Several Brownwood High School (BHS) HOSA (Future Health Professionals) students recently participated in the Area Conference March 3-4 at Carroll Senior High School in Southlake, TX.

Brownwood’s HOSA earned the following awards and honors:

1st Place – Kali Alvizo – Researched Persuasive Writing and Speaking (State Qualifier)

1st Place – Lilliana Lujan – Veterinary Science (State Qualifier)

2nd Place – Taylor Pinckney – Healthy Lifestyle (State Qualifier)

3rd Place – Kyle Recolizado – Pharmacy Science (State Qualifier)

4th Place – Allie Touhakis, Carli Schoen, Jesslyn Sliger, Natalie Edmonds, and Addison Strickland – Mental Health Promotion

5th Place – Emory May – Veterinary Science

5th Place – Allison Godhino – Medical Spelling

5th Place – Trinity Sessoms, Magaly Cervantes, Savannah Rodriguez, and Noeli De La Torre – Health Education

5th Place – Emma Ringer – Health Career Photography

Outgoing Area Secretary – Trinity Sessoms

Outgoing Area Officer Coordinator – Valarie Scull

Students that previously qualified for state are:

Aishwarya Nigalye – Epidemiology (State Qualifier)

Mia Lara – Health Care Issues (State Qualifier)

Taylor Pinckney – Health Care Issues (State Qualifier)

Aishwarya Nigalye – Health Care Issues (State Qualifier)

Trinity Sessoms – Health Care Issues (State Qualifier)

Madison Brooks – Health Care Issues (State Qualifier)

“The students worked hard preparing for their events and working on their projects,” said BHS Health Science Technology teacher Valarie Scull. “We are proud of them for putting in the time and effort required to be successful at this competition. It is a great feeling to watch them be recognized and rewarded for their efforts!”