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Thirty-nine Irondequoit High School business education students qualified for the DECA State Conference after strong performances in Tuesday’s regional competition at RIT. More than 900 students from 12 area schools competed and, as usual, IHS students flourished.

DECA (www.deca.org) enhances preparation for college and careers by providing co-curricular programs that integrate into classroom instruction, applying learning in the context of business, connecting to business and the community and promoting competition. DECA Club students leverage their experience to become academically prepared, community-oriented, professionally responsible and experienced leaders.

There are nearly 50 different competitive marketing events for students to participate in and learn about the field of marketing and management. Irondequoit students in Mrs. Bucciarelli, Mrs. Lent, Mrs. Turner and Mr. DiCesare's business classes tested their knowledge in their chosen event, which includes both team and individual events. There are only four finalists awarded for team events and five for individual events.

The winners earned the right to represent Monroe County (Region 10) at the DECA State Career Conference (SCC) March 5-7, 2025 at the Rochester Riverside Convention Center where 2,500-plus students from around the state will compete. Here are the IHS qualifiers:

Independent Business Plan

• Owen McCammon & Nate Viele (seniors)

International Business Plan

• Alley Armitage, Evelyn Dean, & Tessa Coeny (seniors)
• Finnegan Schlaefer & Luca Scott (seniors)

Start-Up Business Plan

• Mallory Graziano & Gianna Geesler (sophomores)
• Samuel Gigliotta & Robert Ragone (sophomores)
• Gael Cronin & James Milne (juniors)

Innovation Business Plan

• Laelani Wilson (junior)
• Gianna Rodriguez (sophomore)
• Joy Elder (senior)

Franchise Business Plan

• Matthew Whalen, Izabella Holley & Celia Young (seniors)

Principles of Finance

• Jacob Gauthier (senior)

Principles of Marketing

• Adam Skelton (junior)

Accounting Applications

• Aubrey Smith (senior)
• Andrew Scully (senior)

Apparel & Accessories Marketing

• Ava Gits (senior)

Business Services Marketing

• Colin Giudice (junior)
• Ben Long (junior)

Entrepreneurship

• Sara Schaubroeck (senior)
• Luke Simon (senior)

Food Marketing

• Isaac Nielsen (junior)

Quick Serve Restaurant Management

• Molly Donovan

Sports & Entertainment Marketing

• Henry Welling (senior)

Buying & Merchandising Team Decision Making

• Alena Kilminster & Gracie Budd (seniors)

Marketing Management Team Decision Making

• Charlotte Debay (freshman)
• Jack Debes & Kaitlyn Toth (seniors)

Sports & Entertainment Team Decision Making

• Dylan Ciulla & Sean Macaulay (juniors)