TOWSON, MD. – Twenty-three Baltimore County Public Schools students placed in the Distributive Education Club of America (DECA) Regional Conference, hosted at Perry Hall High School on February 12, 2013.
During the conference, students demonstrated their knowledge of business management and administration, finance, hospitality and tourism, and marketing by completing written assessments and conducting informational presentations related to the principles of business operations, entrepreneurship, marketing, professional selling, and team decision-making. Area business partners served as judges for the students' presentations.
Approximately 170 students from Anne Arundel, Baltimore, and Harford counties participated in the conference, a practice event for the DECA State Career Development Conference, which will take place in Annapolis, Maryland, on Thursday, March 7, 2013, and Friday, March 8, 2013.
BCPS winners in the conference were:
Free Enterprise/Economics
2nd place -- Tabatha Anderson, Perry Hall High School
3rd place -- Lawren Beane, Perry Hall High SchoolMarketing Comprehensive Written Exam
3rd place -- Molly Peige, Perry Hall High SchoolAccounting Applications
3rd place -- Molly Peige, Perry Hall High SchoolAutomotive Services Marketing
2nd place -- Tyler Danasie, Perry Hall High School
3rd place -- Austin Newcomb, Overlea High SchoolBusiness Services Marketing
1st place -- Tyrone Casey, Chesapeake High School
3rd place -- Tom Irwin, Perry Hall High SchoolFood Marketing
3rd place -- Kevin McBain, Perry Hall High SchoolHotel and Lodging Marketing
1st place -- Stan Diamond, Perry Hall High SchoolMarketing Management
2nd place -- Victoria Lizardo, Chesapeake High SchoolQuick Serve Restaurant Management
1st place -- Lawren Beane, Perry Hall High SchoolRestaurant and Food Service Management
3rd place -- Tabatha Anderson, Perry Hall High SchoolRetail Merchandising
2nd place -- Nurit Kedir, Perry Hall High School Business Law and Ethics Management
1st place -- Kelly Boham and Mary Rose Pedron, Overlea High SchoolBuying and Merchandising Marketing Management
3rd place -- Dayshawn Alexander and Brian Dickenson, Chesapeake High SchoolFinancial Analysis Management
2nd place -- Josh Brent and Dominic Pappas, Perry Hall High SchoolHospitality Services Management
3rd place -- Lashawn Johnson and Sara Owens, Overlea High School
3rd place -- Zana Hill and Lacrystal Hill, Woodlawn High SchoolTravel and Tourism Marketing Management
3rd place -- Jonna Nunez and Tori Stallings, Perry Hall High SchoolOverall Team Winners
2nd place -- Perry Hall High School
DECA is an international organization committed to aiding students in their preparations for college and careers in finance, hospitality, management, and marketing. Its High School Division boasts 185,000 student members in 5,000 schools across the globe and sponsors numerous competitive events each year for its members.
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