Release Date: January 10, 2019

105 Hamilton Wenham Students Qualify for DECA State Career Development Conference

On Thursday, January 10, Hamilton Wenham DECA competed at the District 3 Career
Development Conference held at Merrimack College in North Andover. Eleven schools and over
850 students participated in the business competition in over 50 categories of marketing,
hospitality, finance and entrepreneurship.

Hamilton Wenham sent 176 DECA students and 105 qualified for the DECA State Career
Development Conference to be held March 7-9 in Boston. At the awards ceremony, those who
place top 6 in their category were called to the stage to accept an award.

Place Name (Grade) Category

1 Audrey Kiarsis (10) Apparel & Accessories Marketing
1 Thomas Kain (11) Business Finance Series
1 Emily Minster / Julia Sauriol (12)
1 Amanda Lowrie / Julia Putnam /
Tyler Vesey (12)
1 Ella McCrae (12)
1 Michael Katsiris (12)
1 Lily Waterman (10)
1 Brendan Callahan (12)
1 Ty Noguchi Uribe (12)
1 Damian Sorrenti (9)
1 Bryn Smith (12)
1 Kyle Russo (11)
1 Charles Clapp / Owen Leonard /
Jack Mulvihill (10)
1 Thomas Flynn / Michael Rebello (12)
1 Lauren Verge / Valerie Wise (12)
2 Dimitri Lara (12)
2 Jake Harrison (12)
2 Emily Caccivio (11)
2 Chloe Belliveau /
Emily Vanderwilden (12)
2 Ethan Dwyer (10)
2 Sophia Doane / Jordan Story (11)
2 Matthew Dearborn / Alden Johnson (11)
2 Eliza Kerivan (11)
2 Daphne Campbell (11) /
Cadyn Sawyer (12)
2 EmmaRose Safford (10)
2 Haley Hamilton (9)
3 Miles Oram (11)
3 Annabel Howley (12) / Hannah Moroney
(11) / Isabella Schwartz (12)
Business Services Operations Research
(MOJO Coffee)
Community Service Project
(#HWGivesBack)
Entrepreneurship Series
Human Resources Management
Hospitality & Tourism Professional Selling
Marketing Communication Series
Personal Financial Literacy
Professional Selling Event
Restaurant & Food Service Management
Retail Merchandising Series
Sports & Entertainment Operations Research
(Red Sox Foundation)
Sports & Entertainment Team Decision Making
Travel & Tourism Team Decision Making
Apparel & Accessories Marketing
Accounting Applications Series
Business Services Marketing
Buying & Merchandising Team Decision
Making
Food Marketing Series
Finance Operations Research
(Institution for Savings)
Financial Team Decision Making
Hospitality & Tourism Professional Selling
Integrated Marketing Campaign Event
(HWRHS Senior Art Show)
Principles of Finance
Principles of Marketing
Automotive Services Marketing
Buying & Merchandising Operations Research
(Lyon-Waugh Auto Group)
3 Olivia Patt / Caroline Pratt (11)
3 Jack Stewart (10)
3 Jameson Courtney (10)
3 Hadassah Idoko (10)
3 Jessica Cooper (9)
3 Sophie Strozier (9)
3 Cameron Guyer (12)
3 Keegan O'Shea (11)
4 Pierson Tocci (12)
4 Quinlan Kelly (12)
4 Justin Tremblay (11)
4 Eli Leonard (12)
4 Henry Jones (12)
4 Sheridan Metternick (12)
4 Ella Stock (12)
4 Jack McMahon / Jake Sturim (12)
4 Mathilde Gordon (9)
4 Eliza Campbell / Eliza Meahl /
Haley Rivers (12)
4 Megan Amero (11)
4 Tessa Mastrocola (10)
4 Conner Alberry / Katherine Everitt (12)
5 Abigail Hogan (10)
5 Eileen Campbell / Evelyn Easdon /
Ginger Hubbard (11)
5 Clinton Gourdeau / Michael Moynihan /
Samuel Webber (12)
5 Leonard Dolan / Caleb Schmidt (11)
5 Todd Jackson / Andrew Winch (10)
5 Mackenzie Walles (10)
Buying & Merchandising Team Decision
Making
Entrepreneurship Series
Financial Consulting
Principles of Finance
Principles of Hospitality & Tourism
Principles of Marketing
Professional Selling Event
Sports & Entertainment Series
Business Finance Series
Business Services Marketing
Financial Consulting
Financial Literacy Promotion Project
Food Marketing Series
Integrated Marketing Campaign Product
(Arbonne 30 Days to Healthy Living)
Marketing Communication Series
Marketing Management Team Decision
Making
Principles of Hospitality & Tourism
Public Relations Project
(Toys-for-Tots)
Restaurant & Food Service Management
Retail Merchandising Series
Sports & Entertainment Operations Research
(Patriots Foundation)
Automotive Services Marketing
Business Services Operations Research
(Cell Signaling Technology)
Creative Marketing Project
(The Goddard School)
Entrepreneurship Team Decision Making
Financial Team Decision Making
Hotel & Lodging Management
 5 Ava Halstead / Klaudia Rushi / Sarah
Traverse (11)
5 Samantha Cooke (12) / Emma Lanciani
(11) / Madison Rivers (11)
5 Makenzie Liphardt (10)
5 Cyrus Soleimani (10)
5 Elizabeth Collins (9)
5 Joseph Maher (10)
5 Rachel Lee (11)
5 William Whelan (12)
6 Xander Nostrand (12)
6 William Jones (11)
6 Lucas Bailey (12)
6 Peter Gourdeau (9)
6 Alexis Donovan / Brianna Vesey (9)
6 Lucy Werner (9)
6 Samantha Bucci (10)
6 Emma Day (10)
6 Benjamin Gingrich (12)
6 Philip Worstell (12)
6 Niekko Louissaint (12)
6 Maeve Folger / Jemma Shea (11)
Hospitality & Tourism Operations Research
(Cafe Shishco)
Learn & Earn Project
(Generals Store Basketball PopUp)
Personal Financial Literacy
Principles of Finance
Principles of Hospitality & Tourism
Professional Selling Event
Restaurant & Food Service Management
Retail Merchandising Series
Automotive Services Marketing
Business Services Marketing
Entrepreneurship Series
Food Marketing Series
Financial Team Decision Making
Hotel & Lodging Management
Human Resources Management
Hospitality & Tourism Professional Selling
Quick Service Restaurant Management
Retail Merchandising Series
Sports & Entertainment Series
Travel & Tourism Team Decision Making

