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Fairfield Warde HS Students Shine At CT DECA Event
DECA, formerly Distributive Education Clubs of America, helps "prepare emerging leaders and entrepreneurs for college and careers."
Information from Fairfield Public Schools:
FAIRFIELD, CT — [Fairfield] Warde High School DECA students attended the State Career Development Conference last week among 990 high school students from across Connecticut. Seventeen Warde students were named finalists! The top three will move on to compete at the International Conference in California, alongside 21,000 students from around the world.
Congrats DECA Students:
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- Ben Acquaviva & Pranav Quarve: Finalists - Buying and Merchandising Team Decision Making
- Aadira Balan: 1st Place - Business Finance Series
- Jon Bucaj: 2nd Place - International Business Plan
- Adam Horwitz: 3rd Place - Marketing Communications Series & Recipient of CT DECA Leadership Scholarship
- Emilie Jeanty: 2nd Place - Innovation Plan
- Charlotte Joergensen: 3rd Place - Accounting Applications Series
- Amelia Johnson: 2nd Place - Community Awareness Project
- Aura Kurel: 2nd Place - Human Resources Management Series
- Ryan McWhinnie, Matthew Sullivan, Noah Wallis: 2nd Place - Sports & Entertainment Marketing Operations Research
- Madelyn Press: 3rd Place - Community Giving Project
- Adrian Stella: Finalist - Hotel and Lodging Management Series
- Eloise Young: 1st Place - Principles of Marketing
- Alex Geremia: Finalist - Start Up Business Plan
- Joseph Drew: Finalist - Independent Business Plan
In the coming week, finalists heading to the International Conference will be actively seeking sponsorships/donations to facilitate this unique learning and leadership experience. Please contact jsauro@fairfieldschools.org for additional information.
