RVTC's business students place in DECA competitions

The River Valley Technical Center's Business and Financial Services students recently competed in the annual spring conference for the Vermont Chapter of DECA.

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RVTC's business students place in DECA competitions Feb 20, 2015 Photo by: Courtesy The River Valley Technical Center's Business and Financial Services students recently competed in the annual spring conference for the Vermont Chapter of the Distributive Education Clubs of America (DECA).Standing (rear, left to right) Michael Messer of Springfield High School, Christian Chiesa of Springfield High School, Edward Shambo of Springfield High School, Kyle White of Springfield High School, Business Instructor, Gabe Vastola, seated (front, left to right) Tanner Shumski of Springfield High School, Sara Fernette of Fall Mountain Regional High School, Nicole Patterson of Springfield High School, Rena Lirakis of Springfield High School and Joseph Behsmann of Springfield High School. SPRINGFIELD — The River Valley Technical Center's Business and Financial Services students competed in the annual spring conference for the Vermont Chapter of the Distributive Educaiton Clubs of America (DECA). Tanner Shumski of Springfield High School, placed third in the Sports & Entertainment Marketing written exam; Nicole Patterson of Springfield High School, second place in the Marketing Management Role Play (Channel Management) and third place in the Marketing Management Role Play (Market Planning); Rena Lirakis, also of Springfield High School, placed second in the Accounting Applications written exam. DECA is a student-run nonprofit organization that prepares emerging leaders and entrepreneurs in marketing, finance, hospitality and management. Additionally, five Business and Financial Management students who earned their National Retail Federation (NRF) Customer Service and Sales Certification recently. This is one of the Industry Recognized Credentials (IRC) that students will earn in the business program. The recipients are: Matthew Graham of Springfield High School, Joseph Behsmann of Springfield High School, Austin Meyer of Springfield High School, Tilar Amidon of Springfield High School and Zeb Reardon of Springfield High School. The River Valley Technical Center is now enrolling students for the fall of 2015 for the Business and Financial Management program as well as all of their technical education programs. For more information and to access their online application, visit their website at www.rvtc.org.