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Sioux City, Iowa – The Sioux City Career Academy’s Health Occupations Students of America (HOSA) made their presence known at the state HOSA competition at Drake University in Des Moines in early March. All 24 HOSA students from Sioux City placed in the top five for their respective events. Of those, 22 HOSA students placed among the top three finishers in their events and will advance to the international competition.

HOSA is a program for students interested in pursuing careers in health or biomedical science.

The following HOSA students competed in the state competition:

Family Medicine Career Test: Cindy Doan, 1^st place

Biology – National Geographic Testing: Derek Folchert, 4^th place; Paislie Tran, 5^th place

Dental Terminology: Derek Folchert, 1^st place

Medical Math: Cindy Doan, 1^st place

Nutrition: Sabrin Noor, 2^nd place

Pathophysiology: Paislie Tran, 2^nd place

Biotechnology: Juan Rodriguez, 1^st place

Clinical Lab Science: Sabrin Noor, 1^st place; Nghi Nguyen, 2^nd place

Family Medicine Physician: Emaan Colwell, 1^st place

Nursing Assistant: Kayla VonHaden, 1^st place

Phlebotomy: Christina Morales, 2^nd place

Sports Medicine: Kenny Tran, 3^rd place

Epidemiology: Adrian Sanchez, 3^rd place

Extemporaneous Writing: Kirsteen Dam, 4^th place

Health Career Photography: Noe Sanchez, 1^st place

Prepared Speaking: Jacy Jackson, 5^th place; Claire Gann, 6^th place

Researched Persuasive Writing and Speaking: Adrian Sanchez, 3^rd place

Research Poster: Landry Lyman, 2^nd place

Community Awareness: Emaan Colwell and Claire Gann, 1^st place; Paislie Tran and Derek Folchert, 2^nd place

Creative Problem Solving: Olivia Lorenz, Anakin Vuong, Gabe Tolvanen, and Tyler Tolvanen, 1^st place

Health Career Display: Suan Maeda and Noe Sanchez, 1^st place; Uziel Garcia and Christina Morales, 3^rd place

Medical Innovation: Ken Phan and Han Ton, 1^st place

Additionally, Uziel Garcia received the Barbara James Service Award for completing more than 250 health-related volunteer hours. Students Sabin Noor and Paislie Tran were elected to serve on the 2024-2025 Executive Council as Vice President of Community Service and Secretary respectively.