WEST IRONDEQUOIT CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT

Irondequoit High School

260 Cooper Road

Rochester, NY 14617

To: All media

From: Lou DiCesare, Business Education Teacher 336-4633

Date: January 14, 2008

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Irondequoit Business Students "Profit" at DECA

I.H.S. Business Students Compete

in the Regional DECA Competition

Over 150 Business students from Irondequoit High School competed in the 2008 DECA Regional Competition on Friday, January 11th. The event took place at Monroe Community College and had over 600 business students participating from schools around Monroe County including Brighton, Pittsford Sutherland, Pittsford Mendon, Aquinas, Spencerport, Gates-Chili, Mercy, Rush-Henrietta, Fairport, Pembroke and Irondequoit.

DECA (an association for marketing students) was organized in 1946 around an ambitious goal: to improve educational and career opportunities in marketing, management and entrepreneurship for students. In the years since, DECA has remained on the cutting edge of educational innovation, working with the business community to integrate academic achievement with career and technical skills. Information about DECA can be viewed at www.newyorkdeca.org .

There are nearly 50 different competitive marketing events for students to participate in and learn about in the field of marketing and business. Irondequoit Business students traveled to MCC to test their knowledge in their chosen event, which includes both team and individual events. There are only four finalists awarded for team events and seven for individual events. Irondequoit students who received a trophy in their event and qualified to compete at the state level are as follows:

1. Business Services Marketing

Carolyn Lavin

Samantha Jebbett

John Keating

2. Sales Demonstration

Ryan McCormick

Marquis Hubbard

3. Wholesale Selling

Erica LaDuca

4. Hotel Lodging Management

Geoffrey Wilson

5. Sports & Entertainment Marketing (Individual)

Andrew Edborg

6. Accounting Applications

Dominique Matthews

Amy Skrip

Lauren Sale

Charlie LaRocca

7. Decision Making Marketing

Vincent Baccari

Ron Wilson

Xavier Cox

8. Automotive Services Marketing

James Eksten

9. Decision Making Human Resources

Taryn Piedmont

10. Food Marketing Series

Michael Turner

Jacob Cournoyer

11. Job Interview

Nicholas Gilboe

Tom Biuso

12. Business Law & Ethics Team Decision Making

Devin Smith & Connor Young

13. Buying & Merchandising Team Decision Making

Tyler Condello & Sam Kennedy

14. Financial Services Management Team Decision Making

Matt Cameron & Ted Cordes

Jesse Leonardo & Eric Oathout

15. Hospitality Services Team Decision-Making

Andrew Gala & Christina Lipani

16. Internet Marketing Business Plan

Barb Bianchi

17. International Business Plan

Juliana Feinberg

18. Fashion Merchandising Promotion Plan

Doug Cuddeback

19. Quick-Serve Restaurant Management

Quentin Taylor

Joleen Johnson

20. Restaurant & Food Services Management

Alec Bonisteel

21. Retail Merchandising Series

Taylor Diem

Mi’Chelle Nguyen

22. Travel & Tourism Marketing Management Team Decision Making

Megan Supple & Devon Williams

This is the largest number of trophies earned and the largest number of events that Irondequoit has earned trophies in at the regional level of DECA in school history. All regional finalists are now eligible to compete at the State Career Conference in Rochester on March 5-7th as a result of their performances. The Irondequoit students who competed at MCC are business students in various business classes taught and advised by Business Teachers Jeanine Lent and Lou DiCesare.