Grace Rutan and Paige Dow, members of a freshman group, received awards at their first District Competition. (Photo Courtesy King Philip Regional School District)
WRENTHAM — Superintendent Dr. Rich Drolet, Principal Nicole Bottomley, King Philip DECA Advisor James Dow, and Secretary Dylan Spak are thrilled to announce that multiple King Philip DECA students have qualified for the State Career Development Conference (SCDC) in Boston this March.
King Philip had an impressive showing at the Massachusetts DECA District 2 Conference, held on Jan. 8 and 9 at the Mansfield Envision Hotel.
“These accomplishments truly illustrate the pride our students have for this program,” said DECA Advisor Dow. “Our unmatched success would not be possible without the support we receive from our school and community. The chapter now looks to our State Conference with optimism and excitement as we bring over 85% of our membership to competition.”
Students competing at this first round of competition (known as the “district conference”) had to finish in the top five in their category to qualify for the next round of competition (known as the state conference). Students were recognized for their hard work and efforts in marketing, community service, finance, hospitality, and tourism. KP took home 17 first-place, 16 second-place, 15 third-place, 11 fourth-place, and 10 fifth-place trophies, all qualifying students for SCDC.
KP DECA students who were recognized at the district conference include:
First-Place Winners: Hallie Huot, Dhatri Daggubati, Nyla Kelly, Hiya Valia, James Dow II, Owen Collins, Berkley Parenteau, Gabe Zaffalon, Mary Musial, Lili Lopes, Adriana Gomez, Daania Talat, Annie Griffin, Justin Uriarte, Tyler Spak, Kellan Sperling, Isla Hollowell, Jack Haltom, Jett Tucker, Logan Riley, Ryan Brown, Chris DelVecchio, Jacob Schmier, Dylan Spak, Tyler Walker, Beckett James, Evan Allen, Alex Weinberg, Turlo O’Brien, Sienna Hicks, Olivia Wainwright, Brayden MacDonald, Rowan Kavanah, Aarush Patlola, Keith Joseph, Greta Mischley
Second-Place Winners: Kendall Noonan, Ryan Love, Hayden Houlding, Caelan Quinn, Yousseff Saad, Miller Kananowicz, Ryan Simas, Adrian Astin, Kellan Lussier, Michael Flaherty, Thomas Lutfy, Eric Miles, Louise Bourque, Nora Tobichuk, Kaitlyn Ceurvels, Brycen Cloutier, Justin Basile, Brayden Simmer, Ben Anderson, Ben Murphy, Donnelle Balunos, Paige Campbell, Mia Costa, Kiera Lawrence, Olivia Sisti, Eli Hoyt, Nate Crowley, Aidan Carone, Jayson Lussier, Addie Townsend, Laura Da Silva, Emily Jacobsen, Angelina Karavasileiadis, Sabrina Bishop, Ashton Fisher, Noa Montfort, Cooper Doire, Landon Kozik
Third-Place Winners: Paige Dow, Grace Rutan, Abby Host, Delanie O’Shea, Sage Heslin, Dan Kania, Peter Haviland, Matt Haviland, Arya Doye, Muhja Al-Sara, Vaishu Chintaluri, Natalie Collins, Courtney Lewis, Lexie Davis, Avery Wells, Mya McCormick, Jason Silva, Eve Rose, Lusia Harmon, Teddy Lopes, Zack Werdann, Greg Manley, Ty Decarteret, Maile Clough, Madison Thomas, Vivienne Hicks, Ryan Dervin, Declan O’Connell, Will Buckley, Jacoby Kennedy, Zion Dumay, Patrick Sower, Tristan Carty, Joey Gilmore, Edward Kelly, Alanna Brumbaugh, Saorise Noonan, Caroline Duffy
Fourth-Place Winners: Maddie Murphy, Evelyn Franciosa, Ashley Cleverdon, Lucas Raymond, Brendan Lawler, Ryan Antonellis, Audrina Jaber, Violet Berthiaume, Hailey Dalton, Jill Wynn, Bailey Cederbaum, Olivia Chavers, Ava Noonan, Cole Soifer, Aoibhe Noonan, Quinn Egan, Luke Bailer, Brent Schneider, Duggan Commendul, Hadley Jacobs, Nora Garland, Ella McManus
Fifth-Place Winners: Allison Loring, Brooke Haltom, Catherine Kelly, Karyna Mehrotra, Cole Faford, Luke Rogers, Brayden Hay, Chad O’Brien, Chris Brown, Ethan Wolff, Hunter Wells, Will Leclair, Cam Simmer, Ella Lefebvre, Brayden Ward, John Marchand, Alex Saenz, Paul Griffin, Max Hunt, Gabby Cataldo, Lillian Almeida, Ella Bailey
The chapter has qualified 85% of the student projects to advance to state competition marking a total of 156 students. This is the largest percentage of qualifying projects in the entire state, a statistic consistently held by King Philip.
Along with achieving success through the organization members’ projects, the King Philip DECA Chapter has qualified six students for DECA’s Stock Market Game. Evan Allen, Beckett James, Alex Weinberg, Luke Bailer, Aidan Carone and Jayson Lussier have successfully placed in the North Atlantic Region Top 25 to qualify for DECA’s International Competition in Atlanta, Georgia. Additionally, KP DECA was awarded the highest level in the DECA Inc membership and community service campaigns, which earns the chapter four leadership spots at the DECA ICDC in April.
About King Philip DECA
King Philip DECA is a high school business organization. The group is part of a larger network of nearly 300,000 high school students worldwide. DECA prepares young leaders and entrepreneurs, in high schools and colleges, globally for careers in marketing, finance, hospitality, and management. Students will create a project of their choice and partake in three rounds of competition — Districts in Mansfield, SCDC in Boston, and International Career Development Conference (ICDC) in Atlanta, Georgia. For more information about King Philip DECA, visit the KP DECA website.
About DECA Inc.
DECA is a career and technical student organization that prepares emerging leaders and entrepreneurs who are interested in careers in marketing, finance, hospitality, and management. DECA enhances the preparation for college and careers by providing co-curricular programs that integrate into classroom instruction, apply learning, connect to business, and promote competition. DECA student members leverage their experience to become academically prepared, community-oriented, professionally responsible, and experienced leaders. DECA is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit with over 240,000 members in 3,600 high school and college chapters in nearly all 50 United States, Canada, Puerto Rico, Guam, and Germany. For more information about DECA, visit deca.org.
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Students Luke Rogers and Cole Faford who will be advancing to SCDC this March. (Photo Courtesy King Philip Regional School District)