Students from Junction City High School’s HOSA club competed in health-related events at the annual HOSA Spring Leadership Conference. The two-day conference took place in Pittsburg, Kansas on the 27th and 28th of February. The conference included both written and physical competitions, such as identifying medicals terms or medical debate.

The HOSA International Leadership Conference qualifiers include,

Sidney Budinas/Hannah Norris 

3rd Place Health Career Display/ 3rd Place Forensic Medicine

Jadie Chauncey, Paloma Picazo, Annie Johnson

1st Place Creative Problem Solving

JiaHao Chen 

3rd Place Epidemiology

Britney Doan

1st Place Medical Assisting

Sam Osenga, Jeremiah Nieves, Joshua Nieves 

2nd Place Biomedical Debate

Jadie Chauncey

1st Place Behavioral Health

Anne Kim 

3rd Place Dental Terminology

Joshua Nieves 

3rd Place Pathophysiology

Ms. Dettmer, the school’s HOSA adviser, said that all of her students met and exceeded her expectations.  “I expect all my students to do well,” Dettmer said.

If you are interested in joining HOSA and  speak with Ms. Dettmer about joining the club.