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02 Health Helpers

03 Member-at-Large

Mail

04 Northern Regional

Conference

05 Northern Regional

Conference Winners

09 Southern Regional

Conference

10 Southern Regional

Conference Winners 14 Social Media

01 Health Helpers

by Dr. Gene Napoliello

Just like an old song by the title “The Best Things in It’s called the Barbara James Jingle and sung Life Are Free”, the best thing in HOSA’s free.Giving of to the tune of “The Best Things in Life Are Free” self to others is an essential quality of all health care (Google Bing Crosby on You Tube). Here are professionals. We serve our patient’s needs with caring, the lyrics: skills, knowledge, empathy, and integrity. Have you A health career for everyone, experienced the Joy of giving to others? Are you The best thing in HOSA’s free, motivated to volunteer service? We are health career professionals, Are you happy in the Health industry?I am happy We serve patients you and me, to be your state advisor since November, 2014. My The doctors we meet, the patients they treat first meeting was the Fall Leadership Conference Care givers who Tweet where I sensed your chapter advisor’s commitment (Tweet-Tweet-Tweet-and pause) to each student’s welfare and health careers and we meet and greet, student enthusiasm.So happy still am I that this So, volunteer and show you care, year, I started writing poems to my staff and a song The person you want to be for you- the NJ HOSA members. The best thing in HOSA’s free Sincerely, Dr. Gene 02 that your competitive events have taught you and will continue to teach you skills that you can carry through your life as the future health professionals. In addition to the annual conferences, biennially, HOSA chooses an organization to raise money for as our National Member-at-Large Service Project. This year, the organization chosen is the National Pediatric Cancer Mail Foundation (NPCF). As this year Raj Bhatt comes to a close, it is extremely Hey members of New Jersey HOSA! This past important to remember to year serving as Member-at-Large has been an contribute to this cause as much amazing honor. I want to thank you for allowing as possible in the 2019-2020 me such an incredible experience in the 2018- year. If you would like to learn 2019 HOSA year. I have learned so much from more about NCPF, please feel my experiences in the Regionals and States free to contact us through any of Conferences, and for that I have you to thank, NJ our social medias, emails, or HOSA. through Remind. This year, the Executive Council has been To the members: the annual working day-in and day-out to ensure the most International Leadership smooth and successful conferences possible. Conference is nearing toward However, this year’s success is dependent on not us. This year, ILC will be held in only the council but you as well. We hope Orlando, Florida. I hope to see 03 ll th ! Northern Regional Conference Jessica Sauer This year’s Northern Regional Conference was the biggest one yet! Beginning the day with a delicious breakfast and a welcome from the Executive Council, the members of HOSA were gathered in the auditorium of Passaic County Technical Institute. After the introduction ceremony, the competitors were dismissed to their respective competitive events. After competitions, the members were able to attend the workshops (held by the executive council) and eat lunch. Once lunch was over, the members were introduced to this year’s keynote speaker: Alexandra Maye. She told an inspiring story about becoming a nurse. She inspired the audience to always stay determined and to believe in oneself. After Maye’s wonderful speech, the award ceremony commenced. Led by NJ HOSA President Dev Patel, awards were presented to their respective competitors. New Jersey HOSA would like to thank the advisors, Courtesy Corps, PCTI hosts, and the competitors. See you all at States!

04 h l Northern Regional Winners Behavioral Health 1 Usturge, Aakanksha Morris County School of Technology 2 Huwang, Katrina Union County Vocational Schools 3 Park, Hannah Bergen County Academies 4 Baer, Jennifer Bergen County Academies 5 Logozzo, Sydney Union County Vocational Schools CPR/First Aid 1 Deery, Elizabeth Sussex County Technical School Peckham, Ethan 2 Patel, Anjali Middlesex County Academy For Allied Health And Peshori, Shreya Bio 3 Ansa, Maame-Afua Bergen County Academies Havriliak, Rachel 4 Kataria, Jeena Morris County School of Technology Pasion, LJ 5 Pujara, Dipika Paramus High School Rachko, Grace Dental Science 1 Munoz, Camila Passaic County Technical Institute 2 Moreno, Desiree Passaic County Technical Institute 3 Mathews, Elizabeth Bergen County Academies 4 Sanchez, Sherelle Passaic County Technical Institute 5 Ventura, Briana Passaic County Technical Institute Dental Terminology 1 Kovvur, Murali Madhav Morris County School of Technology 2 Matha, Rashi Morris County School of Technology 3 Liu, Enoch Morris County School of Technology 4 Xu, Jennifer Bergen County Technical School 5 Wadi, Rawan Bergen County Academies CPR/First Aid 1 Cho, Sohyun Bergen County Academies Lee, Chaehyeon 2 Bemke, Jessica Bergen County Technical School Ozgen, Meryem 3 Aviles, Malachi Sussex County Technical School Cubberly, Amanda 4 Ramirez, Jayline Union City High School Rijo, Omar

