Three Hills students advance to DECA Nationals
The national DECA competition, also known as ICDC, will be virtual and held over the course of a few weeks in late April.
Contributed by Mackenzie Blowers
The Hills DECA chapter at the NJ state competition two years ago.
[Editor’s note: This article is a Club Highlight, intended to showcase students’ accomplishments in extracurriculars during the pandemic.]
Though virtual this year, dozens of Hills students competed in DECA’s statewide career development conference, the second round of the business competition. Three students received Mini Awards for their events and three qualified to advance to the final round of competition, Nationals. The national DECA competition, also known as ICDC, will be virtual and held over the course of a few weeks in late April.
Mini Award winners
Larissa Aquaviva, senior – Entrepreneurship Series
Mackenzie Blowers, senior – Food Marketing Series
Isabella Ring, junior – Retail Merchandising Series
Nationals qualifiers
Alec Boyajian, senior – 1st Place, Automotive Services
Larissa Aquaviva, senior – 3rd Place, Entrepreneurship Series
Mackenzie Blowers, senior – 6th Place, Food Marketing Series
Mackenzie Blowers is a senior at Hills and is excited to be Editor-in-Chief of the Trailblazer along with Jared Mitovich. Before becoming Editor-in-Chief, Blowers edited the College Corner section of the Trailblazer and helped manage the paper's social media. She's looking forward to working with the Trailblazer staff to continue reporting with Hills Pride.
Fun fact: She loves to travel and collects pins from every city and country she visits!
