HHS DECA Club To Send Sixty Students to NYS Competition

Harrison High School had 35 students attend the Regional DECA competition held at Rockland Community College, and 22 advanced to the New York State competition.

There are also 38 students (listed below) who have already qualified for the New York State DECA competition to be held in Rochester, New York on March 6th - 8th. These students have written research papers, business plans, and conducted analysis on various business topics. They will be presenting and defending their papers to judges at the NYS competition in March.

This makes a grand total of 60 students that will have the opportunity to attend and compete at the State level of competition.

“The competition at Rockland Community College was definitely one of the highlights of my DECA Career at Harrison High School,” said DECA Club President Matthew Griff. “Having competed at four regional competitions, the results of this one were extremely impressive. Many of these students put countless hour in preparation and their success really paid off. I look forward to continuing preparing and working with these students in the next couple months for the state level competition and hopefully the international competition. Our students represented Harrison High School in an extremely professional matter at this competition.”

Of the 35 HHS students who attended, 22 received awards in the various business competitions. 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 three of the Regional competition (best of Westchester, Rockland, Orange, & Ulster counties) are awarded the opportunity to move on to the New York State competition.

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:

Matthew Griff- Retail Merchandising

Sophia Langiulli - Principles of Finance

Matthew and Josh Cooper - Hospitality Services

Darin Iraj and Jarred Schnapp - Travel and Tourism

Aiden Lefkowitz - Principles of Hospitality and Tourism

Yoko Miyoshi - Principles of Marketing

Reese Ptashnik - Apparel and Accessories Marketing

Second Place Winners:

Meghan McGurk -Principles of Hospitality and Tourism

Mohamed Kapadia - Automotive Series Marketing

Aerin Grief - Hotel and Lodging Management

Third Place Winners:

Nicole Herman - Principles of Finance

Tina Liu - Accounting Applications

Brandon Lum - Business Finance

Jake Herman - Sports and Entertainment Marketing

Sophia Weissman - Business Services Marketing

Fourth Place Winners:

Jack Di Lorenzo - Principles of Business Management and Administration

Arianne Guyonnet - Food Marketing

Jimmy Horvath - Marketing Communications

Justin Groothuis - Quick Serve Restaurant Management

Zach Greif - Personal Financial Literacy

Students who have qualified for States in written events:

Marianne Palmieri - Finance Operations

Janelle Vasquez and Denisse Hinojosa - Finance Operations

Benjamin Lovinger and Alex Rosenstock - Sports & Entertainment Marketing Operations

Maria DiRusso and Alex Glaser-Community Service Project

Petyon Gartner and Ally Leighton - Creative Marketing Project

Olivia Perini and Tyler Burden -Financial Literacy Promotion Project

Olivia Naioti- Public Relations Project

Sloane Englander, Sammy Levine, Alana Lapkin - Innovation Plan

Cooper Danzig and Charlie Cannell - Innovation Plan

Pedro De Oliveria - International Business Plan

Matt Siegel and Connor Griff- Start-up Business Plan

Julian Glover and Nate Applebaum - Franchise Business Plan

Will Deluca, Brandon Groothius, Ben Groothis - Integrated Marketing Campaign Events - Event

Julia Kindler, Jessica Saviano, Sydney Saviano- Integrated Marketing Campaign Events - Event

Juliana Celentano, Veronica Moloney, Alexandra Stilo - Integrated Marketing Campaign Events - Product

Miranda Segrave and Luke Saviano -Integrated Marketing Campaign Events - Service

Hailey Maguire -Financial Consulting

Anthony Puccio - Financial Consulting

Michael Baldino - Hospitality & Tourism Professional Selling

Anishka Sanghavi - Professional Selling

Anthony Mangone - Professional Selling