Monroe High School HOSA students excel at Regional Conference

Students from Monroe High School’s Health Occupation Students of America (HOSA) group competed in the HOSA Region 3 Leadership Conference Saturday in Adrian with great results, including one first place, one second place, and two top-ten finishes. Over 600 students from schools throughout Monroe, Lenawee, Washtenaw, and Wayne Counties attended the conference.

“I am so proud of this group,” HOSA Advisor and Monroe High School teacher Leah Morelli said. “They are extremely committed. None of the prep work is done during class time; they prepared for this and practiced after school and it absolutely shows.”

Juniors DeSean Rouser, Noah Boudrie, and Stephanie Britton took first place in the Creative Problem Solving competition, in which the students had to carefully orchestrate a presentation with a solution to a unique medical or health issue. Junior Madison Winkelman took second place in Sports Science.

The team of juniors Jordan Younglove and Montana Smith landed in the Top 10 in Forensic Medicine, while Julia DePealsmaker and Breanna Norum, also juniors, finished in the Top 10 in Health Career Displays.

With their great showing, each of these students qualified to compete at the HOSA State Leadership Conference in March.

“This is amazing!” Monroe Public Schools Superintendent Julie Everly said. “I am so proud that we have these important opportunities for our students within MPS. The advisors and our CTE Team are an essential part of the success of the HOSA students. Congratulations to all of them!”

Along with Morelli, Kari Arnold and Alka Pandya advise HOSA students at Monroe High School.

The HOSA students’ success is another example of Monroe Public Schools’ commitment to Career and Technical Education for its students. Health and medical education is one of a long list of career pathways that students can follow to prepare for post-secondary education or career readiness.