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DECA Business Club Students Among Best in New York

The Harrison High School DECA Business team competed at the 63rd New York State DECA competition in Rochester; thirty-five HHS students competed at the statewide event. Three students, Stella Perini, Cate Ansel and Addison Valente, placed in the top 5 in their events and will be competing at the National competition in Orlando, Florida. Nine additional students placed in the top 10 in the event division and eight students placed in the top ten in the multiple choice or role play portion.

The following students qualified for the National Competition:

Name 

Event

Place

Stella Perini

Financial Literacy Project

4th

Cate Ansel

Financial Literacy Project

4th

Addison Valente

Principles of Hospitality and Tourism 

5th

The following students placed within the top ten in New York State: 

Name 

Event

Natalie Kaplan 

Principles of Finance

Izzy Estroff 

Hospitality & Tourism Operations

Gianna Salvo 

Hospitality & Tourism Operations

Jordan Lubowitz

Independent Business Plan

Jared Schwartz 

Independent Business Plan

Aidan Oestreicher

International Business Plan

Nikhil Sood 

International Business Plan

Benji Peligri 

International Business Plan

Olivia Naporano

Financial Consulting

The following students placed within the top ten in the multiple choice part or role play piece in New York State: 

Name 

Event

Andrew Gaffin 

Hospitality Services

Jonathan Lewis 

Hospitality Services

Zakaria Ahmed 

Business Finance

Bryan Wolfe 

Entrepreneurship Series

Gianni Tammaro 

Integrated Marketing Campaign Events

Ben Zuchorski 

Integrated Marketing Campaign Events

Colin Dempsey 

Integrated Marketing Campaign Events