HOSA

One week after Winter Break, Tualatin High School’s HOSA club hosted a mock state for students interested in competing at the State Leadership Conference (SLC) this year. HOSA, a club for future health professionals, is a nationally-recognized chapter that brings together individuals interested in pursuing careers in medicine. Similar to the real state competition, the mock state offered students an opportunity to try new skills, such as physical therapy and medical assisting, as well as take written tests. These are all skills they can compete in at the SLC. 

Junior Liam Song was one of the students from TuHS who attended, sharing what skills he tried out.

“I did physical therapy, in which I learned how to help a patient stand up and get used to a cane or walker. Also, I did the CPR skill, and I learned how to do CPR properly.”

For Song, mock state was a fun experience. He plans on competing at state. 

“It was a fun and fruitful time that can help me someday,” Song said. “It was a totally new experience for me, and it opened my eyes to the medical field. I also plan on competing at state. If you want to know more about medical stuff or want to learn about the skills, I suggest joining HOSA.” 

For anyone interested in medicine, check out our HOSA club! And for those competing at state next week, good luck! 

FBLA 

Tualatin High School’s Future Business Leaders of America (FBLA) club headed over to Canby High School for the Regional Skills Conference on Jan. 25. There, the club showcased their skills in a large variety of business-related events. 

Club members aren’t necessarily planning for a future in a standard cubicle office job; if you’re interested in the principles of healthcare, digital design, agriculture or journalism, FBLA is the club for variety and opportunity. 

These TuHS students tested and performed in two events each. Congratulations to everyone who placed in the regionals competition, and good luck on the next step at the FBLA State Business Leadership Conference in April!

Accounting 1: 

1st Place: Olivia Pham

2nd Place: Nina Ichikawa

4th Place: Ashton Benke

Banking & Financial Systems:

2nd Place: Addison Hensley, Vincent Sadighi

Client Services:

2nd Place: Skyler Parent

3rd Place: Ashton Benke

6th Place: Diego Wilson

Economics: 

4th Place: Lyan Abdulhaq

Entrepreneurship:

6th Place: Oscar Haslam

Help Desk:

1st Place: Parker Morgan

International Business:

2nd Place: Sydney McDonald, Lea Olivares Raudes, Kayla Vo

Introduction to Business Communication:

1st Place: Dhruvika Vadapu

5th Place: Nethra Balakumar

Introduction to Business Presentation: 

2nd Place: Briana Kaer, Dhruvika Vadapu

3rd Place: Layla Auvil, Nethra Balakumar

Introduction to FBLA:

1st Place: Skyler Parent

2nd Place: Oscar Haslam

3rd Place: Finley Jensen

Introduction to Marketing Concepts:

6th Place: Layla Auvil

Journalism:

9th Place: Lea Olivares Raudes

Marketing:

1st Place: Lyan Abdulhaq

Networking Infrastructure:

1st Place: Kayla Vo

2nd Place: Sydney McDonald

Organizational Leadership:

3rd Place: Enzo Szeto

4th Place: Nina Ichikawa

Sales Presentation:

4th Place: Jamie Mitsuyoshi, Olivia Pham

6th Place: Anders Lien, Riley Madau, Alexander Nickle

Securities and Investments:

2nd Place: Alexander Nickle

5th Place: Jacob Lewis