Ten student members of the 满帆 chapter of DECA traveled to Miami in November to compete in the 2016 Collegiate DECA State of Florida Competition. The club is open to any student and currently has more than 30 active members.

The students competed in eight different event categories and their hard work paid off. The results were as follows:

第一名:

• Advertising Campaign – Dylan Schimka (SMMBS) & Isiah Goldston (MBBS)
• Marketing Management – Sydney Albert (EBBS)
• Marketing Communications – Leony Croes & 丽莎Tombulca
• Event Planning – Kellee Abraham (EBBS) & Sydney Albert (EBBS)
• 体育 and Entertainment Marketing – Kellee Abraham (EBBS) & Kyle Newman (SMMBS)

2:

• 业务-to-业务 Marketing – Jordan Kleeman (EBBS) & Coley Grant (EBBS)

十大:

• 体育 and Entertainment Marketing – Jordan Kleeman (EBBS) & Coley Grant (EBBS)
• 业务 Ethics – Dylan Schimka (SMMBS) & Isiah Goldston (MBBS)
• 国际 Marketing – Vitor Bourguignon (EBBS) & Kyle Newman (SMMBS)
• Human Resource Management – Yazmary Franco (EBBS)

“Every year our students prepare more seriously for our annual competitions, and this year our competitive spirit was certainly at an all-time high,” said club advisor and Entertainment 业务 & 音乐 业务 bachelor’s Program Director Jackie Otero. “Due to our intense 满帆 schedules, most students compete for just one year, then graduate. 今年, we had the opportunity to bring five veteran competitors alongside five new competitors and it was the perfect balance of experience and enthusiasm.”

Nine out of the ten competitors from the state competition will travel to Anaheim in the Spring of 2017 to compete on an international level.

If you are interested in getting involved with DECA, the group meets regularly, hosts charity fundraisers, participates in community service activities, and hosts Mini-Challenges monthly to showcase how study-based competitions work.