Strongsville Students Clean Up At DECA Event

STRONGSVILLE, OH — More than 70 Strongsville students will be advancing to the DECA state competition after taking part in the DECA Districts.

DECA is the only national student organization that works to bring young people into careers in marketing, finance, hospitality, management, and entrepreneurship. Competitions include a written test about business and marketing information, role-playing, and problem solving events. Students are then judged by their ability to develop and communicate sound, creative and thorough solutions.

“The DECA program and competition provides students an opportunity to problem-solve for real world situations. It is a fantastic opportunity for our students to challenge themselves both inside and outside of the classroom. I am so proud of this group and their accomplishments at this district competition,” said Jessica Frenchik, Strongsville High marketing teacher and DECA adviser.

Some 120 Strongsville High students took part in the District competition. Seventy-two students will advance to the state competition.

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The following high school students will represent Strongsville at the DECA State Competition, with an opportunity to qualify for this year’s international competition in Orlando, Florida (competition category in parentheses):

• Eric Geiss & Gillian Williams (Financial Services - Team)
• Kayla Wypasek & Katie Carroll (Marketing Management - Team)
• Catherine Kaczor & Mackenzie Kaine (Sports & Entertainment - Team)
• Anastasiya Sembay & Kaitlin Tobias (Travel & Tourism - Team)
• Summer Tayeh & Grace Roman (Buying & Merchandising - Team)
• Kayla Holloway & Karenna Cianciolo (Hospitality Services - Team)
• John Mott & Andrew Aske (Entrepreneurship - Team)
• Anna Barrett (Automotive Series - Individual)
• Hannah Lipowski (Business Services Series - Individual)
• Hinal Patel (Marketing Communication Series - Individual)
• Shane Strohmenger (Food Marketing Series - Individual)
• Olivia Trizzino (Quick Serve Series - Individual)
• Sarah Wingler (Apparel & Accessories Series - Individual)

• Olivia Smith & Lauren Vargo (Entrepreneurship - Team)
• Nathan Kortyna & Craig Jones (Hospitality Services - Team)
• Haley Dye & Vera Maglakelidze (Marketing Management - Team)
• Giovanni Lombardo & Joseph Meserini (Business Law & Ethics - Team)
• Bianca Banez & Katie Kappel (Buying & Merchandising - Team)
• Adam Felice & Tyler Housum (Financial Services - Team)
• Megan Fleisher & Rebecca Karr (Travel & Tourism - Team)
• Clare Abdallah (Quick Serve Series - Individual)
• Faiza Abuhamdeh (Retail Merchandising Series - Individual)
• Hunter Davis (Automotive Series - Individual)
• Kaitlyn Kenny (Entrepreneurship Series - Individual)
• Kayla Manney (Human Resources Series - Individual)
• Jaime Melland (Restaurant & Food Service Series - Individual)
• Brooke Narolewski (Marketing Communications Series - Individual)
• Alexander Norris (Food Marketing Series - Individual)
• Christopher Wade (Entrepreneurship Series - Individual)

• Ryan Hartman & Brandon Varnadoe (Buying & Merchandising - Team)
• Diana Dumych & Elise Hokr (Marketing Management - Team)
• Jazmine Mullins & Rebecca Silvis (Entrepreneurship - Team)
• Samantha Perrin & Paige Puzzitiello (Business Law & Ethics - Team)
• Logan Starek & Jacob Schuette (Financial Services - Team)
• Nicole Borsuk (Apparel & Accessories Series - Individual)
• Kevin Cendroski (Automotive Series - Individual)
• Gina Giampietro (Food Marketing Series - Individual)
• Cameron Moteleski (Business Services Series - Individual)
• 7 Fourth Place Team/Individual Qualifiers
• Jonathan Major & Jestin Kramer (Buying & Merchandising - Team)
• Morgan Arnholt & Sasha Hammer (Entrepreneurship - Team)
• Nicholas Adams & Richard Roskoph (Sports & Entertainment - Team)
• Angelina Ruiz & Lindsey Homa (Hospitality Services - Team)
• Delaney Cochran & Olivia Rice (Travel & Tourism - Team)
• Alexandra Kadras & Cassidy Locigno (Marketing Management - Team)
• Jillian Ward (Automotive Series - Individual)

Additional qualifiers:

• Joseph Dindia & Devin Dalessandro (Business Law & Ethics - Team)
• Jake Delisio & Jack Frank (Sports & Entertainment - Team)
• Madison Frank & Eva Ponomarenko (Travel & Tourism - Team)
• Brooklyn Beard & Brianna Gallagher (Entrepreneurship - Team)
• Erin Moore & Emma Synk (Buying & Merchandising - Team)
• Cassandra Novak & Rachael Smith (Hospitality - Team)
• Justin Godoy (Marketing Communication Series - Individual)
• Abigail Walcher (Apparel & Accessories Series - Individual)

Photo from Strongsville Schools