Bensalem HS Students Shine at DECA District

Forty-two Bensalem High School (BHS) stu­dents par­tic­i­pat­ed in DECA’s dis­trict event on December 9th. Approximately 500 stu­dents from 10 dif­fer­ent schools com­pet­ed. DECA is a busi­ness club that pre­pares emerg­ing lead­ers and entre­pre­neurs in mar­ket­ing, finance, hos­pi­tal­i­ty, and man­age­ment in high schools and col­leges around the globe.

Congratulations to the fol­low­ing BHS stu­dents who qual­i­fied to attend the Pennsylvania DECA State Competition in Hershey, PA in February:

  • Dan Clement — 6th place in Apparel and Accessories Marketing
  • Jinal Sindhavd — 7th Place in Apparel and Accessories Marketing
  • Mueed Gondal — 4th Place in Automotive Services Marketing
  • Dhruv Patel (Officer: Treasurer) — 4th Place in Hotel and Lodging Management
  • Karina Kohli (Officer-President) — 3rd Place in Human Resources Management (Additional award for Female Role Model)
  • Bradley Rosenberg — 3rd Place in Principles of Hospitality and Tourism
  • Johnny Tran — 7th Place in Principles of Finance
  • Averi McCoy — 4th Place in Principles of Marketing
  • Arjun Patel — 6th Place in Retail Merchandising Series
  • Zain Akhtar — 5th Place in Sports and Entertainment Marketing
  • Juliya Medyukh and Gideon Tan — 2nd Place in Business Law and Ethics Team Decision Making
  • Shyam Patel and Jonathan Larbi — 3rd Place in Financial Services Team Decision Making
  • Adam Nevrotski and Mariam Jojua — 3rd Place in Hospitality and Tourism Team Decision Making
  • Brookelin Rios and Ria Patel – 4th place in Hospitality and Tourism Team Decision Making
  • Mihir Patel and Meet Patel — 2nd Place in Marketing Management Team Decision Making
  • Evan Kwak and Colin Sim — 2nd Place in Travel and Tourism Team Decision Making

Business/Technology teach­ers and co-advisors, Mr. Ron Morris and Mrs. Tara Carroll are extreme­ly proud of all of the mem­bers who com­pet­ed. We thank them for their great coach­ing and men­tor­ing of our stu­dents.  Good luck at States!