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Upper School Students Earn Top Honors at DECA Competition

On Monday, November 30, over fifty Shipley students competed in the District 11 DECA competition in King of Prussia. DECA, as stated on their website, prepares emerging leaders and entrepreneurs in marketing, finance, hospitality and management in high schools and colleges around the globe. 417 students from 10 schools competed in individual or team events, each including a written test and a role-play session with local business leaders.

Earning top individual marks for Shipley were:
Isabella Scardapane - 1st place and Top Role Play,  Principles of Hospitality and Tourism
Grace Martin - 1st place and Top Role Play, Apparel and Accessories Marketing
Caroline DiNome - 1st place, Hotel and Lodging Management
Nick Wojtelwicz - 2nd place and Top Role Play, Sports and Entertainment Marketing
Claudia Menziuso - 2nd place, Apparel and Accessories Marketing
Stela Tong - 2nd place, Human Resource Management
Dana Hermann- 3rd place, Principles of Finance
Aly Rubenstein - 3rd place, Principles of Marketing
Eric Yang - 3rd place, Business Finance Services
Rachel Menziuso - 3rd place, Hotel and Lodging Management

Earning top individual marks for Shipley were:
Will Field and Addison Leavy - 1st place, Top Test Average, and Top Role Play, Marketing Communications Management
Ally Schoenberg and Avery Yecies - 1st place and Top Role Play, Travel and Tourism Marketing Management
Jasmine Powell and Nadine Shawky - 3rd place and Top Role Play, Marketing Communications Management
Hannah Engelman and Elizabeth Durham- 3rd place, Buying and Merchandising Management
Sophomore Dana Herman also took third place in the Fashion Show.

Students who place in the top seven of each individual event and top five of each team event qualify for the State competition. Eleven Shipley students qualified for States:

Lauren Ross, Principles of Business Management and Administration
Andrew Brose, Principles of Finance
Reed Sullivan, Principles of Hospitality and Tourism
Amy Danoff, Human Resource Management
Sami Brown, Human Resource Management
Will Robinson, Marketing Management Series
Lia Margolis, Marketing Management Series
Ellie Rampulla and ShelDan Dalsimer, Financial Analysis Management Team
Gabby Kassu and Charlotte Norris, Hospitality Services Management Team

The State DECA competition will take place in March in Hershey, Pennsylvania. Congratulations to all our students on a job well done, and best of luck in March.
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The Shipley School is a private, coeducational day school for pre-kindergarten through 12th grade students, located in Bryn Mawr, PA. Through our commitment to educational excellence, we develop within each student a love of learning and a desire for compassionate participation in the world.