Emily Hall Places 2nd in Medical Math at HOSA Conference

More than 200 students from 11 schools competed at Western Kentucky University Dec. 5 in the fifth annual Health Occupation Students of America (HOSA) pre-conference competition.

The competition is sponsored by WKU’s College of Health and Human Services, the South Central Area Health Education Center (AHEC) and the Bowling Green High School HOSA chapter. The event gives high school HOSA students the opportunity to participate in 11 competitions and receive feedback from judges to improve their performance in March at the state HOSA Conference in Louisville.

Emily Hall, a Gatton Academy junior, finished second in the medical math event.

Additional Winners included:

Medical Photography: Jenna Berry (Breckinridge County Area Technology Center), first; Maria Bright (Bowling Green High School), second; Hannah Harper (Allen County-Scottsville High School), third.

Extemporaneous Writing: Jake Robinson (Webster County Area Technology Center), first; Gretchen Gothard (Allen County -Scottsville), Rachelle Donahoo (Bowling Green), and Greta Cesarz (Breckinridge County), tie for second; Jordan Hippler (Bowling Green) and Melissa Rich (Allen County-Scottsville), tie for third.

Medical Math: Rocky Wix (Franklin-Simpson High School), first; Emily Hall (Gatton Academy/Nicholasville), second; Andrea Mairquex (Allen County-Scottsville), third.

Job-Seeking Skills: Julia Critchelow (Breckinridge County), first; Rebecca Mercier (Butler County Area Technology Center), second; Leslie McGhee (Russellville Area Technology Center), third.

Extemporaneous Health Poster: Sara Gaddis (Warren County Area Technology Center), first; Keisha Whitis (Lake Cumberland Area Technology Center), second; Brittanie Carroll (Webster County), third.

CPR: Blaze Everly and Kaitlyn Saunders (Butler County), first; Kassidy Thompson and Victoria Story (Breckinridge County), second; Jamie Rohrs and Samantha Glazebrook (Franklin-Simpson), third.

Public Service Announcement: Hilarie Wade, Kelly Strickland, Christney Thomas, Will Wade, Hillary Sliger and Brandon McCreary (Franklin-Simpson), first; Maria Jose-Thomas, Amber Flippin, Quinton Powell, Rob Carter, Adam Wilshire and Chance Morehead (Franklin-Simpson), second.

Rescue Breathing: Amy Lewis (Russellville), first.

Prepared Speaking: Jean Foltz (Franklin-Simpson) first; Morgan Shepherd (Butler County), second; Casey Gandy (Breckinridge County), third.

Medical Terminology: Emily Darnell (Webster County), first; Tara Slaughterback (Bowling Green), second; Samantha Pendley (Butler County), third.

Career Health Display: Kayla Reid and Samantha Rich (Allen County-Scottsville), first; Autumn Richards and Chelsea Hutchison (Breckinridge County), second; Payton Bell and Sabrina Fuller (Russellville), third.

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