“HOSA Chases Success at State Leadership Conference”
by iPatriotPost 2023 staffers Anya Pinto and Lauren Wong
The HOSA team from both campuses traveled to Orlando to attend the Florida HOSA State Leadership Conference 2023 for Future Healthcare Professionals (HOSA).
Over 160 students from Heritage attended, competing in a variety of categories ranging from written tests and medical procedures to team events and performance categories. Each competitor vied for a spot in the top three in order to win the chance to compete at the International Leadership Conference (ILC) in June.
Over 80 students earned the Barbara James Award for their outstanding contributions to the medical field through community service. The Broward (Sunrise) region raised the most money for the Be the Match Foundation. At the Grand Awards Session, American Heritage had over 30 state winners who placed in their various competitive events and qualified for the International Leadership Conference.
HOSA State Leadership Conference (SLC) Winners:
Cultural Diversities & Disparities
1st - Isabel Duffy
4th - Ashley Bax
Dental Terminology
2nd - Srihith Nooka
3rd - Dishika Parikh
Health Informatics
1st - Sahir Hai
Medical Math
4th - Marcos Marrero
Medical Reading
4th - Yana Danzig
Medical Spelling
3rd - Julianna Smith-Flores
Medical Terminology
3rd - Aishwarya Deshpande
Pathophysiology
2nd - Erin Zhou
Clinical Laboratory Science
1st - Calvin Mathew
2nd - Shrika Kantipudi
4th - Amara Okpala
Dental Science
3rd - Rachel Kludy
Family Medicine Physician
4th - Anaïs Dufresne Powell
Home Health Aide
4th - Alice Gabrielle Etienne
Pharmacy Science
2nd - Ikemy Okpala
3rd - Gabriel Restrepo
Sports Medicine
2nd - Benjamin Callaghan
Veterinary Science
1st - Lexa McDermott
4th - Daniel Lopez
CERT Skills
1st - Patricia Duffy & Naomi Tamura
CPR/First Aid
3rd - Lilly Nguyen & Sofia Franklin
Emergency Medical Technician
1st - Bradley Frishman & Branden Frishman
2nd - Nesibe Kalb Karakaya & Daria Sumenkova
4th - Alessandra Tiongson & Sophia Zou
5th Trace Binder and Kobe Tako
Public Health
5th - Mia Rosen, Laila Rozenberg, and Audrey Dueñas
Health Career Photography
5th - Casey Cross
Healthy Lifestyle
2nd - Emir Sahin
Prepared Speaking
1st - Esther Oyetunji
Researched Persuasive Writing & Speaking
4th - Anya Pinto
Research Poster
4th - Melodi Fugate
Biomedical Debate
5th - Aurora Lai, Sophia Toledo, and Sophia Abati
Forensic Science
3rd - Jason Cheng & Amy Liu
HOSA Bowl
1st - Iris Fan, Carla del Rio, Lauren Wong, and Joshua Turner
4th - Carly Aikens, Surina Gadh, Cate Zeiger, and Asher Lee
Medical Innovation
3rd - Ananya Zaverchand& Aarna Baranwal
Foundation of Medical Terminology-Middle school
Ishani Nara _5th Place
Barbara James Service Award Gold Level
Sophia Abati
Nour Abdullah
Alejandra Abramson
Carly Aikens
Aaden Albury
Benjamin Callaghan
Zijian Fang
Sharon Fernandez
Surina Gadh
Christopher Gaski
Anagha Iyer
Shrika Kantipudi
Rachel Kludy
Anthony (Ian) Lai
Aurora Lai
Savanah Lares
Asher Lee
Alana Lodin
Daniel Lopez
Mia Lopez
Rithvik Marri
Calvin Mathew
Kangana Modi
Srihith Nooka
Malcolm Owusu
Rolando Perez
Likhitha Selvan
Sofia Toledo
Joshua Turner
Lauren Wong
Dishika Parikh
Sarrinah Saif
Sruthi Balasubramanian
Barbara James Service Award Silver Level
Jaimee Canalejo
Iris Fan
Kamilat Mustapha
Amara Okpala
Esther Oyetunji
Susana Regueria
Sebastian Temprano
Mariana Wotfe
Cate Zeiger
Barbara James Service Award Bronze Level
Patricia Duffy
Bhuvan Dave
Ashwin Dhar
Deeya Amin
Tara Muthuswamy
Jasmine Nguyen
Lilly Nguyen
Ikemdy Okpala
Gabriela Passaro
Jeeya Patel
Nirja Patel
Emir Sahin
Kobe Tako
Pin and T-shirt Design
Alana Lodin
Centum Chapters
100 Chapter Members- American Heritage School
Penny Wars 1st Place - Sunrise (Broward Region) $639.31
