Columbia Public Schools' HOSA chapter attended the Missouri HOSA 2018 State Leadership Conference on March 26-27 at Missouri S&T located in Rolla, Missouri.

Columbia Area Career Center took 22 students in a variety of specialties and competitions from EMT to biomedical debate. Some are performance challenges, while others are knowledge-based tests. Eleven students qualified for the International leadership conference in Dallas, Texas, in June.

The following students are Missouri state medalists and will advance:

Gold:
Kaelyn Kovarik - EMT Team
Priyanka Patel - EMT Team
Kathleen Meineger - Pathophysiology
Dharti Patel - Epidemiology

Silver:
Priya Barua - Transcultural Healthcare
Morgan Banker - EMT Team
Tess Brinkerhoff - EMT Team
Jada Henry - Nurse Assisting
Mamay Si - Human Growth and Development

Bronze:
Kavin Anand - Nutrition
Sarah Holmes - Physical Therapy