April 2011 - The following GUHSD Health Occupations Students of America students excelled at the Arizona HOSA Spring Leadership Conference and Competition:
Selah Bratt- Greenway Alumni, Elected Vice President AZ HOSA, post-secondary
Elaine Larson- Thunderbird; Elected Vice President AZ HOSA, secondary
Ashley Giersz- Moon Valley, 1st, Public Service Announcement Team
Marissa Garza- Cortez, 1st, Public Service Announcement Team
Janet Valles- Cortez, 1st, Public Service Announcement Team
Amber Niesen- Apollo, 1st, Public Service Announcement Team
Skye Schuetz- Greenway, 1st, Public Service Announcement Team
Angelica Gutierrez- Thunderbird, Gold, Outstanding HOSA Chapter
Aleksa Mulleyava- Apollo, Az HOSA State PIN design (gold)
Ben Koestner- Thunderbird, Gold, Newsletter Chapter 39100 Team
Alex Erazmus- Thunderbird, Gold, Newsletter Chapter 39100 Team
Abbey Hafner- Thunderbird, Gold, Newsletter Chapter 39100 Team
Tanya Bastidos- Thunderbird, Gold, Newsletter Chapter 39100 Team
Cristina Lisendrelli- Thunderbird, Gold, Newsletter Chapter 39068 Team
Chelsea Sumrall- Thunderbird, Gold, Newsletter Chapter 39068 Team
Sacoya Coles- Thunderbird, Gold, Newsletter Chapter 39068 Team
Sarah Dwarka- Thunderbird, 2nd, Researched Persuasive Speaking
Sarah Weisheit- Sunnyslope, 2nd, Community Awareness Team
Nikki Schroder- Sunnyslope, 2nd, Community Awareness Team
Kayleigh Crowe- Sunnyslope, 2nd, Community Awareness Team
Liz Lopez- Sunnyslope, Silver, Outstanding HOSA Chapter
Jessica Lincoln- Thunderbird, 3rd, Clinical Nursing
Dillon Gomez- Thunderbird, 3rd, Community Emergency Response Team
Egie Larson- Thunderbird, 3rd, Community Emergency Response Team
Mariel Ruiz- Moon Valley, 3rd, Community Awareness Team
Jack Wilson- Thunderbird, 3rd, Community Awareness Team
Boris Akrep- Thunderbird, 3rd, Community Awareness Team
Megan Adams- Thunderbird, 3rd, Community Awareness Team
Ben Koestner- Thunderbird, Bronze, Barbara James Service Award
Sacoya Coles- Thunderbird, Bronze, Barbara James Service Award
Alex Erazmus- Thunderbird, Bronze, Barbara James Service Award
Twila Yellowhorse- Glendale, Bronze, Barbara James Service Award
Tanner Watson- Thunderbird, 4th, Clinical Nursing*
Leah Wilson- Greenway, 4th, Dental Terminology*
Shelby Bray- Thunderbird, 4th, Pubic Health Emergency Preparedness Team*
Audrey McCabe- Apollo, 4th, Pubic Health Emergency Preparedness Team*
Diane Sanchez- Thunderbird, 4th, Pubic Health Emergency Preparedness Team*
Daniel Yagudayev- Thunderbird, 4th, Pubic Health Emergency Preparedness Team*
Nicole Higgins- Washington, 4th, Forensics Team*
Megan Yoakum- Apollo, 4th, Forensics Team*
Yesenia (Michelle) Smallwood, 5th, Clinical Specialty
Ashley Waldron- Sunnyslope, 5th, Health Education Team
Aleksa Mulleyava- Apollo, 5th, Health Education Team
Sthefany Rosales- Thunderbird, 5th, Pubic Health Emergency Preparedness Team
Sierra Roberts- Apollo, 5th, Pubic Health Emergency Preparedness Team
Rubi Lascarez- Thunderbird, 5th, Pubic Health Emergency Preparedness Team
Cynthia Serna- Apollo, 5th, Health Education Team
Dulce Palma-Vasquez- Thunderbird, 5th, Health Education Team
Gabriella Luna- Apollo, 5th, Health Education Team
Jelena Loncar- Apollo, 5th, Health Education Team
Of this extensive list, 31 students have qualified for HOSA Nationals; three students, Ben Koestner, Brandon Benally and Mariah Baron, have been invited to return to Nationals as courtesy corp due to outstanding performances during the conference and competition.
First, second, third, Gold, Silver, and Bronze winners are qualified to attend the National HOSA Competition in June in Anaheim, California.
*4th place winners are qualified to attend Nationals and will be moved into competitive slots as we are notified.