Deer Park High School sent 76 husiness students from its DECA club to participate in DECA’s recent Suffolk County Regional Competition, guided by adviser Gregory Menig. They were among nearly 900 students from across the county vying for spots in this year’s state career conference.
Deer Park’s students proved outstanding, earning 27 trophies. In addition, nine received honorable mention recognition for their performance.
The trophy winners will be moving on to compete in New York DECA’s 67th annual State Career Conference, to be held March 4-6 at the Joseph A. Floreano Rochester Riverside Convention Center in Rochester, as they try to qualify for the International Competition in Atlanta, Georgia.
Congratulations to the following Deer Park students:
TROPHY WINNERS
Ruby Kappel – Apparel & Accessories Marketing (3rd place)
Thomas Wesnofske – Automotive Services Marketing
Tanin Ahmadzai/Lucas DiVanna – Business Law & Ethics Team (3rd place)
Noah Olthoff – Business Services Marketing
Lauren Marable – Business Services Marketing (2nd place)
Connor McGuinness – Entrepreneurship
Arfan Rahman/Armaan Sayedi – Entrepreneurship Team
Arianna Ahmad/Emily Velasquez – Financial Services Team
Sidra Syed – Food Marketing (1st place)
Elizabeth Boyle – Hotel & Lodging Management
Abigail Cullen – Hotel & Lodging Management (3rd place)
Jaidyn Schabe – Personal Financial Literacy (2nd place)
Jose Oliva – Principles of Entrepreneurship
Aaron Allen – Principles of Entrepreneurship (1st place)
Abigail Daniel – Principles of Finance (1st place)
Ethan Cullen - Principles of Hospitality & Tourism
Sean Cullen – Quick Serve Restaurant Management
Jayna Singh – Quick Serve Restaurant Management (3rd place)
Gianna Montes – Quick Serve Restaurant Management (2nd place)
Parleen Kaur – Restaurant & Food Service Management
Samantha Mieses – Restaurant & Food Service Management (2nd place)
Madison Griffin – Retail Merchandising
Jaskarn Singh/Eshan Zaman – Travel & Tourism Team
HONORABLE MENTION
Raquibul Hasan – Accounting Applications
Manaal Irfan – Apparel & Accessories Marketing
Caleb Pierre – Automotive Services Marketing
Abrar Hossain – Entrepreneurship
Bertrand Mondelus – Food Marketing
Aubriella Nunez – Hotel & Lodging Management
Raiaana Sarker – Retail Merchandising
Imaan Fasih/Enaya Jehanzeb – Travel & Tourism Team