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Students from Pioneer Career & Technology Center went to Tolles Career and Technical Center in Plain City, Ohio last Friday to compete in the HOSA-Future Health Professionals State Competitions. Nearly 1,000 members and advisors attended, including 9 members of the Pioneer HOSA group and their advisors. HOSA is a national student organization endorsed by the U.S. Department of Education and the Health Science Education Division of ACTE. HOSA’s two-fold mission is to promote career opportunities in the health care industry and to enhance the delivery of quality health care to all people.
Today, HOSA has 120,000 members through 47 chartered Associations and approximately 3,200 secondary and postsecondary/collegiate chapters. And it should be mentioned that the 2013-2014 school year is the first time that Pioneer has had a local HOSA chapter!
Out of the 9 students that competed from Pioneer, 4 will be heading to Nationals at Disney’s Coronado Springs Resort in Orlando Florida! The Pioneer students who attended state competition are as follows:
Buckeye Central: Kilee Kimmel, Sr. Exercise Science – Sports Medicine – Competed in Prepared Persuasive Speech “Obesity: Disease or Choice”
Colonel Crawford: Chelsea Civay, Sr. Medical Technologies – Competed in Community Awareness
Crestview: Shiloh Stuart, Sr. Exercise Science – Sports Medicine – Competed in Sports Medicine
Northmor: Sierra Morley, Jr. Dental Assistant – Competed in CPR/First Aid
Plymouth: Paige Delarber, Sr. Exercise Science – Sports Medicine – Competed in Sports Medicine Competition
Shelby: Mercedes Kessler, Sr. Medical Technologies – Competed in Community Awareness
Willard: Felisa Thornsberry, Sr. Medical Assistant – Competed in Home Health Aide
Wynford: Amber Cain, Sr. Exercise Science – Sports Medicine – Competed in Sports Medicine and Rita France, Jr. Dental Assistant – Competed in CPR/First Aid
The four students who are heading to Nationals are Mercedes Kessler, Chelsea Civay, Shiloh Stuart, and Paige Delarber.