Harborfields HS DECA Club Competes In Regionals

GREENLAWN, NY — The DECA Club of Harborfields High School participated virtually at the annual Regional DECA Competition in December, competing against more than 1,000 students across Suffolk County, the school district announced.

The students had to prepare and study for events and then navigate testing and presenting virtually.

DECA’s mission is to prepare emerging leaders and entrepreneurs in marketing, finance, hospitality and management.

Most DECA students at Harborfields are enrolled in business classes such as career awareness, college marketing, college accounting and entrepreneurship.

Below are the winners from Harborfields:

First-Place Winner:

Gavin Crawford in Business Finance Series Event

Second-Place Winner:

Sophia De Meo in Food Marketing

Third-Place Winner:

Olivia Eusanio in Food Marketing

Fourth-Place Winners:

• Natalie Greco in Travel & Tourism Marketing Team Decision Making
• Nahrahel Louis in Principles of Business Management and Administration
• Lauren Trainor in Travel & Tourism Marketing Team Decision Making

Fifth-Place Winners:

• Hunter Droskoski in Business Services Marketing
• Charlotte Hasher in Food Marketing
• Orion Yberg in Principles of Hospitality and Tourism

Regional Finalists – Top 10:

• Jayden Asuncion in Travel & Tourism Marketing Team Decision Making
• Maddie Barbaccia in Retail Merchandising
• Daniel DiCesare in Principles of Hospitality and Tourism
• Shea Flynn in Retail Merchandising
• Megan Hickey in Travel & Tourism Marketing Team Decision Making
• Joseph LaSpisa in Entrepreneurship Team Decision Making
• Daniel Lydon in Principles of Marketing
• Isaiah Martin in Entrepreneurship Team Decision Making
• Ivie Mergille in Human Resource Management Series Event
• Elodie Saliou in Personal Financial Literacy
• Justin Sasserath in Entrepreneurship Series
• Zoe Sbarra-Vaughan in Accounting Applications Series

Honorable Mentions:

• Ariana Ballard-Medrano in Principles of Marketing
• Nabeeha Ilyas in Entrepreneurship Series
• Christopher Palermo in Principles of Finance