5 Kang, Sarah (Daheun) Academies At Englewood Lee, Andrew 05 h l Northern Regional Winners Extemporaneous Health Poster 1 Oh, Justin Bergen County Academies 2 Crissey, Elizabeth Sussex County Technical School 3 Tan, Jasmine Union County Academy for Allied Health 4 Berry, Journey SAciaednecmesies At Englewood 5 Peguero, Dioris Passaic County Technical Institute Extemporaneous Writing 1 Sung, Julie Bergen County Academies 2 Na, Stacey Bergen County Academies 3 Nunez, Sofia Morris County School of Technology 4 Berkow, Emily Union County Vocational Schools 5 Deb, Andima Passaic County Technical Institute Human Growth and Development 2 Rocco, Sophia Union County Vocational Schools 3 Nan, Victor Bergen County Academies 4 Akerele, Christa Bergen County Academies 5 Murthy, Sejal Parsippany High School Home Health Aide 1 Tejada, Scarlet Passaic County Technical Institute 2 Hopwood, Kayla Passaic County Technical Institute 3 Carrillo, Andrea Passaic County Technical Institute 4 Chen, Vincent Morris County School of Technology 5 Rivera, Angelica Technology High School Job Seeking Skills 1 Hortas, Adrianna Passaic County Technical Institute 2 Vega, Jorge Passaic County Technical Institute 3 Havrysh, Sofya HCST - County Prep 4 Pandya, Aashish JP Stevens 5 Bachman, Gabe Union County Vocational Schools Life Support Skills 1 Aponte, Krizia Union County Academy for Allied Health Sciences Medical Assisting 1 Riano, Janet Union City High School 2 Godoy, Julia Technology High School 3 Oras, Abigail Sussex County Technical School 4 Patel, Suchi Paramus High School 5 Reyes, Davianna Technology High School Medical Law and Ethics 1 Zwemmer, Grace Bergen County Academies 2 Hafizka, Yashaan Bergen County Academies 3 Grinberg, Alan Bergen County Academies 4 Chen, Xiaoduo Academies At Englewood 5 Pan, Amanda Union County Vocational Schools 06 h l Northern Regional Winners Medical Math 1 Calicho, Joshua HARP 2 Thamarai Kannan, Lakshanyaa Middlesex County Academy For Allied Health And B 3 Patel, Jiya Bergen County Academies 4 Dresner, Hannah Bergen County Academies 5 Zhou, Mathew Bergen County Academies Medical Spelling 1 Ho, Dorian Union County Vocational Schools 2 Yeung, Estelle Hunterdon County Biomed Sciences Academy 3 Pattathil, Jessica Union County Vocational Schools 4 Gashi, Albiona Passaic County Technical Institute 5 Mbayo, Isiatu Passaic County Technical Institute Medical Terminology 1 Gogate, Ameya Bergen County Academies 2 Rompally, Aneesha Morris County School of Technology 3 Golan, Jonathan Bergen County Academies 4 Yahia, Didar Passaic County Technical Institute 5 Patel, Shlok Bergen County Academies Nursing Assisting 1 Stagg, Isabella Hunterdon County Biomed Sciences Academy 2 Wilson, Ariel Passaic County Technical Institute 3 Chavarria, Daniela Passaic County Technical Institute 4 Rydingsward, Giovanna Paramus High School 5 Gamarra, Allison Passaic County Technical Institute Nutrition 1 Manu, Richard Technology High School 2 Moon, Mia Bergen County Academies 3 Arunkumar, Nithila JP Stevens 4 Antonopoulos, Antonios Bergen County Technical School 5 Gandhi, Khushi Passaic County Technical Institute Pathophysiology 1 Sanjines, Stephanie Bergen County Academies 2 Kesavan, Ranjan Morris County School of Technology 3 Patel, Saahil Bergen County Academies 4 Iasinovschi, Niki Bergen County Academies 5 Rotenberg, Noam Union County Vocational Schools Personal Care 1 Fermin, Lisanna Passaic County Technical Institute 2 Carver, Olivia Passaic County Technical Institute

