DECA Setting Records at Districts

Congratulations to the Central Catholic DECA Club!

A program record 130 students participated in the District 3 Career Development Conference in Danvers in December, with 36 students qualifying for the State Career Development Conference at the Boston Convention and Exhibition Center in March 2026

DECA (Distributive Education Clubs of America) prepares emerging leaders and entrepreneurs in marketing, finance, hospitality, and management in high schools and colleges around the globe.

Table of Contents

• Conference Photo Album
• State Qualifiers
• District Runners-Up
• About DECA
• Student Life at CCHS

 

Photo Album: DECA Career Development Conference

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Conference Details

Massachusetts DECA District 3 Career Development Conference
Wednesday, December 10, and Thursday, December 11, 2025
Doubletree by Hilton in Danvers

Advisors & Chaperones

• Advisors
  • Mr. Matthew Sansoucie '06, Central Catholic DECA Advisor; Mathematics, Business, & Technology Teacher
  • Mr. Christopher Romero, Central Catholic DECA Advisor, World Language Teacher
• Additional Chaperones
  • Mrs. Jennifer (Gaudette '15) Benson, English Teacher
  • Ms. Hannah Gibbs '19, Assistant Director of Admissions
  • Mr. Jeremy Hay '90, World Language Teacher
  • Ms. Shaiana Nunez '06, Director of Community & Belonging
  • Ms. Katherine Reardon, English Teacher
  • Mr. Mark Svendsen, Mathematics Teacher
  • Mrs. Christine (Leonard '06) Thompson, English Teacher

 

Congratulations to our 36 State Qualifiers!

Congratulations to the following 36 students who advanced to the State Competition by placing in
the top six of their respective categories at the District Conference and will be moving on to
compete in the Seaport in Boston March 12-14. Excellent results from our students!

Categories in a fierce business competition that featured over 50 categories spanning marketing, hospitality, finance, and entrepreneurship.

1st Place: Automotive Services Marketing Series

• Brianna DiPrima '27

1st Place: Buying and Merchandising Team Decision Making

(photo above)

• Alyssa Furtado '26
• Catherine Kriner '26

2nd Place: Entrepreneurship Series

• Christina Roukliotis '27

2nd Place: Entrepreneurship Team Decision Making

• Gabriella Gregorio '26
• Addison Hughes '26

2nd Place: Marketing Management Team Decision Making

• Eva Davis '26
• Ava Valcourt '26

3rd Place: Human Resource Management Series Event

• Kaleigh Davoli '27

3rd Place: Business Law and Ethics Team Decision Making

• Alexia Rihani '27
• Mia Romansik '27

3rd Place: Innovation Plan

• Luke Henry '26
• Griffin Murphy '26
• Noah Orzeck '26

3rd Place: Start-Up Business Plan

• Garv Panwar '27

3rd Place: Integrated Marketing Campaign Event

• Michelle Cuevas Tineo '26
• MaryJo Jabbour '26

4th Place: Principles of Entrepreneurship

• Melanie Adames '28

4th Place: Principles of Finance

• Connor Lasonde '28

4th Place: Financial Services Team Decision Making

• Dylan Brown '26
• Joseph Leal '26

4th Place: Start-Up Business Plan

• Mariam Khair '28
• Kristina Mendez '28

5th Place: Business Finance Series Event

• Stephen Laliberte '26

6th Place: Quick Service Restaurant Management

• Owen Sununu '26

6th Place: Financial Services Team Decision Making

• Damien Alvarez '26
• Zachary Valcourt '26

6th Place: Finance Operations

• Neelesh Banerjee '28
• Melchizedek KeoVann '28
• Jayden Vo '27

6th Place: Community Giving Project

• Alexia Faria '27
• Isabella Miller '27
• Emma Wofford '27

6th Place: Start-Up Business Plan

• Domenic Assad '26
• Gavin Henry '26
• Alexander VanPraet '26

 

Congratulations to our District Runners-Up!

