DECA Students Compete

Westhill High School had 72 students compete in the DECA competition at Le Moyne College against 12 other schools in the area the week of December 16th.

DECA competitions are events that test students' business skills, knowledge, and creativity.  They are part of the Distributive Education Clubs of America (DECA), a nonprofit organization that prepares students for careers in business and related fields. DECA brings the classroom to life by empowering the teacher-advisor to make learning relevant with educational programs that integrate into classroom instruction, apply learning, connect to business and promote competition. The successful integration of each of these four interconnected components, also part of DECA’s guiding principles, results in a strong program that produces college- and career-ready students.

Westhill had 15 winners that qualified for the State competition which takes place in Rochester, New York in March. Those who advanced include:

Andrea Kodoe - 3rd place Accounting Applications

Johnnie Bruzdzinski - 3rd place Business Finance

Ben Czaplicki & Eric Holstein - 2nd place Business Law & Ethics Team

Tommy Pendergast & Dominic Scarfino - 2nd Place Financial Services Team

Aubrey Holowinski & Emma Murphy - 2nd place Sports & Entertainment Marketing Team

Sophie Donegan & Ady Goldman - 2nd place Travel & Tourism Team

Jack Pease & Ryan Swierk - 1st place Travel & Tourism Team

Reagan Wright - 3rd place Marketing Communications

Sike Ajagbe & Sydney MacBain - 2nd place in Hospitality & Tourism