07 h l Northern Regional Winners Pharmacology 1 Gorostiza, Isabel Morris County School of Technology 2 Narala, Bhargava Bergen County Academies 3 Jacob, Chacko Bergen County Academies 4 Yazeji, Amal Bergen County Academies 5 Kaplan, Sofia Bergen County Academies Prepared Speaking 1 Shah, Priyal Middlesex County Academy For Allied Health And B 2 Ganesh, Varshini Middlesex County Academy For Allied Health And B 3 Barot, Madhav Pequannock High School 4 Datta, Roshni Union County Vocational Schools 5 Kulkarni, Siya Morris County School of Technology Researched Persuasive Speaking 1 Makkithaya, Nidhi Morris County School of Technology 2 Nazeer, Nitin Middlesex County Academy For Allied Health And B 3 McFadden, Maeve Bergen County Academies 4 Munoz, Marissa Sussex County Technical School 5 Patel, Virali Middlesex County Academy For Allied Health And Sports Medicine Bio 1 Silva, Bruno Morris County School of Technology 2 Kim, Michelle Bergen County Academies 3 Shulman, Eric Morris County School of Technology 4 Dhingra, Annika Bergen County Academies 5 Ramos, Mayra Union City High School Transcultural Healthcare 1 Chung, Emily Academies At Englewood 2 Wong, Priscilla Morris County School of Technology 3 Biundo, Marissa Morris County School of Technology 4 Gupta, Raveena JP Stevens 5 Elsetouhi, Nora Bergen County Technical School

08 h l f Southern Regional Conference Rohan Sharma

This year, the Southern Regional Conference was one of the most successful, with more members than any previous year. It was held at Cumberland County Technical Education Center on February 2nd. After brief introductory speeches from NJ HOSA President, Dev Patel, Southern Regional Vice President, Rohan Sharma, and State Advisor, Dr. Gene Napoliello, the members that were competing were dismissed to their competitions.

Following their competitions, the members were given a delicious lunch and the opportunity to attend the workshops hosted by the executive council. After, downtime activities were hosted to help the competitors de-stress after a long day of hard work. Later, our keynote speaker, Alexandra Maye, gave an inspirational speech about her life and becoming a nurse. After a round of applause for the speaker, the Awards Ceremony began and medals were presented to the winners of each competition. The conference was adjourned by President Dev Patel. Congratulations to the winners of the conference! See you all at States!

09 h l Southern Regional Winners Behavioral Health 1 Alyson Molnar Gloucester County Institute of Technology 2 Sonal Shah Monroe Township High School 3 Amanda Lachhu BCIT - Westampton Campus 4 Amanda Fiocchi Vineland High School 5 Akshith Macherla Monroe Township High School CPR/First Aid 1 Isaac Garret Vineland High School Natalie Garret 2 Katelyn Becker Cumberland County Tech Ed Center Eryn McMahon 3 Jaiana Gauiter ACIT Leslie Sanchez 4 Sindy Cabrera Vasquez BCIT-Westhampton Campus Bryce Geesamen 5 Sarah Alvarado Mercer County Technical Schools Emily Torres Dental Science 1 Alberto Trujano ACIT 2 Hina Ali Monmouth County Vocational School 3 Marlon Rivera Ocean County Voc Tech School - Dental 4 Dulce Castellanous ACIT Dental Terminology 1 Lillian Gyamfi BCIT - Westampton Campus 2 Britney Ferdetta BCIT - Westampton Campus 3 Kinnari Kadeja ACIT 4 Charles Luff BCIT - Westampton Campus 5 Claire Sebastian ACIT EMT 1 Heather Marshall Cumberland Regional High School Maraya Silcott 2 Ciena Afanador Vineland High School Madeleine Walters Extemporaneous Health Poster 1 Kateryna Pasichnyk Cumberland Co. Tech-Ed Ctr. 2 David Kim Freehold High School 3 Aastha Kapadia Freehold High School 4 Yissel Diaz Camden County Technical School 5 Jetta Pettit Cumberland Co. Tech-Ed Ctr.

