Students in Gordan Cooper Technology Center’s Practical Nursing and Health Career program recently competed and placed in the HOSA International Leadership Conference in Houston, according to the center.
Gordon Cooper had eight gold medalists, two silver medalists, and three bronze medalists at the conference, a press release said. The institute had the most award winners for any Oklahoma technology center. To qualify for internationals, students had to place first in their competitive event at the Oklahoma HOSA State Leadership Conference.
The winners are: 1st Place in Community Awareness: Cheyenne Phelps (Maud), Jackson Phelps (Tecumseh), Marianna Pettyjohn (Meeker), and Breanna Lemay (Newalla) 1st Place in Clinical Nursing: Kayla Martin (Prague) 1st Place in CPR and First Aid: Cameron Gonzales-Gunville (Earlsboro) and Alexis Francis (Asher) 1st Place in Clinical Specialty: Lacey Howard (Shawnee) 2nd Place in Nursing Assisting: Kortney Griffin (Shawnee) 2nd Place in Medical Assisting: Rebecca Rogers (McLoud) 3rd Place in CERT: Brooklyn Tucker (Shawnee) and Savanna Wenger (Shawnee) 3rd Place in Home Health Aid: Mikayla Maselli (McLoud) Top 10 Finisher in Job Seeking Skills: Ally Fichtner (Shawnee/ North Rock Creek HS) Top 10 Finisher in Life Support Skills: Ethan French (Shawnee) Jackson Phelps also served as the Oklahoma HOSA State Officer for the year, and the group won the HOSA Excellence Award.
HOSA is a career and technical student organization for future health professionals. Students from all over the world competed in the event from the United States, China, Canada, South Korea, Puerto Rico and Italy.