Eastport-South Manor Student Top 10 in State for DECA

The Eastport-South Manor School District congratulates senior Carin Murray-Reece on an outstanding performance at the New York State Career Conference and Competition, held in Rochester in March. Carin placed in the top 10 in in the state for Principles of Marketing Role Plays. During the competition, Carin had to apply and communicate her knowledge of marketing to a problem-based scenario and provide a creative solution with a practical outcome.

The Distributive Education Clubs of America, under the advisement of Jacqueline Rose, is in its first year of operation at Eastport-South Manor Jr.-Sr. High School and has 23 members. The goal of DECA is to prepare emerging leaders and entrepreneurs for careers in marketing, finance, hospitality and management in high schools and colleges around the globe.

Eastport-South Manor Jr.-Sr. High School DECA Club student Carin MurrayReece, center, placed in the top 10 in the state for Principles of Marketing Role Plays and is pictured with DECA club state competitors Kamil Holub, Christian Cohan, Alex Silbert and Logan Silbert. Member and qualifier Jessica Diament is not pictured. Eastport-South Manor Central School District

Earlier this school year, the DECA Club earned the National Achievement Level Award for the 2022-2023 DECA Membership Campaign. Additionally, at a recent Regional DECA Testing Competition, students took a rigorous exam in various business content areas and, based on their scores, only the top 13 students in Suffolk County (Region 1) qualified for the opportunity to attend the state competition. Six of the state qualifiers included students junior Christian Cohan (Principles of Marketing – 12th place), senior Jessica Diament (Principles of Hospitality and Tourism – fourth place), junior Kamil Holub (Personal Financial Literacy – eighth place), senior Carin Murray-Reece (Principles of Marketing – 13th place), freshman Alex Silbert (Principles of Finance – 12th place) and freshman Logan Silbert (Principles of Finance – eighth place).

Carin said she plans on continuing her involvement in DECA throughout college.