It was a great day when DECA students from Colts Neck High School competed in the regional competition earlier this month.

The school had 40 students placed in their individual events and many placed first, second, and third. In addition, 32 students earned spots at the DECA state-level event after competing in written events. In total, 72 students will be representing Colts Neck High School at the DECA state events in Atlantic City next month. 

Students who earned spots in the competition include:

• Rishi Agarwal
• Emma Aragona 
• Marina Banco
• Mathew Bartelli  
• Samuel Bedor  
• Abigail Bellows  
• Brielle Bravaco 
• Caroleena Cabrera  
• Ava Canova  
• Gianna Canova  
• Ryan Capri
• Carly Cavanaugh
• S.C.
• Sawyer Chang 
• Rhea Chatrath  
• Nicole Cheung
• JJ Cifelli  
• Ben Cohen
• Jake Cohen
• Joe Collins  
• Jason Colon  
• Julie Coniglio 
• Matt DeGennaro 
• Jack Dodd  
• Dina Elgamal  
• Gianna Favilla  
• Eoin Fitzpatrick 
• Peter Gertsenshteyn 
• Chloe Gesterak 
• Grace Gewirtz
• Marina Ghobrial  
• Jacob Gold
• Taylor Gold  
• Owen Gulka
• J.H. 
• Olivia Henein 
• Jeffrey Karpelson  
• Kaitlyn Kobetitsch  
• Ava Krongold  
• Eric Lavin 
• Julianna Magarelli  
• Armaan Malhotra
• Nick Mavica  
• Edwin Michel
• Keira Miller
• Darren Milman  
• Jason Mok 
• Lilyana Morfino 
• Jenna Pandolfini
• S.P.
• Alexis Petroutsas  
• Olivia Petschauer  
• Isabella Pietrofesa
• Abigail Polyanskiy
• Carley Potosky  
• Joseph Puma  
• Adrianna Reganato  
• Fortunato Roberts  
• Jordyn Sankovsky
• Braedan SanFilippo
• Sophia Scarpa
• Alexis Scocco
• Katie Shain  
• Naisha Sharma  
• Sabrina Smurro
• J.T.
• Lillian Tullio  
• Kyla Uniglicht
• Mathew Wan
• Hannah Wolf
• Janet Ye
• Jack Zarate