Deer Park DECA Students Earn 27 Trophies At County Competition

DEER PARK, NY — Business students from Deer Park High School earned 27 trophies at DECA’s recent Suffolk County Regional Competition, advancing dozens of students to the state level.

A total of 76 students from the school’s DECA club, guided by adviser Gregory Menig, competed against nearly 900 students from across Suffolk County for spots at the New York State Career Conference.

Deer Park students delivered standout performances across a wide range of competitive business categories, earning 27 trophies and nine honorable mentions.

The trophy winners will advance to New York DECA’s 67th annual State Career Conference, scheduled for March 4–6 at the Joseph A. Floreano Rochester Riverside Convention Center in Rochester. There, students will compete for a chance to qualify for the International Career Development Conference in Atlanta, Georgia.

Trophy Winners

• Ruby Kappel – Apparel & Accessories Marketing (third place)
• Thomas Wesnofske – Automotive Services Marketing
• Tanin Ahmadzai / Lucas DiVanna – Business Law & Ethics Team (third place)
• Noah Olthoff – Business Services Marketing
• Lauren Marable – Business Services Marketing (second place)
• Connor McGuinness – Entrepreneurship
• Arfan Rahman / Armaan Sayedi – Entrepreneurship Team
• Arianna Ahmad / Emily Velasquez – Financial Services Team
• Sidra Syed – Food Marketing (first place)
• Elizabeth Boyle – Hotel & Lodging Management
• Abigail Cullen – Hotel & Lodging Management (third place)
• Jaidyn Schabe – Personal Financial Literacy (second place)
• Jose Oliva – Principles of Entrepreneurship
• Aaron Allen – Principles of Entrepreneurship (first place)
• Abigail Daniel – Principles of Finance (first place)
• Ethan Cullen – Principles of Hospitality & Tourism
• Sean Cullen – Quick Serve Restaurant Management
• Jayna Singh – Quick Serve Restaurant Management (third place)
• Gianna Montes – Quick Serve Restaurant Management (second place)
• Parleen Kaur – Restaurant & Food Service Management
• Samantha Mieses – Restaurant & Food Service Management (second place)
• Madison Griffin – Retail Merchandising
• Jaskarn Singh / Eshan Zaman – Travel & Tourism Team

Honorable Mentions

• 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