WELCOME TO HOSA!

WHAT IS HOSA?

OFFICERS  President: Ricardo Reboso  President-Elect: Michael Gonçalves  Vice Presidents:  Samantha Suarez-Burgos- Clinical Competitive Events  Daniella Martinez- Practical Competitive Events  Secretary: Carolina Ruiz  Treasurer: Mercy Perez  Parliamentarian: Fernando Yzquierdo  Historian: Maria Sotolongo  Assistant Historian: Sarina Prado  Activities Director: Jordan Caroll  Reporter: Krista Alles  Conference Manager: Alexis Valcarcel Committee Heads Fundraising: Bailey Reidy Community Service: Athena Ortega Career Development: Kianna Bruzzo HOSA Week: Seiko Hosoki Team Development: Jason Simm

GENERAL INFO  Meetings are every 4 th Thursday of the month.  You are only allowed two absences.  If you cannot make it to a meeting please us in advance with your reason.   Seniors: HOSA scholarships/alumni info is on the TERRA HOSA website

CLUB FEES  Club Dues Total: $50  Region: $14  State: $12  National: $10  TERRA HOSA: $14  Sponsorship letter is on the TERRA HOSA Website.  Let us know if you have any fundraising ideas! Collection Date: Monday, September 28 You must pay to be a member!

IMPORTANT EVENTS – SAVE THE DATE!!  HOSA WEEK: Nov 1-7  Online Testing: Nov 16-Dec 4  Test Results: Jan 8  Regoinal Comp. events: Jan Lindsey Hopkins  Awards Breakfast: Feb Doubletree-Airport  States: April Orlando  Nationals: June Nashville, Tennessee

COMPETITIONS  You can find a list of all the competitive events and their guidelines here:  START RESEARCHING COMPETITIONS!  You’ll need to know which competitions interest you for your application, so start looking ASAP.  There’s a file on the club website that contains personality quizzes and other tools to help you discover your ideal competition!  There is a competition for practically everything, so look around and see which one suits you best.  Some competitions are teamwork events.

UNIFORM  Boys:  Black or Navy Blue Suit  White dress shirt  Burgundy tie  Black dress shoes  Girls:  Black or Navy Blue Suit  Trousers or skirt (SKIRT NOT RECOMMENDED)  Skirts must be knee-length.  Black flats or heels (Should be comfortable, we do lots of walking!)  White dress shirt/ blouse  Burgundy scarf and panty hose is optional

APPLICATIONS  Club Applications are on the TERRA HOSA website.  Print out the completed application and turn it in to Mrs. Brodermann, Mr. Rojas, or any HOSA Officer no later than Tuesday, September 22.  Competition Placement will be posted online by Friday, September 25.  We will try our best to assign you to your first or second choice for competition.

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WE LOOK FORWARD TO AN AMAZING HOSA YEAR!