Business students from Irondequoit High School competed in the 2009 DECA State Career Conference Competition on Wednesday, March 4^th through Friday, March 6^th. The event took place at the Rochester Riverside Convention Center and had over 2,000 business students participating from schools around New York State.

There are more than 50 different competitive marketing events for students to participate in and learn about the field of marketing. Forty-eight Irondequoit Business students traveled to the convention center to test their knowledge in their chosen event, which includes both team and individual events. Each of these students qualified to compete at the state level through their performance at the regional level or they prepared a business plan to defend it in front of an industry expert as a direct entry.

Junior, Barb Bianchi, campaigned to be elected to the Executive Council for NY DECA. She received enough votes from the student voting delegates to win the Vice President position for next year’s 2009-20010 DECA school year. She also will be attending ICDC to attend state officer leadership training and represent NYS as a national voting delegate.

Co-advisor Lou DiCesare also was recognized at the conference and received NY DECA’s Outstanding Service Award. Each year the Board of Directors for New York DECA votes to recognize no more than two individuals each year who have demonstrated continued service to New York DECA and it's programs.

In the table below are Irondequoit students who earned various honors for their achievements in their respective events:

As the chart indicates, seniors Jackson Frenzel & Stephanie Beiter (Financial Analysis Team Decision Making), Tyler Condello & Sam Kennedy (Virtual Business Retail) and sophomore Taylor Diem (Retail Merchandising) all qualified to compete at the at the DECA International Career Development Conference (ICDC) in Anaheim, California in late April with 13,000 other business students. Condello, Kennedy, Beiter, Frenzel and Diem all have an opportunity to earn $1,000 scholarships based on their performances at ICDC. business students.