POBJFKHS DECA Club Kicks off New Year

Plainview-Old Bethpage John F. Kennedy High School’s DECA Club kicked off the year with an exciting installation ceremony on October 13th. The club welcomed 160 new members into the chapter, which is part of an international organization that seeks to encourage the next generation of business and marketing leaders. It was the first in-person ceremony the club has been able to hold since 2019.

The event featured guest speakers and POBJFKHS alumni Hope Feinberg and Jacqui Kitzes, who are currently seniors studying business at Binghamton University. The two shared their experiences in DECA and how the club prepared them for their college studies and gave them the skills and resources needed to enter into the business world. Leveraging those skills, Hope and Jacqui were able to secure internships, and now, full-time employment upon graduation at the major accounting firm of Ernst & Young.

POBJFKHS DECA Club vice presidents Alex Berko, Joshua Ackerman and Stein Philip also gave speeches, as well as club president Nicole Gleicher.

DECA (Distributive Education Clubs of America) is an association of marketing students that encourages the development of business and leadership skills through academic conferences and competitions. DECA, and other extracurricular programs offered by the District, allow students to pursue their interests and thrive both within and outside of the classroom.

For more information about the Plainview-Old Bethpage Central School District, please visit the District’s website at www.pobschools.org. Exciting activities happening throughout the District and programs celebrating student achievement can also be found on the District’s Facebook page at https://www.facebook.com/pobschools/.