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KEYSER – Sixteen Mineral County students earned statewide recognition at the 2010 HOSA (Health Occupations Students of America) State Leadership Conference held March 5-6 at Marshall University in Huntington.
Those students will now advance to the National Leadership Conference in Orlando, Fla., in June.
Students who received recognition at the state level were as follows:
First place : Veterinary Assisting – Ryan Turner.
This event consisted of two rounds of competition. Round One is a written multiple choice test of knowledge and understanding. The top scoring competitors in that round advanced to Round Two for the performance of selected skill procedure(s) identified in a written scenario. The scenario will require the use of critical thinking skills.
First place : Creative Problem Solving - Elizabeth Yaider, Taylor Minney, Onyx Redman and TaNeasha Harper.
This event also involved two rounds of competition. Round One consisted of a written test to
evaluate the team’s understanding of problem solving processes and theories. The top scoring teams advanced to Round Two and were given a potential problem related to a healthcare issue or the healthcare community. Teams had 30 minutes to analyze the problem. At the end of the preparation time, teams had 10 minutes to present their solution to a panel of judges.
Second place : Extemporaneous Health Poster - Jack Tasker.
This event was in the form of an individual creation of a poster based on a topic chosen by the state. This year’s topic was “ Preparing and Prevention of the flu.”
Second place : Biomedical Debate - Corbin White, Jessica Bowman, and Meghan Anderson.
This event consisted of a preliminary round and debate round. The debate round
followed a modified Lincoln-Douglas debate format. Teams of tree to four members participated in a preliminary round, with the highest scoring teams qualifying for the debate round.
This years topic was “Drug Testing: Should high school students face mandatory drug tests?”
Second place : Community Awareness - Amanda Michael and Trisha Lee.
The purpose of this Community Awareness project is to provide Health Science students with the opportunity to:
1. Develop a project to promote community awareness using issues that may be of local, state, and/or national interest.
2. Assist communities to become more aware of the pros and cons of the issue selected.
3. Promote goodwill and public relations for local HOSA chapters.
They chose to do healthy diets and visited elementary schools in our county to teach the benefits of healthy eating and exercise to young children.
Third place : Public Health Emergency Preparednes - Alicia Cuthbertson, Brooke Mangold, Matt Reed, and Dylan Evans.
This event involved a team of two to four members who were to select a topic of public health concern and create an effective public health presentation to educate the public on the chosen topic. The topic this year was “Recent Outbreaks and Incidents 2009-2010.”
The Mineral County students chose to do “Winter Weather,” due to the impact it had on Mineral County. They met with the superintendant of schools and transportation director from Mineral County, as well as representatives of the West Virginia Department of Transportation, Keyser National Guard, Potomac State College , 911 Center, Keyser City Police, the City of Keyser, Mineral County Health Department, and Wal-Mart customer service managers to find out how they prepared to handle the storms that hit in February.
Third place : Medical Math -Sara Reed.
This event is a written test dealing with selected problems involving conversions
between the Fahrenheit and Celsius scales and the metric and household systems of measurement. It also involved identification of related symbols and abbreviations. The competitors were expected to convert problems of weight, volume, temperature, medication and IV calculations.
Others who completed included: J.T. Costilow- Dental Terminology; Megan Duvall and Mary Catherine Hamilton – Health Education; Alicia Henderson – Concepts of Healthcare; and
Kim Buxenstein, Ashlee Ackerman, Cierra Kasun, Katie Ratliff and Heather Whetzel – Public Service Announcements.
HOSA is a national student organization endorsed by the U.S. Department of Education and the Health Science Education Division of ACTE. HOSA’s two-fold mission is to promote career opportunities in the health care industry and to enhance the delivery of quality health care to all people. HOSA’s goal is to encourage all health occupations instructors and students to join and be actively involved in the HSE-HOSA Partnership.
HOSA provides a unique program of leadership development, motivation, and recognition exclusively for secondary, post-secondary, adult, and collegiate students enrolled in HSE programs.
Students will be going to Orlando, Fla., to compete at the National Leadership Conference (NLC) June 22-27. The NLC will showcases the top talents and skills from students in every state. This conference provides a great opportunity for students to learn and grow. NLC Students will also be able to meet and network with thousands of fellow HOSA students from across the USA.
There will also be an educational symposium that all students may attend.
