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FEATURED IN THIS eNEWSLETTER IS THE FOLLOWING:
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- Missouri HOSA State Officer Team Program of Work Reflection
- HOSA Week Highlights
- Deadline Approaching: Competitive Events Preparation Workshop
- Taking Down Tobacco: Ways to Educate Students About JUULs and Vape
- Central Methodist University Athletic Training Program
- Missouri HOSA 2020 State Leadership Conference Information Released
- 2019-2020 Affiliation Information
- Calendar of Events
- Questions
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MISSOURI HOSA STATE OFFICER TEAM PROGRAM OF WORK REFLECTION
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Please see the message below from Hallie Holst, the Missouri HOSA 2019-2020 State Secretary regarding a reflection of the State Officer Team’s accomplishments to date.
This fall has been Missouri HOSA’s most productive season yet! The State Officer Team has been hard at work preparing for the remainder of the year, and while we are excited for the upcoming events, we would like to take a moment to reflect on the outstanding things our state has accomplished thus far.
As the State Officer Team sat down to plan the 2019-2020 Missouri HOSA State Officer Team Program of Work, we decided chapter visits would be a top priority. So far this year, we have visited eight chapters across the state of Missouri! Maddie Merrill, State President, has visited Affton High School, Marquette High School’s Officer Team, Marquette High School’s general chapter, Timberland High School, and Mehlville High School. She is honored to have met with the exceptional leaders that comprise Missouri HOSA. With topics spanning from the general HOSA message to emotional intelligence, she has truly seen how HOSA has allowed a group of people with similar passions to come together for the betterment of the healthcare community. Kate Mallery, State Historian, has visited St. Clair High School and Lake Career and Technical Center. She was able to provide members with information about the opportunities that Missouri HOSA offers beyond the local level and information regarding teamwork’s important role within a HOSA chapter. Each visit was rewarding and beneficial for all involved. Hallie Holst, State Secretary, visited Cameron High School. She had the chance to speak with the chapter about effective communication within a team and the further leadership opportunities that HOSA provides. She is excited to see the Cameron chapter’s future success!
The State Officer Team had the remarkable opportunity to attend the Washington Leadership Academy (WLA) held in Washington D.C. in September. The 2019 WLA was an experience each officer will not soon forget. It brought the perfect blend of valuable learning and fun. The message of what it truly means to be an influential leader was extremely beneficial and will be utilized in the lives of each state officer. A major highlight of the few days spent in Washington D.C. was the rewarding opportunity the State Officer Team had to advocate for Career and Technical Student Organizations (CTSOs). We traveled to Capitol Hill and met with many state representatives and senators to pass on how powerful HOSA is in the lives of its students. There are many exceptional aspects of WLA, but the State Officer Team can easily agree that the most valuable aspect is getting to connect with other state officers. Listening to the spectacular ideas and events that other states hold, helped immensely in planning for our own upcoming events and conferences.
As we reflect on this year’s Fall Leadership Conference (FLC), all that comes to mind is excitement and joy. FLC is always the State Officer Team’s favorite conference because we get to see firsthand how intelligent and hard-working the Missouri HOSA members are. Networking with our members and getting to help chapters organize and maximize their efforts is the most rewarding task the State Officer Team is privileged to take on. Over the course of the two-day conference, the goal was to provide the tools and inspiration necessary for Missouri HOSA members to become sure-footed servant leaders. Breakout sessions that revolved around communication, meeting procedure, conflict resolution, and general HOSA knowledge, helped to achieve this goal. Due to the passion and motivation of Missouri HOSA’s delegation, this goal was not only met, but surpassed. From every workshop presented to each song played at the Lip Sync Battle, Missouri HOSA members brought the kind of excitement that ensures success.
Shortly after FLC ended, Maddie Merrill, State President, and Edward Toderescu-Stavila, State Postsecondary/Collegiate Representative, traveled to the National Health Science Conference sponsored by the National Consortium for Health Science Education (NCHSE) in Saint Louis to speak before dedicated health science educators about the great things HOSA does. Missouri HOSA thanks NCHSE for their continued support and we cannot wait to see their relationship with HOSA flourish over the upcoming years.
Thank you for your excellence thus far Missouri HOSA, we look forward to all of your further accomplishments!
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Thank you to SO many chapters who celebrated a successful HOSA week at the local level. From dressing in professional healthcare attire to sporting the colors of our HOSA Service Project partner, the National Pediatric Cancer Foundation, HOSA members spread the word to others that they are indeed our Future Health Professionals!
The State Officer Team challenged local chapters to spell out HOSA in a creative way through the #HOSAWeekChallenge. Featured below are entries from Grain Valley High School, Kearney High School, Collegiate School of Medicine and Bioscience, and Rolla Technical Center!
