NLC 2013 ~ Nashville, Tennessee
SECONDARY MEDALISTS
| Gold | Personal Care | Jordan Noel | Delaware Co. Technical HS – Gold |
| Bronze | Home Health Aide | Glendalis Guadarrama | TCHS – Pennocks Bridge |
SECONDARY TOP TEN WINNERS
| 4th Place | CPR/FIRST AID | Nicole Butz & Kristen Fisher | Lehigh CTI-Emerging Health-Blue Team |
| 5th Place | Personal Care | Morgan Ashmore | Delaware Co. Technical HS- Ruby |
| 7th Place | Medical Reading | Jena Spillane | Berks CTC-West-Sunset |
| Speaking Skills | Aisha Gardner | Martin Luther King High School | |
| 9th Place | Interviewing Skills | Mark Osborne | Delaware Co. Technical HS- Ruby |
| 10th Place | EMT | Khalil Blount & Mike Jones-Betters | Randolph Academy – Fire Science |
POSTSECONDARY MEDALISTS
| Gold | Biotechnology | Candace Hummel | Laurel Technical Institute- Sharon HOSA |
| Bronze | Medical Reading | Patti Wolford | Laurel Technical Institute- Sharon HOSA |
POSTSECONDARY TOP TEN WINNERS
| 4th Place | Medical Spelling | Nicole Reda | Laurel Technical Institute- Sharon HOSA |
| 5th Place | Extemporaneous Health Poster | Megan Patton | Laurel Technical Institute- Sharon HOSA |
| 6th Place | Knowledge Test Nutrition | Jessica Roche | Laurel Technical Institute- Sharon HOSA |
RECOGNITION EVENTS
NATIONAL SCHOLARSHIP RECIPIENTS – HOSA awarded $71,000.00 in scholarships to members across the Nation.
| Stephanie Savage – TCHS-Pennocks Bridge; $1,000.00 |
| Alev Erhan – North Montco Technical Career Center; $1,000.00 |
BARBARA JAMES SERVICE AWARD – Encourages Health Science students to become contributing members of their communities by performing community service. ***all members completing 100 or more hours of community service also earn the President’s Volunteer Service Award
| ***Alexis Wyeth ***Casey Dolan ***Sydney Sherman |
Archbishop Wood HS |
| ***Lauren Pickrell | Carbon Career &Technical Institute |
| ***Leesa Perkins ***Marcus Henderson |
Franklin Learning Center |
HEALTH CARE ISSUES EXAM – Encourages Health Science students to investigate, analyze and apply their knowledge of current healthcare-related issues. This event is in the form of a 50 item multiple choice test.
| Secondary Student Mastery Level Recipient – Megan Enos – Lehigh CTI- Emerging Health Blue Team |
| Postsecondary, First Place– Candace Hummel- Laurel Technical Institute |
HOSA HAPPENINGS – A communication event about the HOSA chapter presented in a manner that celebrates the chapter members and their achievements, as well as shares information with readers that is health science-related. Chapters tell the story of their chapter of HOSA-Future Health Professionals, throughout the year, using a print newsletter, electronic newsletter, or website.
| Berks East CTC- AM HOSA Berks East CTC- PM HOSA Laurel Technical Institute |
| Mastbaum HS – Nursing Hearts Paul Robeson HS Reading Muhlenberg CTC-HOSA Freedom |
| Reading Muhlenberg CTC-HOSA Pride |
LOCAL ADVISOR RECOGNITION – Special recognition is given to one outstanding local chapter advisor in Secondary, Postsecondary and Collegiate divisions for his/her commitment to preparing
HOSA-Future Health Professionals.
| Secondary – Denise McGaughran, Career Institute of Technology |
| Postsecondary – Rebecca Romagna, Greater Altoona CTC – Practical Nursing |
| Collegiate – Dr. Debra Kirchhof-Glazier, Juniata College |
NATIONAL HOSA WEEK – Encourages students to become contributing members of their communities through activities conducted during HOSA week.
| Franklin Learning Center |
| Matbaum HS – Nursing Hearts |
| Reading Muhlenberg CTC-HOSA Freedom |
| Reading Muhlenberg CTC-HOSA Pride |
NATIONAL RECOGNITION PORTFOLIO –Creation of a portfolio of evidence of his/her accomplishments which demonstrates the skills, abilities, and attitudes necessary to pursue a career in health care.
| Jennifer Hogue – Greene County CTC |
NATIONAL SERVICE PROJECT – 2012-2014 Service Organization: Cystic Fibrosis Foundation Encourages Health Science students to provide community service through the adoption of goals and implementation of strategies related to the support of a national health care organization.
Certificates of Recognition awarded to all chapters who contribute a minimum of $100 and/or 100 hours of community service in partnership with the organization:
| Berks East CTC- AM HOSA | Berks East CTC- PM HOSA | Franklin Learning Center |
| Hazleton Area Career Center | Mastbaum HS – Nursing Hearts | |
| Paul Robeson HS | Reading Muhlenberg CTC-HOSA Freedom | |
Certificates of Merit awarded to all chapters who contribute a minimum of $500 and/or 500 hours of community service in partnership with the organization:
| Greater Altoona CTC – Practical Nursing Lancaster County CTC |
OUTSTANDING HOSA CHAPTER – Encourages local HOSA chapters to achieve the goals of HOSA by implementing a plan of work with a focus on the development of leadership skills, career opportunities, and service learning among chapter members, and to document their achievements in the form of a chapter scrapbook.
| Franklin Learning Center |
OUTSTANDING STATE LEADER – Honors one Outstanding State Leader from each HOSA state association in recognition of the member’s commitment to HOSA and outstanding leadership of his/her state association.
| Marcus Henderson – Franklin Learning Center; 2012-13 PENN HOSA State President |
NATIONAL MEMBERSHIP RECOGNTION
PENN HOSA was recognized as one of forty State associations for an increase in membership and received a special recognition membership award for having the 5th highest membership increase in an established State Association. Without the support of our ninety five (95) State HOSA local chapters, their advisors, school administrators, and community supporters we would not have experienced this tremendous growth. To our 3,401 members we say, “Thank you for making 2012-13 an exceptional year!”