Four students

participated at the state level of the HOSA competition, each bringing

home a gold medal even though they had no prior experience with the contest.

Vikash Amin

and Greg Berger competed in the Emergency Medical Technician division

as a team. This event included a written test as well as a clinical exam.

Lauren Knight and Jennifer Messer worked as a team in the Health Career

Display category. They gave a five-minute presentation with a period of

questions and answers. Written tests in both categories had as many as

100 questions.

The tournament

was competitive with approximately 400 students participating in 35 categories.

Now the winning Starr's Mill students will go on to compete at the national

level next month in Atlanta along with 5,000 other winners from throughout

the nation.

HOSA is a student

organization whose mission is to promote career opportunities in health

care and to enhance the delivery of quality health care to all people.