Conant has impressive showing at HOSA State Competition

Earlier this week from March 17-19, 25 Conant students along with advisor Vicky DeGuia and chaperone Vera Bass in the science department headed to Springfield to compete at the Illinois HOSA State Leadership Conference. 

25 Conant HOSA members pose after their success during the state awards ceremony

If a HOSA member places within the top three in their event, they are considered qualifiers for the HOSA International Leadership Conference in the summer. 

The Conant students below qualified for this competition:

Reyna Patel, ‘25: 1st Place in Pharmacy Science, State Finalist in Extemporaneous Writing

Anuva Jakher, ‘26 and Sabina Rajabova, ‘26: 1st Place in Health Career Display

Michelle Antonio, ‘25 and Anvi Prajapati, ‘25: 3rd Place in Creative Problem Solving

There were even more Conant students who placed top 10 in their events, making them State Finalists: 

Khushi Shah, ‘26: Family Medicine Physician

Violetta Liemieshko, ‘26: Patient Care Tech

Anya Parikh, ‘25: Medical Spelling, Researched Persuasive Writing and Speaking 

Michael Suman, ‘27: Nutrition

Alexa Orlowski, ‘25:Veterinary Science, Prepared Speaking

Amina Moldosanova, ‘27, Hannah Justo, ‘27, Akshara Sirigudi, ‘27: Mental Health Promotion 

Ria Trivedi, ‘25: Research Poster 

If you are interested in joining HOSA before the 2026 State Leadership Conference, you can reach out to DeGuia at [email protected] with any questions. 

The 1st place winning poster made by Jakher and Rajabova in category Health Career Display.

The Research Poster made by State Finalist Trivedi.

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