COMPETITIVE EVENTS PREPARATION WORKSHOP
If you and your chapter members are interested in learning more about Competitive Events, please join us at our Competitive Events Preparation Workshop which will be located at Stephens College in Columbia, Missouri! Featured competitive events at this year’s workshop are:
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Health Professions Category: Clinical Laboratory Science
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Emergency Preparedness Category: CPR/First Aid
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Leadership Category: Extemporaneous Writing-Health Policy
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Teamwork Category: Public Service Announcement
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Recognition Category: Emotional Well-Being Challenge
Missouri HOSA is excited to announce a new format this year’s event! Student members will rotate through ALL of the featured competitive events on the day of the workshop. Even if your students are not planning to compete in these specific events, they will learn about each Competitive Event category so that information can be taken back to all Local Chapter members.
Registration is currently open and closed on Friday, October 18, 2024, at midnight. The Registration Fee is $20.00 per registered participant and includes lunch. Local Chapters will be limited to ten (10) total registered participants, including the Local Chapter Advisor.
As a reminder, the Missouri HOSA Chapter Assurance Form must be provided to Missouri HOSA staff prior to chapter registration of each Missouri HOSA conference and/or event. The Missouri HOSA Chapter Assurance Form is due to Rachel Fisher by October 25, 2024 at 12:00 pm.
The Missouri HOSA Local Chapter Advisor Code of Conduct form, only for Local Chapter Advisors, also needs to be signed and returned to Rachel Fisher at Rachel.fisher@dese.mo.gov. It was due by October 4, 2024. Once on file, excluding the International Leadership Conference, this document will be utilized for all regional and statewide events.
COMPETITIVE EVENTS TESTIMONIAL
"Competing with HOSA has been about so much more than just the medal. Sure, gaining recognition for your hard work feels amazing, but the networking, leadership, and education that HOSA has brought me along the way has taken me so much further than I could have ever imagined.
I have been competing with HOSA for five years now, and it has been the five most rewarding years of my life. HOSA gives you the hands-on experience that you cannot gain in the classroom. The relationships that I have gained have taken me far, and I am so grateful for this organization. To those just starting out, or to those waiting to take the jump into the competition side of HOSA, I say… Take that jump! There is nothing to lose, and much to gain. If anything, I wish I would have started sooner.
The medals in this box do not just showcase the placement in the events in which I have competed in, but they display a lot of growth. I encourage you to start today and take risks not just within HOSA, but within everything you set your mind to. You might just be surprised by the outcome!"
Sophia Giltner
Missouri HOSA Alumni