Student members of HOSA competed in a health-related topic of their own interest as an individual or in a group Dec. 9-10 against 15 Michigan schools. Although Michigan HOSA was held virtually this year, the students worked hard in preparation for their events and showed great leadership skills. Overall, 39 students qualified for states and 17 received medals: four for first place, eight for second place, and five for third place within their specific events.

Michigan HOSA’s state competition is scheduled to be an in-person event Thursday and Friday in Traverse City.

The list of competitors who qualified for state are —

Individual events

The Block Two Health Occupations and Medical Terminology students at Dickinson-Iron Intermediate School District Tech Center — from left, in the front row are Taylor Adams, Talia Wallis, Kylie Plemel, Chrislyn Inglese, Halley Low and Marissa Schultz; in the middle row are Hannah Burklund, Samantha Lucas, Makayla Hoffman, Eleighzabeth Stout and Jazmyn Wakefield; in back are Mellinger, Abbygayle Richer, Jada Freudinger, James Ashcraft, Abagale Deau, Lillian Hauswirth and Johnson. Not shown are Bryce Neuens and Elise Golberg.

Health Career Photography — Aubree Burby, second place.

Physical Therapy –Peyton Johnson, second place.

Healthy Lifestyle — Elaina Bortolini, third place.

Medical Assisting –Kylie Plemel, finalist; Chrislyn Inglese, finalist.

Nursing Assisting — Talia Wallis, finalist; Jada Freudinger, finalist.

The Block Three Health Occupations and Medical Terminology students at Dickinson-Iron Intermediate School District Tech Center — from left, in front are Allen Dobson, Abigail Nichols, Laura Bracket and Austyn Dwight; in back are Mellinger, Steven Treiber, Carrisa Palmcook, Jaden McLain, Samantha Oratch and Johnson. Not shown are Ellyce Doenier, Kooper Schewe, Marcella Martonen, Olivia Rundell, and Peyton Johnson.

Sports Medicine — Hannah Burklund, finalist; Taylor Adams, finalist; Austyn Dwight, finalist.

Team Events

HOSA Bowl –Kurt Ryan, Alyssa Englund, Caitlan Kinney, Evan Tregillis, first place; Jaden McLain, Samantha Oratch, Carrisa Palmcook, Steven Treiber, third place; Laura Bracket, Ellyce Doenier, Marcella Martonen, Kooper Schewe, finalist.

Forensic Science — Kaylie Conery and Chloe Hull, second place; Abbygayle Richer and Elise Golberg, finalist; Eleighzabeth Stout and Abagale Deau , finalist; Lillian Hauswirth and Jazmyn Wakefield, finalist.

EMT — Makayla Hoffman and Samantha Lucas, second place.

CPR/First Aid — James Ashcraft and Bryce Neuens, second place; Halley Low and Marissa Shultz, finalist.

Creative Problem Solving — Allen Dobson, Abigail Nichols, Olivia Rundell, finalist.

Carrisa Palmcook, Jaden McLain, Abbygayle Richer and Paige Olsen served as HOSA officers this year. Each of these girls have shown leadership qualities during this time and have made the HOSA registering process much easier for our teachers at DIISD.