Quabbin students report DECA growth, fundraising and an award‑winning business project
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Summary
High school DECA leaders told the committee the chapter expanded membership, raised funds through a 5K and craft fair, and sent students to state and international competitions with a student‑created business project gaining regional attention.
Students and advisers from Quabbin Regional High School’s DECA chapter presented results from the past year on Jan. 12, telling the school committee membership and competitive participation have grown and student projects have generated community fundraising and external interest.
Grace Mana, chapter president, said the group held a community 5K called Run for Kids that raised more than $1,000 for UMass Memorial Children’s Medical Center’s Child Life program and drew 30 participants. The chapter hosted district and state competitions with record student participation and sent teams to international competitions; members also ran a craft fair that raised over $2,000 with 43 vendors despite rainy weather.
Students described a student‑created business, “Me and 30,” developed over several years by seniors Luke Salvador and Quinn Fury. The advisers said the project advanced from district to state and international competition and that the pair have marketed the product beyond the school, meeting with business owners and other superintendents. One superintendent in the audience reportedly told the students their work could “save lives,” an impact described during the presentation.
Adviser Jason Bergman and district leaders credited DECA with hands‑on learning in marketing, finance and entrepreneurship and cited growing membership (more than 30 competitors at one event). Committee members praised students’ initiative and fundraising work.
