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Four students from Prairie High School and two from Nezperce High finished in the top five at the State HOSA competition which was held in Boise on April 7th and 8th. Two of the Prairie students and the two from Nezperce actually finished in the top three; which allows them to move on to Nationals. Nationals will be held in Nashville Tennessee in June. HOSA is an international student organization recognized by the U.S. Department of Education and the Health Science Education Division of ACTE. HOSA's two-fold mission is to promote career opportunities in the health care industry and to enhance the delivery of quality health care to all people. Lauren Alfrey was fourth place in Veterinary Science, Kristyna Krogh was 4th in Dental Science, Leah Higgins received 3rd place in Medical Photography and Madison Ulmer was 2nd in Healthy Lifestyles. Not pictured: Tianna Leitch from Nezperce who finished 3rd in Job Seeking Skills and Ashleigh Johnson from Nezperce finished 1st in Researched Persuasive Speaking. (Both Nezperce girls were busy with state officer duties so they were not available for the photo) 
Madison Ulmer, left, and Leah Higgins show off their medals for finishing in the top 3 at HOSA competitions at state, qualifying them for national competition. Photo provided by PHS. 
The four Prairie students who competed at State HOSA competition are from left, Lauren Alfrey, Kristyna Krogh, Madison Ulmer and Leah Higgins. Photo provided by PHS. |
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