HHH Dominates in Business Competition

Half Hollow Hills students came out on top in the Ninth Annual Business Leadership Competition, held by the Young Professionals Chamber of Commerce (YPCC), a program of the Huntington Township Chamber of Commerce, on Wednesday, Nov. 30.

This year more than 300 high school students from 14 local high schools, including Commack, Deer Park, Farmingdale, Half Hollow Hills East, Half Hollow Hills West, Harborfields, Hauppauge, Huntington, North Shore, Northport, Oyster Bay, St. Dominic’s, Walt Whitman and Wilson Technological Center participated. A luncheon and awards ceremony followed the competition at Farmingdale State College.

The competition provided students with the opportunity to demonstrate their knowledge through presentations in categories including Fashion Marketing, Hospitality Services, Advertising, Graphic Design, Travel and Tourism, Sales Demonstration, Sports Management, Sports Marketing, Entrepreneurship, and Job Interview Skills.

2011 YPCC Business Leadership Competition Winners

• Fashion Marketing - Team A: 

First Place: Emily Bealey and Karissa Doyle, Wilson Tech

Second Place: Julia Callan and Alicia Baccarella, Farmingdale 

Honorable Mention: Samantha Dever, Huntington  

• Fashion Marketing - Team B: 

First Place: Olivia Knott and Jackie Calamari, Walt Whitman

Second Place: Tess Boutros and Kiera Coyne, St. Dominic’s

Honorable Mention: Nia Thomas and Brittany Saal, Deer Park

• Hospitality Services:

First Place: Aneesh Shah and Cody Micholowski, Half Hollow Hills East

Second Place: Nicholas Scover and Kevin Osse, Walt Whitman

Honorable Mention: Dillon Scott and Brian Cheuh, Commack

Honorable Mention: Joshua Arnow and Michael Winning, John Glenn

• Advertising - Team A:          

First Place: Jake Sonenblum and Jared Silverberg, Half Hollow Hills East                                       

Second Place: Jonathan O’Kane and Chantel Durgana, Commack

Honorable Mention: Shaune Killough and Adam Larender, North Shore

• Advertising - Team B:          

First Place: Hannah Lomele, Huntington

Second Place: Sydney O’Gorman and Ami Munim, Northport

Honorable Mention: Victoria Curcio and Nicole Elkins, Hauppauge

• Graphic Design:   

First Place: Michael Conklin and Deidre Keirns, Wilson Tech                                                                            

Second Place: Bryan Moore, Commack

Honorable Mention: Kayla Rakower, Commack

• Sports Management:  

First Place: Amanda Garcia and Melissa Guida, St. Dominic’s

Second Place: Spencer Hagler, Half Hollow Hills East

Honorable Mention: Dustin Feynman, Farmingdale

• Sports Marketing:      

First Place: Jeff Cherkin, Half Hollow Hills East

Second Place: Chris McPartland, Walt Whitman

Honorable Mention: John Christoforatos and John DeFalco, Northport

• Travel and Tourism - Team A:           

First Place: Mike McFelia and Greg Linden, Walt Whitman                                                                   

Second Place: Jackie Judson and Genny Dean, Northport

• Travel and Tourism - Team B:           

First Place: Dan Purcell and Tyler Wojcik, Northport                                                                                          
Second Place: Sasha Moore, Harborfields

• Entrepreneurship - Team A:     

First Place: Sal Sherman and Alexis Napoli, Farmingdale                                                                                  
Second Place: Justin Denardo, Commack 

• Entrepreneurship - Team B:     

First Place: Areeta Shah and Eric Gesuale, Half Hollow Hills East                                                                   

Second Place: Juliet Bibla and Angelica Green, Oyster Bay

• Sales Demonstration:              

First Place: Jordan O’Donnell and Drew Greenberg, Half Hollow Hills East

Second Place: John Guido and Ryan Persaud, Half Hollow Hills West

Honorable Mention: Danielle Cardito & Jessica Maniscalco, Half Hollow Hills West

• Job Interview - 9th and 10th Grade:     

First Place: Taylor Veracka, Hauppauge

Second Place: Eric Steinberg, Half Hollow Hills East

• Job Interview - 11th and 12th Grade - Team A:

First Place: Daniel Jayson, Half Hollow Hills West

Second Place: Michael Fisher, Commack

• Job Interview - 11th and 12th Grade - Team B:

First Place: Andrea Fortunato, Northport  

Second Place: Amanda Kaufman, St. Dominic’s 

• Job Interview (Life Skills)

First Place: Ashley Harrelson, Hauppauge

Second Place: Ryan Phelan, Hauppauge