The state competition for Health Occupations Students of America was held at the Doubletree Hotel in Orlando from April 8-April 11. Ten students participated in the event.
Seven of the students competed in HOSA bowl, a jeopardy-like team event in which competitors must use a mix of knowledge, teamwork, and strategy to advance in the competition. The HOSA bowl team of Karna Mangrola, Maikhanh Nguyen, Erika Torres, and Wardha Haider finished in second place and will advance to national competition in June. The HOSA bowl team of Talhah Riaz, George Ugartemendia, and Anil Sedani finished in sixth place. Both teams put in hours of practice and represented our school admirably.
In other events, Liz Bejarano took home a bronze medal in the medical spelling category and will join the 2nd place HOSA bowl team at Nationals. Pooja Pachigar also competed in the same event and had a strong finish, making it through three rounds of competition. Finally, Samantha Solomon competed in the Extemporaneous Health Poster category. This event requires competitors to be able to design and complete artwork specific to a health care theme in a limited time frame. Sam’s beautiful art work is on display in room 3-210.
Congratulations to all competitors!