Over 70 students from both Smithtown High School East and Smithtown High School West either placed or received honorable mention at the recent Suffolk County Regional DECA Competition.
A total of more than 2,000 DECA students from high schools across Suffolk County participated in the competition at Suffolk County Community College on Jan. 4.
DECA is a co-curricular program that provides students with experiences and activities in areas such as marketing, finance, hospitality and management.
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Awards were presented to students for categories including:
- accounting
- apparel and accessories marketing
- automotive services marketing
- business management and administration
- business law and ethics
- business services marketing
- financial services
- food marketing
- hospitality
- hotel and lodging management
- human resources
- marketing communications/management
- personal finance
- public speaking
- quick serve restaurant management
- sports and entertainment marketing.
These students now qualify for the state competition in March in Rochester.
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In addition, 35 Smithtown Central School District students are completing their manuals for the state level competition.
The manuals can range from 10 to 30 pages on various business/marketing areas.
Students who place in the performance and written events in Rochester will qualify to compete at the International DECA Competition in Anaheim, California in April.
Congratulations to all the students!
Photo courtesy of Smithtown Central School District
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