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DEADLINE APPROACHING: COMPETITIVE EVENTS PREPARATION WORKSHOP
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Missouri HOSA has been very successful at the International Leadership Conference in years’ past. This new statewide event will only strengthen our success at both the State Leadership Conference and the International Leadership Conference. If you and your chapter members are interested in learning more about Competitive Events, please join us at our first-ever Competitive Events Preparation Workshop located at the Governor Office Building located on 200 Madison Street in Jefferson City!
Registration is currently open on and will close on Friday, November 22, 2019 at midnight. The Registration Fee is $15.00 per registered participant, and includes lunch. Space is limited, so Local Chapters will be limited to ten (10) total registered participants. The dress code is casual for this event, so we encourage your members to wear a HOSA t-shirt/polo or a local school district t-shirt. Jeans are acceptable, but it is preferred that there are no holes/rips.
When registering your chapter, please do the following:
- Assure that all advisors and student members in attendance are affiliated members prior to registering for this event.
- Choose a BOXED LUNCH option for all participants. There are four choices of boxed lunches, which include Turkey, Ham, Roast Beef, and Veggie. Each boxed lunch includes chips, a cookie, and a bottled water. If there are special dietary restrictions that cannot be met by the boxed lunch options, please include those restrictions for that participant as well.
- In the afternoon, advisors and students will be divided into Competitive Event Categories. Please include the TOP CHOICE for each participant of those available competitive events listed in the Registration System. A full list is below. Missouri HOSA will do our best to accommodate.
- Health Professions Events
- Clinical Specialty
- Physical Therapy
- Emergency Preparedness Events
- Leadership Events
- Job Seeking Skills
- Researched Persuasive Writing and Speaking
- Teamwork Events
- Creative Problem Solving
- HOSA Bowl
- Complete the Missouri HOSA Chapter Assurance Form and email it to Rachel Fisher at Rachel.Fisher@dese.mo.gov by November 22, 2019.
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TAKING DOWN TOBACCO: WAYS TO EDUCATE STUDENTS ABOUT JUULS AND VAPE
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Educators all over the country have witnessed the return of Big Tobacco.Youth e-cigarette use has skyrocketed to “epidemic” levels. Altogether, 5 million middle and high school students use e-cigarettes, a 135% increase in high school use between 2017 and 2019. E-cigarettes are addicting a new generation of youth and threaten to reverse decades of progress in reducing youth tobacco use.
HOSA-Future Health Professional’s partner, the Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids, with the generous support of the CVS Health Foundation, have resources for middle and high school students.
- The online course, The Rise of Vaping, is available in the Taking Down Tobacco training program. In this 20-minute course, students hear from former and current e-cigarette users about nicotine addiction, learn the facts about vapes like JUUL, practice their refusal skills, and find out what action they can take.
- The Rise of Vaping is also offered as a 20-minute video on the Taking Down Tobacco website (no account is required). The video version can be used in classrooms, assemblies, trainings, conferences, summits, etc. An optional group activity can be downloaded and facilitated after the video to help students practice their refusal skills.
How educators are using The Rise of Vaping course and video:
- Teachers are requiring students to complete the online course in the classroom or on their own time by a deadline. Certificates of Completion can be printed or screenshot as verification. (Teachers are also making the course optional for extra credit.)
- Teachers are using the video in the classroom and facilitating the group activity, and/or having a discussion about e-cigarettes, as part of a lesson plan.
- Schools are utilizing the Rise of Vaping course and/or video as a requirement for students that are found vaping on campus as an alternative to suspension.
- Schools are showing the video during an all grade or all school assembly. Then, teachers facilitate the group activity in their classrooms.
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CENTRAL METHODIST UNIVERSITY ATHLETIC TRAINING PROGRAM
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Love helping others? Enjoy watching people succeed? Have an interest in sports or working with physically active individuals? When considering a career in health care, consider becoming an athletic trainer!
Athletic trainers (ATs) work as part of a health care team and in collaboration with physicians to provide medical care. ATs are highly qualified, multi-skilled professionals who provide services including injury and illness prevention and wellness promotion; examination, assessment, and diagnosis; immediate and emergency care; therapeutic intervention and rehabilitation; and health care administration.
ATs are sometimes confused with personal trainers. There is, however, a large difference in the education, skillset, job duties, and type of patients seen by an athletic trainer and a personal trainer. Unlike personal trainers, ATs follow a medical-based education model and must graduate from an accredited program prior to taking a board examination. Education also includes both classroom and clinical settings using a competency-based approach. More than 70% of ATs have a master’s degree.
To learn more about the accelerated master’s degree program in Athletic Training at Central Methodist University, please see our flier! Want to know more? Email us at athletictraining@centralmethodist.edu.
