Danielle Lyon ’26
EE Staff Writer
On March 6, 2024, Trumbull High School’s future business leaders and members of DECA competed in the State Career Development Conference at the Aqua Turf Club in Plainville, CT. Through their dedication of time and effort to DECA this year, many students received placements in the top five in their categories, as well as qualified for the International Career Development Conference in Anaheim, California in April.
From Trumbull High School, fifty-two ambitious students attended SCDC, performing business role-plays and or presenting business projects they had prepared over the last few months in categories of marketing, entrepreneurship, finance and many more. Their overall placements were based on their DECA test scores, as well as their role play and presentation in front of various judges at the conference.
Trumbull High’s top scoring winners include:
1st place Business Law & Ethics – Isabel O’Brien & Leela Kocinsky
1st place Entrepreneurship – Jaspreet Singh & Vedanta Bhargava
1st place Financial Consulting – Jash Desai
1st Place Travel & Tourism – Aleksandra Czajkowski & Brooke Levine
2nd place Sports & Entertainment Marketing – Georgia Marsh
2nd place Entrepreneurship- Gerald Mensah & Shubham Sinha
2nd place Marketing Management – Danielle Lyon & Aanya Parekh
2nd place Franchise Business Plan – Zuri Njoroge & Elaina Treacy
3rd place international Business Plan – Olivia DeLawder & Reese McKinney
3rd place, Buying & Merchandising – Liam Stumph & Lily Macknight
3rd place Franchise Business Plan – Luke Simon, Aarav Modi & Emmett White
3rd place Integrated Marketing Campaign – Caroline DePanfilis & Mary Ferris
4th place Finalist Marketing Management – Nithin Biju & Dylan Mysliwiec
4th place Finalist Travel & Tourism – Rahas Sachdeva & Rithik Gunda
These accomplishments demonstrate the commitment of Trumbull High DECA students to academic and professional excellence. They will continue to compete at the national level in late April.
To support the students attending the International Conference, DECA will be fundraising locally at Stop & Shop, other small businesses, and around the school. Please consider donating to the DECA chapter to help these students reach the national conference and show their eagle pride!