HOSA

Health Occupation Students of America

From left to right: Deborah Biga (Advisor), Brittany Beaudin, NaTasha Potvin, Carissa Boucher, Alicia Meldrum, Emily Vantiem, Danielle Lipa, Bev Walker (Assistant).

TEC students rock at HOSA State Conference

" Hidee-ho, goin' all the way, gonna rock the world the HOSA way...."

Six St. Clair TEC Health Nurse Aide students yelled this cheer along with about 1600 other high school and post high school students enrolled in Health Occupation Education programs from all over Michigan this past weekend (April 15 - 16, 2010) in Traverse City.

HOSA is a student organization for students interested in pursuing a health care profession.

It was founded in 1976 and Michigan became a charter member in 1980.

St. Clair TEC's Health Career Academy was represented by the following students:

Brittany Beaudin- 11th grade, Port Huron High School

Carissa Boucher- 11th grade, St. Clair High School

Danielle Lipa- 12th grade, Algonac High School

Alicia Meldrum- 12th grade, Marine City High School

NaTasha Potvin- 11th grade, Marine City High School

Emily Vantiem- 11th grade, St. Clair High School

All students represented themselves and St. Clair County in a fine professional manner as they competed in their events. Carissa Boucher was a finalist in Medical Assisting and Danielle Lipa was a finalist in Nursing Assisting. This means they are in the top 8 in the state.

The students were under the leadership of their Advisor Mrs. Deborah L. Biga, RN/Instructor along with Health Academy Instructional Technician, Ms. Beverly J. Walker, LPN.

We are very proud of all of you !!!   

St. Clair TEC's chapter of Michigan HOSA, traveled to Macomb County Community College in Clinton Township on Saturday January 30, 2010 to proudly compete alongside over 400 other Health Occupation students in Region Four at the Leadership Conference. Region Four consists of a combination of 18 High Schools and Career & Technical Education centers from Oakland, Macomb and St. Clair counties.

St. Clair TEC was represented by 8 Health Academy students:

Lacey Carrow, 11th grade St. Clair - Nurse Assisting

Maria Harvey, 12 th grade Capac - Gold Medal winner in Physical Therapy

Danielle Lipa, 12 th grade Algonac - Silver Medal Winner Nurse Assisting

Carissa Boucher, 11th St. Clair - Bronze Medal Winner Medical Assisting

The following winners were finalists (top 10) in their areas:

Emily VanTiem, 11 th grade St. Clair - Medical Terminology

Tasha Potvin, 11 th grade Marine City - Nurse Assisting

Brittany Beaudin, 11 th grade Port Huron - Nurse Assisting

Alicia Meldrum, 12 th grade Marine City - Nurse Assisting

All finalists are eligible to travel to Traverse City in April for the HOSA state Conference and medal winners there will have the opportunity to compete at the National level this summer in Orlando.

Thanks go to our HOSA Advisor Mrs. Deborah Biga RN, Instructor here at TEC for Health Careers and the Nursing Assistant Program. We would also like to thank several helpers that went with us that day: Ms. Beverly Walker- Delegated Instructor, Health Careers Academy, Mrs. Candy Weston RN, and John & Jodi Wunch.

Great job and good luck in Traverse City !