Awards Students
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1​ place: 15 22
2​nd​ place: 11 15
3​rd​ place: 10 13
4​th​ place: 13 17
5​th​ place: 14 24
6th place: 12 14

Team and series competitors took a 100-question test then performed a role-play in front of
judges. Role-plays are common business scenarios where the student is asked to solve a problem
and present their solution to the judge. Project competitors conducted research, prepared a
paper, and presented their ideas on the day of the conference.

The DECA program is in its third year at Hamilton Wenham this year and is led by Business
Teacher and DECA Advisor Laura Wheeler. As the program has grown to include more than one
third of the school, Stefanie Rogal, Academic Coordinator of the RISE program, has joined Mrs.
Wheeler as an Advisor. DECA is a co-curricular student organization of high school business
students with over 200,000 members in all 50 states, 4 US territories, Canada, Mexico, Germany
and beyond. DECA helps students develop transferable skills for college and career, builds
self-esteem, provides leadership opportunities, and stresses community involvement.

The team was joined by HWRHS faculty and staff Kevin Beckwith, Brianna Borek, Julie
Cahill-O’Shea, Matt Fitzgibbons, Dan Hayden, Lisa Heitz, Kristen Lazzaro, and Jennifer Sauriol, as
well as parents Lori Johnson, Stacey Verge and Carla Wise.
To learn more about DECA, visit ​www.deca.org​ and ​www.massdeca.org​.

Contact: Laura Wheeler, Business Teacher & DECA Advisor

Hamilton Wenham Regional High School
775 Bay Road, S. Hamilton, MA 01982
l.wheeler@hwschools.net