Bravo to the Chargers who represented CA at the HOSA (Health Occupations Students of America) NC Regional Leadership Conference and competition last week. After taking on 15 other high schools in events ranging from CPR and first aid to pharmacy science and genetics, our students brought home 23 top-five finishes! Of those, four students placed third in their events; three students placed second in their events; and eight students placed first in their events! See the full list of events and placement results below. We are extremely proud of this team of future health professionals and are excited to cheer you on at the next competition. 

Behavioral Health: Sophie Wu, ’28, 2nd place

Behavioral Health: Andrea Ye, ’28, 3rd place

CERT Skills: Nicole Huang, ’27 and Vanessa Hu, ’27, 3rd place

Clinical Laboratory Scientist: Emma Wang, ’28, 1st place

CPR/First Aid: Steven Leo, ’28 and Vivaan Kesharaju, ’29 1st place

Dental Terminology: Avery Strouch, ’29, 1st place

Epidemiology: Aarnavi Boppana, ’29, 1st place

Forensic Science: Amy Zheng, ’29 and Julia Ricketts, ’29, Top 5

Genetics: Benjamin Baumgartner, ’28, 2nd place

Health Career Display: Celia Chen, ’29 and Sophie Liu, ’29, 1st place

Health Career Display: Kaitlyn Cromer, ’28 and Mary Kumera, ’28, Top 5

Medical Math: Anna Benjamin, ’27, 1st place

Medical Math: Benjamin Harris, ’28, 3rd place

Medical Terminology: Sophia Cui, ’28, Top 5

Nutrition: Ty Allen, ’27, Top 5

Pharmacy Science: Trisha Bhatnagar, ’29, 1st place

Phlebotomy: Akshadha Chintu, ’28, 2nd place

Surgical Technologist: April Hou, ’28, 1st place

Veterinary Science: Lucille Heinz, ’29, 3rd place