March 13, 2023 | EFCTS
Following their presentations at HOSA-Future Health Professionals Region 5 conference held in mid-February, 40 Eastland-Fairfield students learned that they advanced to compete at the state competition in mid-March.
The Bioscience satellite program, located at Gahanna Lincoln High School, will send 36 of the 40 state-qualifying students to the state competition, which includes seven first-place finishes from the regional competition. In the program’s first year of existence, the Sports Medicine program at Gahanna will send four qualifiers to the state conference in Columbus.
Congratulations to Gahanna Lincoln juniors Antonio Dejanov, Bryce Evans, and Nathan Highland, as well as Jordan Simpson for being the Sports Medicine program’s first representatives at the HOSA state conference. Dejanov, Evans, and Highland are members of the Health Education event team, while Simpson competes with her sister, Jaisen, a Bioscience student, on the Forensic Science event team.
In addition, the following students will represent Eastland-Fairfield with submissions for recognition events: Asa Mattson (Jr., Gahanna Lincoln) in HOSA Happenings and Amayah Robinson (Jr., Reynoldsburg) in Medical Art. Addison Goare (Jr., Gahanna Lincoln) will assemble and present the EFCTS HOSA chapter’s submission for the Gold Emblem School Award, a distinction outlining chapter excellence.
A complete list of regional winners and state qualifiers is listed below.
The HOSA State Leadership Conference will be held on March 16-17, 2023, at the Greater Columbus Convention Center.
HOSA is a global student-led organization recognized by the U.S. Department of Education, the Department of Health and Human Services, and several federal and state agencies. HOSA’s mission is to empower HOSA-Future Health Professionals to become leaders in the global health community, through education, collaboration, and experience. Since its inception in 1976, HOSA has grown steadily reaching over 260,000 members through 54 chartered HOSA Associations, American Samoa, Canada, China, the District of Columbia, and Puerto Rico.
HOSA Region 5 Competition Results
Name (Year, Homeschool, Program) - Event, Placement
Daniela Falzone (Sr., Gahanna, Bioscience) - Biotechnology, 1st Place
GraceAnn Jennings (Sr., Gahanna, Bioscience) - Extemporaneous Writing, 1st Place
Grace Bell (Sr., Gahanna, Bioscience) - Family Medicine, 1st Place
Matthew Ryan (Jr., Gahanna, Bioscience) - Healthy Lifestyle, 1st Place
Aidan Boiarski (Sr., Gahanna, Bioscience) - Medical Law and Ethics, 1st Place
Bidhan Dulal (Jr., Gahanna, Bioscience) - Medical Reading, 1st Place
Francesca Nuss (Sr., Gahanna, Bioscience) - Public Health Team, 1st Place
Grace Wolfe (Sr., Gahanna, Bioscience) - Public Health Team, 1st Place
Simona Hagos (Sr., Gahanna, Bioscience) - Public Health Team, 1st Place
Zoey Callander (Sr., Gahanna, Bioscience) - Public Health Team, 1st Place
Samuel Dawson (Jr., Reynoldsburg Bioscience) - Clinical Specialty, 2nd Place
Annabella Zingale (Jr., Gahanna, Bioscience) - Community Awareness Team, 2nd Place
Marleigh McFarland (Jr., Gahanna, Bioscience) - Community Awareness Team, 2nd Place
Jesse Johnson (Jr., Gahanna, Bioscience) - Health Career Display Team, 2nd Place
Lola Campbell (Jr., Gahanna, Bioscience) - Health Career Display Team, 2nd Place
Jaleea Gamble (Jr., Reynoldsburg Bioscience) - Pathophysiology, 2nd Place
Sena Mekonnen (Jr., Pickerington North Bioscience) - Biomedical Debate Team, 3rd Place
Janna Wilkerson (Jr., Gahanna, Bioscience) - Biomedical Debate Team, 3rd Place
Madelyn Thompson (Jr., Reynoldsburg Bioscience) - Biomedical Debate Team, 3rd Place
Samantha York (Jr., Gahanna, Bioscience) - Biomedical Debate Team, 3rd Place
Pallavi Sistla (Jr., Gahanna, Bioscience) - Biotechnology, 3rd Place
Antonio Dejanov (Jr., Gahanna, Sports Medicine) Health Education team, 3rd Place
Bryce Evans (Jr., Gahanna, Sports Medicine) Health Education team, 3rd Place
Nathan Highland (Jr., Gahanna, Sports Medicine) Health Education team, 3rd Place
Addison Galloway (Jr., Gahanna, Bioscience) - Health Education team, 3rd Place
Patrick Guinther (Jr., Gahanna, Bioscience) - Research Poster, 3rd Place
Anthony Lin (Sr., Gahanna, Bioscience) - Biotechnology, 4th Place
Jaisen Simpson (Jr., Whitehall Bioscience) - Forensic Science Team, 4th Place
Jordan Simpson (Jr., Whitehall Sports Medicine) Forensic Science Team, 4th Place
Bhumi Patel (Jr., Gahanna, Bioscience) - Medical Innovation Team, 4th Place
Isabela Rivera (Jr., Gahanna, Bioscience) - Medical Innovation Team, 4th Place
Keira Hazell (Jr., Gahanna, Bioscience) - Medical Innovation Team, 4th Place
Quinn Toth (Jr., Gahanna, Bioscience) - Medical Innovation Team, 4th Place
Aiden Walz (Sr., Gahanna, Bioscience) - Medical Law and Ethics, 4th Place
Chloe Fulmer (Sr., Gahanna, Bioscience) - PSA Team, 4th Place
Eliza Brofford (Sr., Gahanna, Bioscience) - PSA Team, 4th Place
Elizabeth Long (Sr., Gahanna, Bioscience) - PSA Team, 4th Place
Stella Brofford (Sr., Gahanna, Bioscience) - PSA Team, 4th Place
Morgan Albert (Sr., Gahanna, Bioscience) - PSA Team, 4th Place
Tayte Tedoco (Jr., Gahanna, Bioscience) - Research Poster, 4th Place