Page 4 THE REVERE ADVOCATE – FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 14, 2025 Special to Th e Advocate Northeast Metro Tech Highlights the Growing Success of DECA Chapter W AKEFIELD — Superintendent David DiBarri is 8 Norwood St. Everett (617) 387-9810 Open Tues. - Sat. at 4:00 PM Closed Sun. & Mon. Announcing our Classic Specials Dine In Only:Dine In Only: * FREE Salad with purchase of Entree, Tuesdays & W Entree, Tuesdays & Wednesdays * Cheese Pizza - Only $10 Catch ALL The Live Sports Action On Our Large Screen TV’s Scan & Follow Us on Facebook!Scan & Follow Us on Facebook! pleased to share that Northeast Metro Tech’s DECA Chapter is continuing to enjoy success, expanding its membership and sending more students than ever to state and national competitions. Upon returning from the national DECA competition last year, three of the DECA Chapter’s nine vice presidents decided to team up to work toward increasing the chapter’s membership. Vice Presidents Taylen Livingston, a junior from Revere, Jainer Reyes, a junior from Revere, and Matthew Correia, a junior from Wakefi eld, pushed to recruit more exploratory freshmen and Business Technology students to join the chapter. Those eff orts were extremewww.810bargrille.com ly successful and boosted the chapter’s membership from approximately 50 to 70 students. Meanwhile, DECA members launched a fourth School Based Enterprise (SBE) during the 2023-2025 school year, as a branch of the Reading Cooperative Bank opened at Northeast Metro Tech. DECA Chapter leadership has decided to focus on building more SBEs at Northeast Metro Tech in the coming year and to write papers about the SBEs for statewide and national DECA competitions. The chapter has also embarked on a number of campaigns, including community service projects within the school, and selling T-shirts to raise breast cancer awareness, and donating the proceeds to local hospitals. As a result, the chapter earned two seats in the Thrive Academy at the DECA International Career Development Conference in Orlando, Florida later this year. On Tuesday, Jan. 7, 65 of the chapter’s members participated in district-level DECA competitions, engaging in role plays, developing Business Growth Plans for studentowned businesses, and writing student management papers, among other activities. A total of 44 Northeast Metro Tech DECA members qualifi ed for state competitions by fi nishing in the top fi ve in their district-level competitions. Those students and the category that they competed in are: • Business Growth Plan — 5th Place — Feka Desir, junior of Melrose, Miracula Pierre Jules, junior of Malden, Rocky Edouard, senior of Malden • Business Growth Plan — 4th Place — Mohammed Zouhair, sophomore of Revere • Business Grown Plan — 2nd Place — Godson Thimothee, sophomore of Malden • International Business Plan — 1st Place — Aylin Valdez Avila, sophomore of Revere, Luciana Gutierrez Vanegas, sophomore of Revere • International Business Plan — 3rd Place — Nikki Patel, sophomore of Saugus, Anna Bardascino, sophomore of Woburn, Genesis Solis, sophomore of Chelsea • Independent Business Plan — 3rd Place — Amanda Oliviera, sophomore of Saugus • Independent Business Plan — 2nd Place — Kaelyn Dishion, sophomore of Melrose, Ana Bueno, sophomore of Woburn • Business Law and Ethics Team Decision Making — 1st Place — Giselle Fulcar Cardona, freshman of Revere and Gemma Morse, freshman of Melrose • Hospitality and Tourism Team Decision Making — 4th Place — Ashley Estrada Ramos, senior of Revere, Melissa Domingos, senior of Revere • Project Management Career Development — 3rd Place — Matthew Correia, junior of Wakefield, Taylen Livingston, junior of Revere, Jainer Reyes, junior of Revere • Project Management Career Development — 2nd Place — Angely Zuniga, junior of Chelsea, Juliana Arevalo, junior of Chelsea • Project Management Community Awareness — 3rd Place — Colin DeCarlo, senior of Melrose, Dylan Estell, senior of Winchester, Connor Wilson, senior of Woburn • Project Management Financial Literacy — 4th Place — Nikolas Lacerda, junior of Revere, Janely Lizardo, junior of Chelsea, Kashayla Valentin, junior of Melrose DECA | SEE Page 8
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