Congratulations to Manchester Township High School Senior Keeley Ploumitsakos who earned First Place among 98 contestants in a competitive and rigorous Principles of Marketing DECA Regional Competition last weekend! Keeley will now move on to the equally competitive DECA State Competition in Atlantic City this March with a really good chance to win.
As an extension of the Manchester Township High School Business Academy, students have the opportunity to participate in a student-funded, world-renowned, and highly competitive high school club called DECA. DECA is a globally recognized organization that prepares emerging business leaders and entrepreneurs for careers in marketing, finance, hospitality, and management. During January’s regional DECA competition, hundreds of students from each school gathered for a chance to win their event. Manchester’s Keeley was one of only nine Manchester Township High School students to compete in the Central Region Principles of Marketing Event at Kean University and she worked hard to clinch the win.
During the competition, Keeley was presented with a scenario-based marketing question and just ten short minutes to develop and pitch a plan that would tackle the marketing issue. She presented her pitch to a judge who was a professional in that particular business industry. Keeley proudly scored the highest out of the 98 competing students in that event and earned the first-place prize!
The Business Academy at Manchester Township High School was developed approximately four years ago. Teachers Joseph Serratelli and Nicholas Salvemini introduced the MTHS DECA Club to further support MTHS Business Students as they seek business networking experience and real-world opportunities that support the fundamentals of business and marketing lessons that students are learning in the classroom. DECA is a student-funded and fundraised CLUB at MTHS that is seeking local businesses who are interested in sponsoring MTHS Business Students participating in the MTHS DECA Club. Local businesses interested in sponsoring MTHS DECA Club students should contact jserratelli@mtschools.org.
