JVS Allied Health Sciences student heads to state competition

Five Lorain County JVS Allied Health Sciences students recently traveled to the Pioneer Career Center in Shelby, Ohio to participate in the HOSA - Future Health Professionals regional competition. Lijanna Marcano, a senior from Elyria, placed first in Medical Terminology and will advance to State competition in Columbus this April. All the students and the competitions they participated in are listed below by their associate school. Amherst Junior Aryanna Liddington competed in the Medical Terminology event Brookside Junior Madison Torres competed in the First Aid and CPR event Elyria Senior Lijanno Marcano competed in the Medical Terminology event Wellington Junior Kallie Mackrell competed in the Medical Math event; junior student, Hailey Staffeld, competed in the First Aid and CPR event HOSA - Future Health Professionals, formerly known as Health Occupations Students of America (HOSA), is a national career and technical student organization.

— SUBMITTED Allied Health Sciences students at HOSA Regional Competition included:From left: Kallie Mackrell (Wellington), Madison Torres (Brookside), Hailey Staffeld (Wellington), Lijanno Marcano (Elyria), Aryanna Liddington (Amherst).