Harborfields DECA Club Successfully Competes In Regionals

Photos courtesy of Harborfields Central School District

Harborfields High School’s DECA Club participated virtually at the annual Regional DECA Competition in December, competing against more than 1,000 students from all over Suffolk County. In addition to preparing and studying for events, students also had to 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.

First-Place Winner:

Gavin Crawford                     Business Finance Series Event

Second-Place Winner:

Sophia De Meo                       Food Marketing

Third-Place Winner:

Olivia Eusanio                        Food Marketing

Fourth-Place Winners:

Natalie Greco                         Travel & Tourism Marketing Team Decision Making

Nahrahel Louis                      Principles of Business Management and Administration

Lauren Trainor                      Travel & Tourism Marketing Team Decision Making

Fifth-Place Winners:

Hunter Droskoski                  Business Services Marketing

Charlotte Hasher                   Food Marketing

Orion Yberg                           Principles of Hospitality and Tourism

Regional Finalists – Top 10:

Jayden Asuncion                    Travel & Tourism Marketing Team Decision Making

Maddie Barbaccia                  Retail Merchandising

Daniel DiCesare                     Principles of Hospitality and Tourism

Shea Flynn                             Retail Merchandising

Megan Hickey                        Travel & Tourism Marketing Team Decision Making

Joseph LaSpisa                       Entrepreneurship Team Decision Making

Daniel Lydon                         Principles of Marketing

Isaiah Martin                         Entrepreneurship Team Decision Making

Ivie Mergille                           Human Resource Management Series Event

Elodie Saliou                          Personal Financial Literacy

Justin Sasserath                     Entrepreneurship Series

Zoe Sbarra-Vaughan             Accounting Applications Series

Honorable Mention:

Ariana Ballard-Medrano       Principles of Marketing

Nabeeha Ilyas                        Entrepreneurship Series

Christopher Palermo            Principles of Finance

DECA Regional Winners: Harborfields High School’s DECA Club members (front row) Olivia Eusanio, Charlotte Hasher, Sophia De Meo, Maddie Barbaccia, Megan Hickey, Nabeeha Ilyas, Daniel DiCesare, Ariana Ballard-Medrano, Christopher Palermo, (back row) Zoe Sbarra-Vaughan, Natalie Greco, Lauren Trainor, Gavin Crawford, Nahrahel Louis, Isaiah Martin and Jayden Asuncion earned regional finalist and honorable mention designation at the annual Regional DECA Competition in December.