Westview High School Future Health Professionals students competed at the State Competition last week, earning several awards and distinctions for the Chapter.
Students from Westview competed against 2,600 peers from across Tennessee at the Leadership Conference that was held in Knoxville on April 4-6.
In competition with students who had already completed Certified Nursing Assistant [CNA] Training, Senior Abbey Buchanan placed at the top, bringing home an impressive first place in Nursing Assisting. Buchanan also received the Barbara James Service Award, a distinction that aims to inspire members to be proactive future health professionals and recognize individual HOSA members who have a commitment to community service in health.
Ninth-grader Ella Hamlin was recognized for competing in the National Issue Exam and received the Barbara James Service Award.
Westview was one of three schools in Tennessee that was recognized for their contribution to the National Service Project. Deborah Shaw, Junior at Westview, was the recipient of the distinction on behalf of the Chapter.
Eleventh-grader Ashlee Carter received the Barbara James Service Award and represented Westview for HOSA Happenings, which is an effort used to inspire members to be proactive future health professionals by communicating the story of their chapter throughout the year through some form of media.
Freshmen students Leah Craddock and Olivia Garner as well as Junior students Nastasia Smith and Sara Goad were also recipients of the Barbara James Service Award. Abby Winston, a Junior this year, made it to the second round of medical photography.
Other competitors included Lexie Jones [Junior] for Cultural Diversity and Disparities, Kiersten Wilson [Junior] for Clinical Nursing, Deborah Shaw [Junior] for Epidemiology, Olivia Garner [Freshman] for Pharmacology, and Leah Craddock [Freshman] for Extemporaneous Writing.
Program Advisors Carolyn Glover, BSN-RN, and Jessica McGuffin, BSN-RN, believe that Westview High was well represented by the students who attended.
“We are so proud of the hard work of these students. A lot goes into preparing to compete at the State level and our Chapter did very well this year,” said Glover. McGuffin added, “We’d like to thank our school, community, and parents for all their support of the program and help with this event.”
Assistant Director of Schools Betsi Foster commends the students and faculty for a job well done.
“Congratulations to the students and faculty for their big achievements at HOSA State Competition. A special thanks to the Westview’s HOSA Program Advisors Carolyn Glover and Jessica McGuffin who work tirelessly to support the students in every way they can. We see you and appreciate all that you do,” said Foster.
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