DECA Title Winners

Renee Cunningham, Staff Writer
March 9, 2016

On March 1, the members of DECA at Danbury High School participated in the annually held states competition in hopes of securing a spot at nationals. Six teams qualified for nationals:

  • Ndeyanta Jallow, Mary Zanine, Danielle Reisert – 1st place, Creative Marketing
  • Taylor Lemme, Sophia Pompilio – 1st place, Public Relations
  • Michael Marques, Amannda Andrade, Ian Shannon – 1st place, Buying and Merchandising
  • Stasia Timan, Lindsay Begler – 2nd place, Financial Literacy
  • Chris Roscia, Matthew Beaver, Greg Capozzi – 2nd place, Finance Operations
  • Kaitlyn Heady, Julia Reisert, Kaitlin Parille – 3rd place, Business Operations

This year, nationals will be held in Nashville, Tenn., from April 23-26. The DHS chapter has created a gofundme account in seeking donations to defray expenses. 

Kaitlin Parille, Stasia Timan, Julia Reisert, Lindsay Begler, and Kaitlyn Heady pose for a picture.

Kaitlin Parille, Stasia Timan, Julia Reisert, Lindsay Begler, and Kaitlyn Heady pose for a picture.

Danielle Reisert, Ndeyanta Jallow, and Mary Zanine pose for a picture.
Danielle Reisert, Ndeyanta Jallow, and Mary Zanine pose for a picture.
Ian Shannon, Amannda Andrade, and Michael Marques pose for a picture.
Ian Shannon, Amannda Andrade, and Michael Marques pose for a picture.
Sophia Pompilio and Taylor Lemme pose for a picture.
Sophia Pompilio and Taylor Lemme pose for a picture.