HHS DECA Club Advances 50 Students to the NY State Competition

Harrison High School was well represented once again at the Regional DECA competition. Forty-one students attended and 33 received awards in the various business competitions - 80% of the students that attended have the opportunity to move on to the NYS competition. There are also another 17 students who have prepared written papers and will be presenting their ideas and work at the State level of competition, who did not have to compete at the Regional level.

Many of the competitions require a written exam as well as a live action role-play. Those scores are compiled, and then the students who qualify in the top four of the Regional competition (best of Westchester, Rockland and Orange counties) are awarded the opportunity to move on to the New York State competition. This year the New York State DECA competition will be held in Rochester, NY on March 8th, 9th, & 10th.

“Harrison students succeeded both academically in their competitions and socially, meeting new people, and making impressions on professionals from various fields of business,” said Joe Santo, who along with Deirdre McQuillan are HHS DECA Club advisors. We are proud to announce that the following students have the opportunity to compete at the State level. Their names, event, and where they placed are listed below.”

First Place Winners:
Restaurant and Food Service Management - Brett Silber
Accounting Applications - Spencer Danzig
Principles of Marketing - Josh Cooper
Job Interview - Will Marriott
Sales Demonstration - Krizia Franciosa
Visual Merchandising - Erin Nelson

Team Events (First Place):
Business Law and Ethics - Grant Muller and Lauren Nielsen
Buying & Merchandising - Adam Eljamal and Matthew Schwartz
Sports & Entertainment Marketing - Alex and Sammy Kaplan
Travel & Tourism - Darin Iraj and Jarred Schnapp

Second Place Winners:
Personal Financial Literacy- Matthew Griff
Retail Merchandising - Ally Huhne
Food Marketing - Anisa Naddschar
Apparel & Accessories Marketing - Kevin Allegretti
Principles of Business Management & Administration - Matt Cooper
Principles of Finance - Zach Greif

Third Place Winners:
Quick Serve Restaurant Management - Isabella Tosto
Business Finance - Nahuel Aguirre
Principles of Marketing - David Choi
Principles of Hospitality & Tourism - Reese Ptashnik
Principles of Business Management & Administration - Jeannine Eljamal
Public Speaking - Thomas Gresham

Fourth Place Winners:

Hotel & Lodging Management - Thiago Meneses
Human Resource Management - Adriana Iolascan
Marketing Management - Ally Platte
Sports & Entertainment Marketing - Max Scoli
Business Services Marketing - Ben Goldman
Principles of Hospitality & Tourism - Jeanniviv Bansah
Decision Making - Ryan Homem