Mid-America Technology Center students in the Emergency Medical Technician, Health Careers Explorer, Medical Office Assistant Pre-Nursing, Therapeutic Health Careers, and Practical Nursing programs attended the 2023 HOSA State Leadership Conference.

            The EMT, Health Career Explorer, Medical Office Assistant, and Therapeutic Health Careers students who placed are:    

Emergency Medical Technician:  2^nd place, Destiny Free, Lindsay & Chelsey White, Lindsay

        (team)                                       3^rd place, Cami Busse, Stratford & Shane Lundy, Bridge Creek

                                                         5^th place (postsecondary), Noelya Rivera, Purcell & Rylee

                                                         Scott, Noble

Emotional Well-Being Challenge:  Advancing to ILC¸ Brenna Kitson, Blanchard & Sabra

        (team)                                         Spieker, Dibble

Health Care Issues Exam: 5^th place (postsecondary), Monica Tumax-Lopez, Pauls Valle                

Health Education:  1^st place (postsecondary), Emily Knapp, Wayne & Maranda Youngwolfe,

        (team)               Wayne

                                 5^th place, Briannah Martin, Paoli & Achaia Williams, Newcastle

Health Health Aide: 5^th place (postsecondary), Monica Tumax-Lopez, Pauls Valley

Job Seeking Skills: 1^st place, Chloe Cheatwood, Lexington

Life Skills: 3rd place, Trinity Cassell, Washington  

Medical Assisting:   2^nd place (postsecondary), Anijah Austin, Pauls Valley

                                 3^rd place, Emma Duncan, Little Axe

Medical Reading:  2^nd place, Noria Stell, Purcell

Personal Care:  3^rd place, Kloe Overley, Wayne

Physical Therapy:  2^nd place, Jimena Portillo, Purcell

                                 3^rd place, Elexa Collins, Lexington

                                 5^th place, Taylor Barrett, Pauls Valley

Sports Medicine:  3^rd place, Taylor Nixon, Dibble

                                4^th place, Jazmyn Streun, Noble

                                5^th place, Daliyah Fuentes, Dibble

            The Practical Nursing students who placed at the conference are as follows (all are postsecondary students):

Biomedical Debate:  1^st place, Cheyanne Hellstern, Purcell; Colton Ince, Lindsay; Rebecca

        (team)                Savaro, Noble; Lynlee Tortolini, Newcastle

Career Development:  1^st place, Ashlee Reich, Blanchard

Clinical Nursing:  2^nd place, Morgan Gardner, Purcell

Extemporaneous Writing:  2^nd place, Eleora Mata, Noble

                                               3^rd place Rylee Day, Purcell                                                                                        

HOSA Bowl:  2^nd place, Peggy Hart, Norman; Randa Hatter, Stratford; Madison Hickey,

        (team)      Norman; Bethanni Higgins, Elmore City

Leadership:  1^st place, Briana Gonzalez, Pauls Valley

                       2^nd place, Jazmine Patterson, Lexington

Math for Health Professionals:  1^st place, Madelyn Smith, Noble

Microbiology:  1^st place, Rylee Andrews, Washington

Prepared Speaking:  1^st place, Caleb Hyer, Noble

Researched Persuasive Speaking: 2^nd place, Alyssa Journagan, Pauls Valley

HOSA International Leadership Conference will be June 21-24 in Dallas, Texas. The MATC students eligible to compete on the national level are: Health Careers Explorer student Chloe Cheatwood; Pre-Nursing students Breanna Kitson, Emily Knapp, Sabra Spieker, and Maranda Youngwolfe; and Practical Nursing students Rylee Andrews, Briana Gonzalez, Cheyanne Hellstern, Caleb Hyer, Colton Ince, Ashlee Reich, Rebecca Savaro, Madelyn Smith, and Lynlee Tortolini.

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