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MISSOURI HOSA 2020 STATE LEADERSHIP CONFERENCE INFORMATION RELEASED
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Planning is underway for the Missouri HOSA 2020 State Leadership Conference scheduled for March 23-24, 2020 in Rolla, Missouri. Registration will open on Friday, December 20, 2019 and will close on Saturday, February 1, 2020. Registration fees for all participants will be $65.00 and must be paid to Missouri HOSA, ATTN: Shelly Wehmeyer, 5th Floor, P.O. Box 480, Jefferson City, MO 65102. In order to register, a chapter must be in good standing and all members must be affiliated.
All registered participants will need a Medical Liability Release and Code of Conduct form on file at their local chapter. In order to assure everyone completes these forms, please require all HOSA local chapter members to submit these forms to you with affiliation.
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The Missouri HOSA Chapter Assurance Form is due by February 1, 2020. Please send this form to Haley Richardson at Haley.Richardson@dese.mo.gov. She may be reached at 573-751-3872.
Please see below for information regarding the State Leadership Conference. This same information will be shared on the Missouri HOSA website, which can be found at https://www.missourihosa.org/.
The State Leadership Conference (SLC) Event Tentative Agenda is below.
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A list of hotels with conference blocked room rates is attached. Please note that as Missouri HOSA partners with additional hotels, a revised document may be sent out. Other surrounding area lodging options are attached in a separate document.
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You can find the Missouri HOSA 2020 State Leadership Conference Recognition Event Guidelines and Deadlines below. Please pay close attention to deadlines and make sure that you, as the Local Chapter Advisor, approve all activities entered by members by the posted deadline.
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Tallo will be utilized at the Missouri HOSA 2020 State Leadership Conference for the following Competitive Events:
- Used for project content in Clinical Specialty, Community Awareness, Health Career Display, Health Career Photography, Health Education, Healthy Lifestyle, Interviewing Skills, Job Seeking Skills, Medical Innovation, MRC Partnership, Public Health, Public Service Announcement, Researched Persuasive Writing and Speaking.
- Used for Student Eligibility Forms in Interviewing Skills, Life Support Skills, Personal Care and Speaking Skills.
The Tallo State Leadership Conference deadline is March 1, 2020. The International Leadership Conference deadline is May 15, 2020. This means that changes can be made after the State Leadership Conference if a student qualifies to compete. For more information on Tallo, please visit http://hosa.org/tallo.
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You probably have HOSA members with special talents in your Chapter and Missouri HOSA is searching for them!
Missouri HOSA is recruiting singers and performers for the Opening General Session of the State Leadership Conference on March 23-24, 2020. Missouri HOSA is looking for talented singers and performers to participate by singing either the National Anthem or another patriotic or inspirational song of choice. If you are interested, please send a YouTube link to Missouri HOSA. The deadline for entries is February 15, 2020. If selected, the performer will sing/perform at the Opening General Session at the Missouri HOSA 2020 State Leadership Conference. You may email a link or questions to Shelly Wehmeyer, Missouri HOSA State Advisor, at Shelly.Wehmeyer@dese.mo.gov. In the subject line, please write “MISSOURI HOSA 2019 SLC SPECIAL TALENT” and then attach the YouTube link within the email. Please record both songs (National Anthem and Patriotic/Inspirational song of choice) if you wish to be considered for either opportunity. Be sure the HOSA member includes: full name, school, local chapter advisor name, address and phone number.
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2019-2020 AFFILIATION INFORMATION
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The 2019-2020 Affiliation Packet can be found at http://www.hosa.org/affiliation. On page 3 of this PDF document, you will find a step-by-step instructions on the affiliation process. As you log in to the HOSA Management System, you’ll find additional instructions and information.
Please feel free to contact Shelly Wehmeyer at 573-751-3407 or shelly.wehmeyer@dese.mo.gov with any questions. Also, if you have forgotten or misplaced your charter number/password or if you are new to the School District and do not have access, please feel free to reach out as well. The 2019-2020 National and Missouri affiliation dues are $15.00 total per member. Please make sure that all contact information for Local Chapter Advisors is included. Also assure that all members have paid their dues prior to affiliation, as your school district will be charged if affiliation is completed. Affiliation fees should be sent to HOSA Headquarters, 548 Silicon Drive, #101, Southlake, TX 76092.
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The 2019-2020 Missouri HOSA Calendar of Events is located on the Missouri HOSA website at https://www.missourihosa.org/calendar-of-events. You may also click the link below to access it. All important deadlines are also located on the Calendar of Events, along with future dates.
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For more information regarding HOSA, please feel free to contact any of our staff or visit the Missouri HOSA website at https://www.missourihosa.org.
- Shelly Wehmeyer, Missouri HOSA State Advisor
- Rachel Fisher, Program Specialist
- Haley Richardson, Administrative Assistant
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