Members of Chattooga High School HOSA are being recognized after a strong showing at the recent Georgia HOSA State Leadership Conference, where students brought home multiple honors and represented the school in a wide range of competitive events.

Among the top finishers, Daisy Bishop earned second place in Personal Care and received a silver medal. Alice McGraw also took the stage in the Personal Care category. In addition, Chattooga High School HOSA earned bronze in the Elite Chapters Program, highlighting the chapter’s overall effort and achievement.

A total of 23 Chattooga High School students competed at the conference. Those participants included Daisy Bishop and Alice McGraw in Personal Care; Keeson Andrews in Clinical Specialty; Kiyah Shropshire in Respiratory Therapy; Beydaly Gabriel-Diaz and Serene McCutchins in Medical Innovation; Jayla Edgeman and Lily Lopez in ATC Anatomy and Physiology; Yulmi Vasquez-Perez in ATC Leadership; Ember White in Medical Reading; James Chavez in Pharmacology; Kevin Vicente-Ramos in Extemporaneous Writing–Health Policy; Kaitlyn Mowry, Izzie Pendergrass, Eme McCary, Piper Maney, and Evelyn Mae Lutz in Mental Health Promotion; Emily and Mary Weedon in Forensic Science; Autumn Henderson in Research Poster; McKenzy Chitwood in Interviewing Skills; and Demya Williams and Cameryn Smith in Courtesy Corps.

The chapter also shared appreciation for Keeson Andrews for assisting with the patient care tech competition, and celebrated the chance to see Cameron Carter, Lexi Lemmings, and Brinley during the event.

School supporters praised the students’ hard work in what was described as an extremely difficult competition, with chapter members saying they were proud of every student who took part.