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High School West DECA Lights Up the Holiday Season

Club sponsors holiday tree lighting festival at hospital.

Smithtown High School West’s Distributive Club of America (DECA) sponsored a holiday tree lighting festival at St. Catherine of Siena Medical Center on Dec. 4.

The event included warm refreshments, delicious treats and performances by the Great Hollow Middle School select chorus, the Smithtown High School West jazz choir, the Accompsett Middle School kickline and the Smithtown Dynamic Twirlers. West DECA also conducted a food drive and Santa made an appearance, courtesy of the Smithtown Fire Department.

DECA students and Little Miss Nesconset Madison Lofrese performed the honors of lighting the St. Catherine’s tree. The High School West DECA adviser is Denise Massimo.

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Photo 1: HSW DECA members Victoria Ver Straten, Courtney Grafstein and Julia Podair, along with Little Miss Nesconset Madison Lofrese, lit the St. Catherine of Siena Medical Center Christmas tree on December 4.

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Photo 2: The Great Hollow Middle School select chorus performed at the St. Catherine of Siena Medical Center Christmas tree lighting on December 4.

Photo 3: The Accompsett Middle School kickline performed at the St. Catherine of Siena Medical Center Christmas tree lighting on December 4.

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