Fountain-Fort Carson School District 8
Today’s Mission: Future Ready
FFCHS HOSA Shines at State Leadership Conference
Miranda Lopez
Nearly 100 Fountain-Fort Carson High School HOSA students recently competed at the State Leadership Conference, showcasing their dedication and talent in future healthcare fields.
13 students automatically qualified for the International Leadership Conference this summer. These students placed Top 3 in the state for their event.
1st Place:
- Brooklynn Burns – Surgical Technician
- Annastacia Benedict – NGL Environmental Health
2nd Place:
- Rhian Tritapoe – Clinical Laboratory Science
- Clayton Nowels – Healthy Living
- Caleigh Drown – Surgical Technician
- Lillian Welch – Physical Therapy
- Jason Nguyen & Kyle Sierra-Ramirez – CPR/First Aid
3rd Place:
- Khiana McCarty – Physical Therapy
- Christopher Fitzgerald – Sports Medicine
- Clayton Nowels – Medical Spelling
- Christopher Fitzgerald, Madalyn Balkom, Adalee Campbell & Sienna Fettig – Anatomage Tournament
More outstanding students placed in the Top 10:
- Tayly Shull and Ashlynn Warpinski – 4th Place – Mental Health Promotion
- Faleen Allen and Charlotte Watts– 4th Place – Medical Innovation
- Evee Todd – 5th Place – Occupational Therapy
- Valeria Cortes Arango – 5th Place – Prepared Speaking
- Taylor Howard– 6th Place – Patient Care Technician
- Sienna Fettig– 7th Place – Patient Care Technician
- Journei Mayes – 7th Place – Respiratory Therapy
- Madilenn Donahue and Kaylynn Neagles – 8th Place – CERT Skills
- Annastacia Benedict – 8th Place – Human Growth & Development
- Olivia Canedy – 8th Place – Health Career Photography
- Isabella Xiong – 10th Place – Home Health Aid
- Memphus Weekly– 10th Place – Patient Care Technician
- Adalee Campbell– 10th Place – Dental Science
- Meghan Bybee– 10th Place – Extemporaneous Writing
Our FFCHS HOSA Chapter was also awarded ‘Chapter of Excellence’ for our outstanding participation in blood drives, community service, hands-only CPR training, volunteering, and more. This is the first time that our program has won the traveling trophy.
A special congratulations to Science Teacher Jessica Threadgill, who was recognized for five years of dedicated service to HOSA!
The mission of HOSA is to empower Future Health Professionals to become leaders in the global health community through education, collaboration, and experience.