What is HOSA?

Participants in HOSA bowl

Dustin and partner in scrubs for HOSA event

What is HOSA? HOSA stands for Health Occupations Students of America. This club helps support many diseases and organizations. HOSA has been one of the fastest growing clubs since last year.  This past year HOSA has doubled in size, and has participated in more fundraising opportunities like the ALS walk, awareness of diabetes and mental illnesses, and raising money for HOSA state. HOSA state is where HOSA candidates take part in a specific event and compete for nationals, nationals this year are being held in Anaheim, California. We asked HOSA'S president, Karlye Price, what HOSA does  and she said, "Currently HOSA doesn't really do like instant stuff for the community, but the community of doctors is growing. People in this group are becoming something great and HOSA allows for the exploration of careers." This shows that HOSA has a big influence for future health professions. I also asked Karlye what Hosa event she participated in. She said, " I decided to participate in Medical Photography this year because I love photography and wanted to explore different health professions." I also asked Zoe, a first year member of HOSA, what she participated in and she said," I participated in a team event in which my partner and I performed CPR and First Aid. This shows how diverse HOSA as a new club really is. HOSA members also participated in their competitive events. Overall Central High School placed 14 people for nationals in Anaheim, California. HOSA has been a great success considering it is a new club. The Member of HOSA all enjoyed their time at the HOSA State Conference. Karlye said, " the most memorable part of HOSA was when I was sitting next to Deckard and she was so excited so many of us had made it and she said 'We beat all the other Springfield high schools' and she smiled devilishly." This shows HOSA's success and how popular the club has become.  

HOSA Group eating lunch