merchandising Team.