(posted on December 12, 2008)
Students from four area high schools brought home honors from the Region III DECA competition held on December 10 at Wando High School. DECA is a student association for grades 9 - 12 that teaches civic consciousness, social awareness, and leadership development.
Winners are as follows:
Academy for Technology and Academics:
- 2nd place - Oba Mubarak – Business Services Marketing
- 2nd place - Caitlyn Subbert – Hotel and Lodging Management
- 3rd place - Bryana Evans – Marketing Management Series
- Top Ten - Crystal Dickey – Apparel and Accessories Marketing
- Top Ten - Cody Stacy – Accounting Applications
- Top Ten - Jamie Smith – Restaurant and Food Service Management
- Top Ten - Michael Rovetto – Sports and Entertainment Marketing
Myrtle Beach High School:
- Top Ten - Iesha Mitchell - Restaruant and Food Service Management
- Top Ten - Sunnie Malik - Quick Serve Restaurant Management
North Myrtle Beach High School:
- 1st Place - Marissa Vereen - Hotel and Lodging Management
- 3rd Place - Schyler Kidd - Food Marketing Services
- Top Ten - Jordan Osborne - Restaurant and Food Service Management
- Top Ten - Leon Shaw - Accounting Applications
- Top Ten - Andrea Rose - Hotel and Lodging Management
Socastee High School:
- 1st Place - Tina Abbasi - Marketing Management
- 1st Place - Jessica Richards - Quick Serve Restaurant Management
- 3rd Place - Brittany Causey - Quick Serve Restaurant Management
- 3rd Place - Madison Parris - Retail Merchandising
- 3rd Place - Anna Bournakis - Restaurant & Food Service Management
- Top Ten - Deanna Miller, Catherine Jessee, Meredith Neely, Katherine Parris, Alex Cuozzo, Alexis Bunting, Taylor West, Kristen McCulloch, Chelsea McKinney, Felia Daye, Conner Santacroce, Cloie Ballard, and Zach Elliman
These students are now eligible to attend the DECA State Career and Development Conference that will take place in February in Charleston, SC.