From Feb. 28 through March 2, members of the DECA club at Pascack Hills who qualified for states attended an event in Atlantic City. From the Hills students who attended, ten qualified to move on to Nationals in Atlanta, GA.

The following students qualified to move on to the national competition in the following categories: 

• Eli Behar, senior – Marketing Communications 
• Isabelle Ring, senior – Retail Merchandising and Independent Business Plan
• Dylan Cochin, junior – Start Up Business Plan 
• Emily Sailer and Kaitlyn Lafferty, juniors – Integrated Marketing Campaign
• Hannah Baskin and Sophie Edelshain, juniors – Buying and Merchandising Team Decision Making
• Jonathan Mathew and Jake Agranovich, juniors – Hospitality Services Team Decision Making
• Nicole Golub, junior – Retail Merchandising 

The following students were state finalists in the following categories: 

• Reece Benisatto and Madison Saks, juniors – Hospitality Services Team Decision Making 
• Caroline Cohen, senior – Start Up Business Plan 
• Justin Diamond and Ari Hirshfield, sophomores – Business Law and ethics Team Decision Making 

Cochin gave input from her experience there, “I loved competing and meeting people from all around the state. I can’t wait for nationals!” 

Last year, three students from Hills advanced to the national competition, which was virtual. This year’s state and national competition is the first one that Hills attended in-person since two years ago due to the Covid-19 pandemic.

Updated March 11: A student from another school in the state chose not to go to Nationals, and Nicole Golub was the next highest contestant eligible to go. She will be attending with the other national finalists from Hills.