Local students excel in health science event

Bigfork, Flathead, Polson and Whitefish high schools brought home state winners following the 12th annual HOSA Future Health Professionals State Leadership Conference in March.

More than 300 high school students tested their skills in 30 health science events, which ranged from biomedical debate to sports medicine. Students also attended a variety of seminars and speakers during the conference.

Students who placed at state qualify to compete at the International HOSA Leadership Conference in Nashville, Tennessee, in June.

HOSA is a career and technical student organization that prepares students for college and careers in the health sciences along with leadership and service work opportunities.

For more information visit www.montanahosa.org or www.hosa.org.

Local results are as follows:

Biomed Debate

Gold: Flathead (Braden Comer, Sierra Dilworth and Anabelle Pukas)

Silver: Bigfork (Alyssa Beach, Cameron Pancoast and Wilson Vogt)

Creative Problem Solving

Bronze: Whitefish (Emma Binstein, Kellie Brown and Zander Wold)

Forensic Medicine

Gold: Whitefish (Madison Davis and Abbie Reese)

HOSA Bowl Class A-C

Gold: Bigfork (Kayleigh Beaulieu, Gabriella DiPaulo, Deirdre Leslie and Julia Saunders)

Silver: Polson (Dylan Cooper, Brenna McGuiness and Nathan Young)

Bronze: Whitefish (Ryan Brown, Madison Davis, Ethan Pothoff and Chaffin Ross)

Medical Photography

Bronze: Noah Love, Flathead

Dental Terminology

Gold: Ethan Potthoff, Whitefish

Medical Reading

Gold: Hanna Brann, Flathead

Medical Spelling

Bronze: Ryan Brown, Whitefish

Bronze: Kendra Wilke, Flathead

Human Growth and Development

Bronze: Dylan Cooper, Polson

Nutrition

Bronze: Julia Saunders, Bigfork

Silver: Beth Brash, Flathead

Medical Assisting

Silver: Hope Bruner, Flathead

Veterinary Science

Bronze: Sierra Dilworth, Flathead