DECA District 3 had by far its biggest showing with the most competitors participating ever! These 21 students just missed earning a spot at the State Competition and have a chance to be bumped up if any qualifiers decline. Great job, everyone!

7th Place: Business Services Operations

• Mason Crowley '26
• Luca D'Agata '26

7th Place: Business Solutions Project

• Sierra Hudson '26
• Abby Callahan '28
• Maddie Henlin '28

7th Place: Buying and Merchandising Team Decision Making

• Morgan Bateman '26
• Maddox Moscardini '26

7th Place: Financial Services Team Decision Making

• Cecilia Baer '27
• Fiona Delisle '27

7th Place: Hotel and Lodging Management

• Danielle Gonsalves '27

7th Place: Independent Business Plan

• Paul Barbagallo '26
• Sean Hunt '26

7th Place: Quick Service Restaurant Management

• Aaditya Bhardwaj '27

8th Place: Hospital Services Team Decision Making

• Katiana Marte Santana '26
• Caroline Phillips '26

8th Place: Start-Up Business Plan

• Randy Blanco Garcia '26
• Emmanuel Lizardo '26
• Luis Santana '26

9th Place: Entrepreneurship Team Decision Making

• Maeve McCarty '26
• Colby Ostrowski '26

10th Place: Entrepreneurship Team Decision Making

• Kiptyn Ziminski '29

Congratulations to all the students who competed!

Good luck at States to our qualifiers

The 67th Annual Massachusetts DECA State Career Development Conference
Thursday, March 12 through Saturday, March 14, 2026
Boston Convention and Exhibition Center, Boston Seaport, Boston, MA

 

 

About DECA Massachusetts

Founded in 1949, DECA is an association of high school students and entrepreneurs with an interest in business in the fields of finance, marketing. business administration and hospitality management. Massachusetts DECA has chapters in over 90 high schools with over 7200 members.

Mission: DECA prepares emerging leaders and entrepreneurs in marketing, finance, hospitality and management in high schools and colleges around the globe.

Massachusetts DECA’s Objective is to support the development of marketing and management skills in career areas such as hospitality, finance, sales and service, business administration and entrepreneurship.

About DECA Inc.

DECA is a career and technical student organization that prepares emerging leaders and entrepreneurs who are interested in careers in marketing, finance, hospitality, and management. DECA enhances the preparation for college and careers by providing co-curricular programs that integrate into classroom instruction, apply learning, connect to business and promote competition. DECA student members leverage their DECA experience to become academically prepared, community oriented, professionally responsible, experienced leaders. DECA is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit with more than 150,000 members in 4,000 high school and college chapters in all 50 United States, Canada, Guam, Puerto Rico and Germany.

For more information about DECA, visit http://www.deca.org.

Congratulations to the students who are participating in DECA this year, and thank you to Mr. Sansoucie and Mr. Romero for making it possible.

About Central Catholic DECA

Founded in 1949, DECA (Distributive Education Clubs of America) is an association of high school students and entrepreneurs with an interest in business in the fields of finance, marketing, business administration, and hospitality management.

Massachusetts DECA has chapters in over 90 high schools with over 7,200 members. The mission of DECA is to prepare emerging leaders and entrepreneurs in marketing, finance, hospitality, and management in high schools and colleges around the globe.

DECA Moderators

• Mr. Matthew Sansoucie '06, Mathematics, Business, & Technology Teacher
• Mr. Christiopher Romero, World Language Teacher

DECA E-Board

• President: Michelle Cuevas Tineo '26
• Vice-President: Alex VanPraet '26
• Secretary: Garv Panwar '27
• Treasurer: Sierra Hudson '26

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Student Life at Central Catholic

Our students are passionate and involved.

Central Catholic's many clubs, activities, and teams provide students with the chance to develop a life-long interest while forging life-long friendships.

Students forge bonds with classmates and teachers while enriching their lives and pursuing their interests beyond the classroom.

DECA is one of the over 50 clubs and activities available to students.

Explore our Online Activities Guide to find the best fit for your personality, talents, and interests.

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