Congratulations to the 31 Southeastern Regional Vocational Technical High School DECA members who enjoyed the opportunity of showcasing their skills last week at the 2014 DECA District Conference. The competition was held at the Mansfield Holiday Inn last Friday, January 30, 2014.
In high schools and colleges around the globe, DECA (Distributive Education Clubs of America) prepares emerging leaders and entrepreneurs for careers in marketing, finance, hospitality and management.
Students competed in a 100 question test in their selected categories, and demonstrated their skills in an oral role play against Brockton High School, Stoughton High School, Oliver Ames High School, Taunton High School, Somerset Berkley High School, Franklin High School and King Philip High School. Eight Southeastern Regional students received medals, earning them a place in the Massachusetts State Career Development Conference competition to be held at the Boston Marriot Copley Hotel on March 6-8, 2014. They will compete with other district winners from other Massachusetts high schools for medals, trophies and for the opportunity to attend the International Career Development Conference.
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The following students placed in their selected competitive catagories and will move on to the Massachusetts State Career Development Conference competition in Boston:
2nd Place: Joshua Olivencia (Brockton), Business Finance; Samantha Roberts (Mansfield), Hotel and Lodging Management; Edryjha “Sarah” Santos (Stoughton), Marketing Management
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3rd Place: From Brockton: Danielle Rocha, Hotel and Lodging Management, Andrew Donnelly, Sports and Entertainment Marketing, Miriam Goncalves, Food Marketing and Eyan Alexander, Quick Serve Restaurant Management; Jose Victor Sabadin (Stoughton), Retail Merchandising
The following students received honorable mention ribbons:
4th Place: From Brockton: Tianna Spinola, Food Marketing and Jasmine Davids, Marketing Management; Alyssa Duncan (East Bridgewater), Human Resources Management
5th Place: Lillian George (Elmwood), Apparel and Accessories Management; Shutaro Tsuchida (Mansfield), Principles of Business Finance
6th Place: From Brockton: Ariyanna Marshall, Apparel and Accessories Management, Haley Burbank, Human Resources Management, Sebastian Charles, Quick Serve Restaurant Management, Abraham Johnson Escauriza, Retail Merchandising, Jordan Price, Sports and Entertainment Management
Also in attendance were Ronailde Charles, Jeffrey Pierre, David Ribeiro, Arlinda Afonso, Kelly Lopes, Michael Morales and Melissa Spinola (Brockton); Shayla Thomas (Norton); Nouselyne Chery and Anika Wright (Stoughton).
Southeastern Regional Vocational Technical High School School is a public 9-12 vocational High School school located in South Easton, Massachusetts, serving approximately 1,250 students from the city of Brockton and the towns of East Bridgewater, Easton, Foxborough, Mansfield, Norton, Sharon, Stoughton, and West Bridgewater.
