With the most students who qualified for state competition in Wisconsin, 43 members of Hamilton High School’s HOSA chapter moved on to the next level of healthcare-related competition. HOSA is a statewide organization of future health professionals, and 53 Hamilton members competed Jan. 11-29 in the virtual Regional Leadership Conference. Family and consumer education teacher Colleen LaBlanc is the Hamilton HOSA advisor.
The following qualified for virtual state competition slated for March 16-30:
Health science tests
- Riya Mathews – behavioral health;
- Amanda Seidl – cultural diversities and disparities;
- Katelyn Brewer, Madelyne Carlson and Alysia Holmes – dental terminology;
- Lauren Baker, Theresa Kissack and Kayla Krueger – human growth and development;
- Selin Kurucay, Delaney Klawitter and Trisha Shankar – medical law and ethics;
- Nicholas Strauss – medical spelling;
- Lillian Kurhajec – nutrition;
- Sriya Gannapureddy – pharmacology;
Health professions events
- Kaitlyn Slaats – nurse assisting;
- Emma Amstadt – pharmacy science;
- Dylan Knuf – sports medicine;
Leadership events
- Samantha Fuhr – job-seeking skills;
- Aashi Iyengar, Kate Powell, Brooke Stanley, Mya Suneja and Lauren Tennyson – prepared speaking;
- Sara Harder – researched poster;
- Delphine Ackaouy, Madison Barnes, Rishi Kothinti, Manya Mehra, Abigail Miller, Aniha Nagammanavar, Kevin Phalphouvong and Ashley Velasquez – researched persuasive speaking and writing;
Teamwork events
- Allison Massek, Alysah Schulz and Madison Stromberg – creative problem-solving team;
- Audrey McCrimmon and Isabelle Nagai – forensic science team;
- Kailyn Benoit and Leah Ezrow – health career display team; and
- Lauren Ambrookian, Haley Dwyer, Anna LaFore and Annika Syslack – HOSA Bowl team.