Diman and Durfee students win big at DECA competition on Cape Cod

FALL RIVER/SOMERSET/WESTPORT/SWANSEA – BMC Durfee High School and Diman Regional Vocational Technical High School have announced big performances from their Distributive Education Clubs of America teams.

This past weekend in Hyannis, 56 Diman students competed in District 8 conference competition on January 8th and 9th. Of the 56 competitors, Diman students received 34 medals or trophies!

Mini Awards Winners

Apparel & Accessories Marketing Series

• Taylor Hayes: 3rd Place, Test

Automotive Services Marketing Series

• AJ Bennet:1st Place, Test | 2nd Place, Role Play 2

Marketing Communications Series

• Keira Sanchez Garcia:3rd Place, Role Play 2

Restaurant & Food Service Management

• Jailen Gomes: 1st Place, Test | 2nd Place, Role Play 1

Personal Financial Literacy

• Kate Pontes: 1st Place, Role Play 2

Principles of Entrepreneurship

• Lyric Arruda: 3rd Place, Test | 2nd Place, Role Play 1

• Alice Jean: 1st Place, Role Play 2

Principles of Marketing

• Wilnika Pierre: 1st Place, Role Play 1

Financial Services Team Decision Making

• Sophia Lourenco & Madison Medeiros: 3rd Place, Role Play 2

Sports & Entertainment Marketing Team Decision Making

• Benjamin Courville & Justin Correia: 2nd Place, Role Play 1 | 1st Place, Role Play 2

Event Winners & State Qualifiers

Accounting Applications Series

• Dominic Delgado: Top 10

Automotive Services Marketing Series

• AJ Bennet: 1st Place, advancing to States

Marketing Communications Series

• Keira Sanchez Garcia: 2nd Place, advancing to States

Restaurant & Food Service Management

• Jailen Gomes: 1st Place, advancing to States

Personal Financial Literacy

• Kate Pontes: 3rd Place, advancing to States

Principles of Business Management & Administration

• 6th Place

Principles of Entrepreneurship

• Lyric Arruda: 1st Place, advancing to States

• Alice Jean: 2nd Place, advancing to States

Principles of Finance

• Eris Stets & Jayden Costa: Top 10

Principles of Marketing

• Wilnika Pierre: 4th Place, advancing to States

Financial Services Team Decision Making

• Sophia Lourenco & Madison Medeiros: 2nd Place, advancing to States

Hospitality Services Team Decision Making

• Lana Varao & Karley Kaliff: Top 10

Sports & Entertainment Marketing Team Decision Making

• Benjamin Courville & Justin Correia: 1st Place, advancing to States

Professional Selling

• Maxwell Desroches: advancing to States

Community Awareness Project

• Tiana-Lei Acevedo & Ryan Botelho: advancing to States

B.M.C. Durfee High School DECA also had the following students who qualified to advance to the State Career Development Conference:

Alicia Warren – 1st Place, Retail Marketing

Nadia Kozamel – 2nd Place, Personal Financial Literacy

Mikayla Alves – 2nd Place, Restaurant & Food Service Management

Kiara Rose-Fermino – 3rd Place, Quick Serve Restaurant Management

Julia Rumsey – 4th Place, Personal Financial Literacy

DECA’s objective is to prepare emerging leaders and entrepreneurs for careers in marketing, finance, hospitality and management in high schools and colleges around the globe.