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For the News-Tribune
KEYSER – Sixteen Mineral County students earned statewide recognition at the 2010 HOSA (Health Occupations Students of America) State Leadership Conference held March 5-6 at Marshall University in Huntington.
Those students will now advance to the National Leadership Conference in Orlando, Fla., in June.
Students who received recognition at the state level were as follows:
First place : Veterinary Assisting – Ryan Turner.
This event consisted of two rounds of competition. Round One is a written multiple choice test of knowledge and understanding. The top scoring competitors in that round advanced to Round Two for the performance of selected skill procedure(s) identified in a written scenario. The scenario will require the use of critical thinking skills.
First place : Creative Problem Solving - Elizabeth Yaider, Taylor Minney, Onyx Redman and TaNeasha Harper.
This event also involved two rounds of competition. Round One consisted of a written test to
evaluate the team’s understanding of problem solving processes and theories. The top scoring teams advanced to Round Two and were given a potential problem related to a healthcare issue or the healthcare community. Teams had 30 minutes to analyze the problem. At the end of the preparation time, teams had 10 minutes to present their solution to a panel of judges.
Second place : Extemporaneous Health Poster - Jack Tasker.
This event was in the form of an individual creation of a poster based on a topic chosen by the state. This year’s topic was “ Preparing and Prevention of the flu.”
Second place : Biomedical Debate - Corbin White, Jessica Bowman, and Meghan Anderson.
This event consisted of a preliminary round and debate round. The debate round
followed a modified Lincoln-Douglas debate format. Teams of tree to four members participated in a preliminary round, with the highest scoring teams qualifying for the debate round.
This years topic was “Drug Testing: Should high school students face mandatory drug tests?”
Second place : Community Awareness - Amanda Michael and Trisha Lee.
The purpose of this Community Awareness project is to provide Health Science students with the opportunity to:
1. Develop a project to promote community awareness using issues that may be of local, state, and/or national interest.
2. Assist communities to become more aware of the pros and cons of the issue selected.
3. Promote goodwill and public relations for local HOSA chapters.
They chose to do healthy diets and visited elementary schools in our county to teach the benefits of healthy eating and exercise to young children.
Third place : Public Health Emergency Preparednes - Alicia Cuthbertson, Brooke Mangold, Matt Reed, and Dylan Evans.
This event involved a team of two to four members who were to select a topic of public health concern and create an effective public health presentation to educate the public on the chosen topic. The topic this year was “Recent Outbreaks and Incidents 2009-2010.”
The Mineral County students chose to do “Winter Weather,” due to the impact it had on Mineral County. They met with the superintendant of schools and transportation director from Mineral County, as well as representatives of the West Virginia Department of Transportation, Keyser National Guard, Potomac State College , 911 Center, Keyser City Police, the City of Keyser, Mineral County Health Department, and Wal-Mart customer service managers to find out how they prepared to handle the storms that hit in February.
Third place : Medical Math -Sara Reed.
This event is a written test dealing with selected problems involving conversions
between the Fahrenheit and Celsius scales and the metric and household systems of measurement. It also involved identification of related symbols and abbreviations. The competitors were expected to convert problems of weight, volume, temperature, medication and IV calculations.
Others who completed included: J.T. Costilow- Dental Terminology; Megan Duvall and Mary Catherine Hamilton – Health Education; Alicia Henderson – Concepts of Healthcare; and
Kim Buxenstein, Ashlee Ackerman, Cierra Kasun, Katie Ratliff and Heather Whetzel – Public Service Announcements.
HOSA is a national student organization endorsed by the U.S. Department of Education and the Health Science Education Division of ACTE. HOSA’s two-fold mission is to promote career opportunities in the health care industry and to enhance the delivery of quality health care to all people. HOSA’s goal is to encourage all health occupations instructors and students to join and be actively involved in the HSE-HOSA Partnership.
HOSA provides a unique program of leadership development, motivation, and recognition exclusively for secondary, post-secondary, adult, and collegiate students enrolled in HSE programs.
Students will be going to Orlando, Fla., to compete at the National Leadership Conference (NLC) June 22-27. The NLC will showcases the top talents and skills from students in every state. This conference provides a great opportunity for students to learn and grow. NLC Students will also be able to meet and network with thousands of fellow HOSA students from across the USA.
There will also be an educational symposium that all students may attend.
