By Matt Hoover
USD 475 Communications Coordinator
JUNCTION CITY, Kan. – The Junction City High School HOSA Chapter had a banner week at the State Leadership Conference in Manhattan as the Blue Jays had six individuals qualify for nationals.
Earning first place honors in their respective divisions and advancing to HOSA's International Leadership Conference, which will take place on June 18-21 in Nashville, Tenn., were Alena Franquiz in Clinical Specialty and Migyelle Ganuelas in Healthy Living, as well as Victoria Kim and Aniela Adjei in Mental Health Promotion. Other top four finishers included Jasmine Palmer and Oliver Lucas who brought home third place accolades in Healthy Living and Home Health Aide, respectively.
JCHS saw seven other individuals or teams place in the top 10 in their respective events, including Ashlynn Brown (Medical Assisting), Oliver Lucas (Medical Terminology), Brooke Barnes (Career Development), Adjei (Research Poster) and Giovanna Morales Vitello (Health Career Photography).
Finally, the teams of Tyree Sprivey and Kacey Clarke, as well as Destiny Harborth and Brooke Barnes, each posted top 10 showings in Emergency Medical Technician to round out the Blue Jays top marks for the week.
Overall, Junction City High School had 30 students attend the leadership conference, which took place on the campus of Kansas State University. During the week, students not only took part in informational sessions, but were also able to sharpen their skills through different skill training sessions.