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 8, 2007

 

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

 

 

GETTING DOWN TO BUSINESS

I.H.S. Business Students Compete

in the Regional DECA Competition

 

 

Over 160 Business students from Irondequoit High School competed in the 2007 DECA Regional Competition on Friday, January 5 th . The event took place at Monroe Community College and had close to 600 business students participating from schools around Monroe County including Brighton, Pittsford Sutherland, Pittsford Mendon, Aquinas, Spencerport, Gates-Chili, Mercy, Rush-Henrietta, Marshall 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 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 six for individual events. Irondequoit students who received a trophy at the event and qualified to compete at the state level in their event are as follows:

 

Business Services Marketing

Maggie Baum - senior

Jacob Perry - senior

Rachel Nolan - senior

Arthur Lever - junior

 

Sales Demonstration

Amy Skrip - junior

Stephanie Beiter - junior

 

Apparel & Accessories Marketing

Jo'van Benjamin-senior

 

Hotel Lodging Management

Robert Casanzio- senior

Sam Jebbett - freshman

 

Sports & Entertainment Marketing (Individual)

Andrew Edborg- junior

Don Shultz-junior

 

Accounting Applications

Maiah Lawson- senior

Caitlin Mikel- senior

Jonathon Yioulos- senior

 

Decision Making ? Marketing

Peter Reininger- senior

Jacob Schum- senior

 

Automotive Services Marketing

Jesse Leonardo- junior

 

Business Law & Marketing

Chelsea Lindamood - senior

Matt Casciani- senior

 

Business Law & Ethics Team Decision Making

Maria Anglov- senior and Andrew Hart - senior

Tyler Watkins- senior & Kevin Coholon- senior

John Pastorella- junior and Steve Ross - junior

 

Financial Services Management Team Decision Making

Meaghan Lada- senior and Mike Calabro- senior

 

Hospitality Services Team Decision-Making

Andrew Gala - junior   and Christina Lipani - junior

 

All regional finalists are now eligible to compete at the State Career Conference in Rochester on March 7-9 th 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.