New Club HOSA! : Yearly recap
By: Uma Kowalski and Katie Sutton
HOSA is Sparta High School’s newest club this year, bringing with it a lot of success! HOSA was designed to help nurture and encourage aspiring health professionals by creating an environment for like-minded individuals who hope to pursue a career in the medical field.
HOSA is a student run, advisor-supported club:
Chapter Officers
>expected to meet biweekly or 2 times a month during lunch/class
Members
>monthly meetings during lunch
Advisors
>Mrs. Pisano and Mr. Scognamiglio
This year, the officers for HOSA were:
President- Kyleigh Mongon
Vice President- Anna Yerofeyev
Secretary- Katie Sutton
Treasurer- Uma Kowalski
Public Relations- Gaayathri Nadarajah
*if you are interested in applying for a Chapter Officer Position please fill out the form application below
https://forms.gle/EtAPM8DfJGHcujDX8
HOSA Events:
This year, the club attended two events: NJ HOSA’s Regional Convention and NJ HOSA’s State Convention. Over 40 club members attended Regionals and participated in their specific skill event. Six students from our chapter received recognition by placing in the top 8 of their respective skill. In order to qualify for states, the top 5 in each category move on. The six students who received recognition are listed below!
Tyler Harms (Medical Math): 6th place
*Sayler Salvigsen (Nursing Assistant): 3rd place
*Haley Erickson & *Chris Munoz (CPR/First Aid) : 4th place
*Gaayathri Nadarajah (Extemporaneous Writing): 1st place
*Alyssa Wainwright (Sports Medicine): 5th place
*Adrian Applebaum (Dental Science): 4th pace
*indicated state qualifier
HOSA is not limited to strictly students on the competition team.
This year we had 77 students a part of HOSA, 40 of which participated in the competitions and all students participating in Committees.
Committees are integral parts of the club that help maintain its structure! They are just as important as the competition aspect of HOSA!
Fundraising Committee
Social Media Committee
Event Planning Committee
There is also options for running for a “Chairman” position where you would run your specific committee
How can you join next year?
Attend the Ice Cream Social at the end of the year OR attend a meeting at the beginning of the year! Keep an eye out in your email for more information or talk to a chapter officer!
If you have any interest in the medical field, please consider joining and supporting HOSA!!
