January 8th, a day that will live inDECA  infamy. Freehold Township High School’s very own DECA club, oriented around the various forms of business and marketing, took on rival schools at the DECA Regional Competition at Kean University. Marketing teacher and DECA advisor Linda Bonaly is very impressed with her team, claiming that “this was the highest amount of State Qualifiers in FTHS history”. Club President Sara O’Malley explains, “everyone was really focused at the DECA tournament and pulled their own weight. It’s awesome that we made school history, and I can’t wait to go to the States competition in February to take home some more medals”. The results of the tournament are featured below:

Tierney Egan – Hotel and Lodging Management – 1st place overall, 2nd test, 1st role play 2

Edona Gjeloshi – Food Marketing Series – finalist, 1st role play 2

Sherwin Jayasinghe – Automotive Services Marketing Series – finalist, 3rd role play 1

Jonathan Kandell – Human Resources Management – finalist

Stephanie MacDougall – Apparel & Accessories Marketing Series – finalist, 2nd role play 2

Hatim Malek – Human Resources Management – finalist, 3rd role play 2

Sara O’Malley – Hospitality and Tourism Professional Selling – finalist

Sage O’Toole – Hotel and Lodging Management – finalist, 1st test, 2nd role play 2

Christian Pascoal – Business Finance Series – finalist

Anthony Picciano – Automotive Services Marketing Series – finalist, 3rd test

Joshua Rosenberg – Marketing Management – finalist

Gustavo Sacramento – Quick Serve Resturant Service – finalist

Artyom San fillippo – Automotive Services Marketing Series -finalist

Joseph Santitoro- Food Marketing Series – finalist

Miriam Shlafman – Food Marketing Series – finalist

Asher Vaysblat – Financial Consulting Event – finalist, 2nd place test

Aaron Wohl – Business Service Marketing – 2nd overall, 3rd role play 2

Elisa Zikoff – Principles of Hospitality and Tourism – finalist, 3rd in role play

Be sure to cheer on those going to the States tournament in Cherry Hill, New Jersey from February 21st to the 23rd. If anyone on our school’s DECA places either 1st, 2nd, or 3rd, they will be invited to compete at the National tournament in Nashville, Tennessee. Good luck!