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for SLC?
We will see you in Baton Rouge!
March 20-21
Congratulations to Miss Catherine Blondiau
2021-2022 Louisiana HOSA President.
Catherine had the honor of being on the Louisiana float in the Rose Bowl Parade on January 2nd in Pasadena, California.
Catherine Blondiau is the 2022 Plaquemines Parish Seafood Festival Queen, representing her home of Plaquemines Parish and the rich seafood industry that thrives there. She currently attends Louisiana State University where she is majoring in Kinesiology with a Pre-Medicine concentration. When she’s not traveling the state of Louisiana promoting the festival and the seafood industry, she enjoys offshore fishing, baking, long walks around the LSU lakes, babysitting, snuggling her dogs, spending time with friends and family, and shadowing healthcare workers in various surgical settings.
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Welcome Ms. Sloan!
We would like to give a warm welcome to the new staff member of Louisiana HOSA! Kristina Sloan lives in Central Louisiana with her son, Connor. As the Program Coordinator, Ms. Sloan will be building HOSA in Central Louisiana, helping with conferences, overseeing Future Nurse Camps, and much more. We are excited that she has joined us! Thank you for being here, Ms. Sloan.
Health Professions Week Nov. 5 - 11, 2022
HOSA Week Nov. 7-13, 2022
Here's What Louisiana HOSA Has Been Up To!
Anyone attending the State Leadership in March will receive a pin and t-shirt!
Additional shirts and pins will be available for purchase.
Congratulations Ashleigh and Elizabeth for the
great designs!
Great job, everyone who submitted designs!
Fall Forum Leadership Conferences Were Awesome
Region 1 held at Region 2 held at Region 3 held at
Northwestern State University Opelousas Senior High School The Harbor Center
Washington Leadership Academy
Where our leaders became even greater leaders!
HOSA Chapters are Going Beyond All Limits for a great year!
Fontainebleau HS Blood Drive!
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Rayne HS HOSA volunteered at the Run for Bennet. Bennet is a young boy from Crowley who was diagnosed with Infantile Neuroaxonal Dystrophy (INAD) at the young age of 3. The 5k run was a fundraiser to raise money for his medical bills and other life expenses. Awesome, Rayne!
Southside HS First Meeting of 2022-2023
Club Day at Belle Chasse HS
Haynes Academy First Chapter Meeting
Haynes Academy Club Fest
Louisiana HOSA State Officer Retreat & Training
July, 2022
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We're off to a great start this year!!
LA HOSA Future Nurses Camps
Held at: LSU-Alexandria School of Nursing
Held at: Franciscan Missionaries of Our Lady University, School of Nursing, Baton Rouge
LA HOSA Future Nurses Camps - A Great Success!
This past summer, LA HOSA held its second annual Future Nurses Camp in partnership with LSU-Alexandria (LSUA), where students participated for a full week.
Also, the first annual Future Nurses Camp at FranTciscan Missionaries of Our Lady University (FranU) in Baton Rouge took place. Students participated in a very full three days of learning!
At both camps students learned and practiced nursing skills, along with leadership, professionalism, and different specialties in nursing, and study skills. By the end of the camps, the students were certain of the path for their future. These students are much better prepared to enter nursing school!
A big Thank You to LSUA and the staff and FranU and their staff, along with the many others who shared with the students to help them have a better understanding of the field of nursing.
Next summer LSUA and FranU will again host the annual Future Nurses Program.
Be on the look-out next year for an LA HOSA Camp near you!
International Leadership Conference Results
We are proud to announce the following results for Louisiana High School competitors:
Medical Spelling: 2nd Place - Calvin Alexander from Caddo Parish Magnet High School
HOSA Bowl: 12th Place - Baton Rouge Magnet High School
Anatomage Anatomy & Physiology Tournament: 1st Place and 3rd Place
Both teams are from Baton Rouge Magnet High School, and competed with more than 170 teams!
ATC Biology: 10th place - Yehjune Moon from Baton Rouge Magnet High School
Additionally:
Taylor Science & Technology Academy was recognized for 100+ hours or $100+ towards the HOSA Service Project of Be The Match
Baton Rouge Magnet High School was recognized as receiving the Barbara James Service Award for 102 Hours of Community Service
Fontainebleau High School & Baton Rouge Magnet High School were both recognized for achieving the
HOSA Happenings Award
Ms. Rebecca Pierce, chapter advisor for St. Scholastica Academy, was recognized as the Louisiana Outstanding Chapter Advisor
Catherine Blondiau, State President for 2021-2022 was recognized as the Outstanding HOSA Leader from Louisiana
What a great year for Louisiana at ILC!
Congratulations!!
We are proud to announce that Anita Zahiri, Louisiana HOSA member at Ben Franklin High School, has received a scholarship from HOSA-Future Health Professionals. This is in addition to the scholarship she received from Louisiana HOSA. Well done and well deserved, Anita!!
Congratulations!
We wish to congratulate Anita Zahiri, HOSA member and chapter officer at Ben Franklin High School, who was chosen as the state
High School Student of the Year!
Students compete with their peers at the school system level and may advance to the regional competitions. Students are selected based on academic achievement, leadership skills, character, and service to their schools and communities. Regional selection committees also use electronic portfolios of accomplishments, along with student writing samples and interviews to assess the communication and critical thinking skills of each candidate.
Prior to selecting the three state winners, the state selection committee will conduct interviews and review portfolios and writing samples from each finalist.
Congratulations LA HOSA Students!
2022 LA HOSA Scholarships Awarded:
LA HOSA Shirley Solis Memorial Scholarship
Catherine Bondiau
Belle Chasse High School
Anita Zahiri
Ben Franklin High School
Gabe Hoosier
Buckeye High School
Best of luck to you as you graduate and
embark on your education and career path!
Results!
2nd Annual LA HOSA - Anatomage
Anatomy & Physiology
Tournament
Winners of the High School Tournament
44 teams from all over Louisiana did fantastic in
this fierce competition!
Congratulations to:
1st Place: Team "Thoracic Park" from Buckeye High School
Gabe H., Celise C., Emily R.
2nd Place: Team "mKat" from Baton Rouge Magnet High School
Yausi L., June M., Keanna L., Nithya J., Farzeen W.
3rd Place: Team "Dr. Li and the ICU Bandits" from Baton Rouge Magnet High School
Sarah L., Nancy S., Kalina N., Cierra W., Jason L.
Other teams in the top twelve (in no particular order)
Buckeye High School - "The Uvulas" St. Paul's School - "Carter's Crew"
Byrd High School - "Byrd Anatomy Team 1" Northwood High School - FAME Falcons
St. Paul's School - "Dominic's Gang" Buckeye High School - America's Got Talus"
St. Paul'sSchool - "Conner's Gang" Buckeye High School - "Gastrocnemesis"
Louisiana School For Math, Science, & The Arts - "LSMSA
To all who participated: Well done!!
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Keep learning about
Health Careers.
Ben Franklin High School HOSA went virtual during
HOSA Week!
Newly Achieved Guardian Chapters for 2021 - 2022:
Congratulations to:
St. Scholastica Academy
Lafayette High School
David Thibodaux Stem Magnet Academy
Carroll High School
Berwick High School
Belle Chasse High School
Ben Franklin High School
Pope John Paul II High School
Slidell High School
Chapters can earn the unique distinction of becoming a “Guardian Chapter” – guarding Louisiana HOSA’s commitment to our core values of Learning, Leadership, Service, and Innovation while striving to make sure that our organization continues into the future shining brighter than ever before!
The “Guardian Chapter” designation is granted to local chapters who meet or exceed their membership numbers from the previous academic year.
Your chapter can earn it this year!
Louisiana's First
Guardian Chapters in Louisiana, earned last year:
Pope John Paul II High School
Ben Franklin High School
Time to get those HOSA Cup
Points turned in!!
Learn How Your Chapter Can Earn
The HOSA Cup!
Each Year One School Earns This Traveling Trophy Which Is Awarded At The State Leadership Conference.
Do you have a pointkeeper in your chapter?
Want to keep track of points for your chapter? Download the form!
2022-2023 National Service Project
You + Be The Match = A
Life-saving Team!
Former Louisiana HOSA member becomes a life-saver!
Be The Match is thrilled to partner with HOSA-Future Health Professionals and dedicated members like you!
Start by learning all about Be The Match, so you are 100% prepared to SAVE LIVES!
By going to the website below you will quickly learn there are several ways to work with Be The Match:
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Recruiting people to join the Be The Match Registry®;
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Using the materials to educate others through the competitive events program (Health Education, etc.);
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Set up a table at your school and in the community to sign up more people to the registry
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Help people sign up and swab to become a donor;
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Collect Donations;
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Much more!
QUICK TIP!
5 friends x $20 = $100
Every $100 = 1 potential donor to the Be The Match Registry
YOU are helping to grow the registry, provide grants to patient families, and fund research to make transplants safer and more available to all patients.
Let’s start saving lives—together!
Questions? Contact HOSA@nmdp.org for help getting started.
YOU have the power to save lives.
https://www.bethematchhosa.org/
Are You an Innovator?
Read this Story!
What can you invent? Consider competing in Medical Innovation.
Review the Guidelines here.:
http://www.hosa.org/sites/default/files/18-19%20MI-Original%20Final.pdf