10 h l Southern Regional Winners Extemporaneous Writing 1 Chisano Mutts Cumberland Co. Tech-Ed Ctr. 2 Berner Sagastume Mercer County Technical Schools 3 Shaylyn Bay ACIT 4 Gabriella Laubenheimer ACIT 5 Samantha Pine Camden County Technical School Home Health Aide 1 Jenifer Ocampo Cumberland Co. Tech-Ed Ctr. 2 Jorge Rodriguez Cumberland Co. Tech-Ed Ctr. 3 Brianna Brown Cumberland Co. Tech-Ed Ctr. 4 Kassidy Buirch Cumberland Co. Tech-Ed Ctr. 5 Nyleah Brown Cumberland Co. Tech-Ed Ctr. Human Growth and Development 1 Samridhi Sawhney Monmouth County Academy 2 Deryn Bullock Gloucester County Institute of Technology 3 Eva Nee Hopewell Valley Central HS 4 Cassidy Lamphere Gloucester County Institute of Technology 5 Mythili Avadhani Marlboro High School Interviewing Skills 1 Hailey Herbert Ocean County Vocational School 2 Danielle Byrne MCVSD Keyport Job Seeking Skills 1 Anthony Rossidivito Mercer County Technical Schools 2 Jacob Patrick Pemberton Twp. High School 3 Gabrielle Whittle Vineland HS 4 Lileni Carrasco ACIT 5 Gissel Regalado Ocean County Voc Tech School - MA Life Support Skills 1 Jacob Goldewski Cumberland County Tech Ed Center 2 Laura Rodriguez Monmouth County Vocational School 3 Kenneth Mongiovi Marlboro High School Medical Law and Ethics 1 Uma Kanaparthi Monmouth County Academy 2 Keshav Muralidhan Freehold High School 3 Punya Balwalli Monroe Township HS 4 Matthew Weiner Freehold High School 5 Srineela Voddi Monroe Township HS Medical Terminology 1 Jessica Trenholm Mercer County Technical Schools 2 Kylie Tang Monmouth County Academy 3 Manon Brillouet Hopewell Valley Central HS 4 Caitlene Rodriguez Cumberland Co. Tech-Ed Ctr. 5 Michaela Donnelly Mercer County Technical Schools 11 h l Southern Regional Winners Medical Assisting 1 Kiera Gunning Ocean County Vocational School 2 Kendyl Rivers Cumberland Co. Tech-Ed Ctr. 3 Akash Kotian Mercer County Technical Schools 4 Victoria Quandt Ocean County Vocational School 5 Natalie Czerepusko Ocean County Voc Tech School - MA Medical Math 1 Frances Virtucio Vineland HS 2 Arsh Gupta Freehold High School 3 Ralph Jin Monmouth County Academy 4 Michele Zheng Vineland HS 5 Kirolos Azer Mercer County Technical Schools Medical Spelling 1 Briana Cetoute Ocean County Vocational -Technical Schools 2 Angel Johnson BCIT - Westampton Campus 3 Raesha Campbell Vineland HS 4 Imahni Carpenter Ocean County Voc Tech School - MA 5 Hana Hamid Hopewell Valley Central HS Nursing Assisting 1 Briana Pettus Cumberland Co. Tech-Ed Ctr. 2 Maris Jones Cumberland Co. Tech-Ed Ctr. 3 Jamie Ross Cumberland Co. Tech-Ed Ctr. 4 Georgianna Trischitta Cumberland Co. Tech-Ed Ctr. 5 Juliana Espinoza Cumberland Co. Tech-Ed Ctr. Nutrition 1 Jennifer Santos-Correia Ocean Township Hs 2 Sanya Malhi Gloucester County Institute of Technology 3 Bella Browne Gloucester County Institute of Technology 4 Vinh Tran Monroe Township HS 5 Kashmala Rehman Ocean Township Hs Pathophysiology 1 Dhruv Reddy Monroe Township HS 2 Taylor Nolen Gloucester County Institute of Technology 3 Krysten Noseal Monmouth County Academy 4 Shipra Patei Monmouth County Academy 5 Atharwa Musale Monroe Township HS Personal Care 1 Isabella Pisciotti MCVSD Keyport

12 h l Southern Regional Winners Pharmacology 1 Sarah Yu Hopewell Valley Central HS 2 Noah Novera Monmouth County Academy 3 Parth Rana Passaic High School 4 Rucha Shah Vineland HS 5 Krishna Patel Vineland HS Prepared Speaking 1 Katia Antonetti Vineland HS 2 James Virtucio Vineland HS 3 Mariela Maldonado ACIT 4 Emily Venturi Cumberland Co. Tech-Ed Ctr. 5 Abigail Moore Cumberland Co. Tech-Ed Ctr. Researched Persuasive Speaking 1 Deidy Sapon Gonzalez Mercer County Technical Schools 2 Margaret Achanzar Mercer County Technical Schools 3 Alessa Alex Freehold High School 4 Jessica Michel Cumberland Co. Tech-Ed Ctr. 5 Destiny Simmons Cumberland Co. Tech-Ed Ctr. Sports Medicine 1 Huseyin Cakir BCIT - Westampton Campus 2 Jay Bhargav Mercer County Technical Schools 3 Nicolas Yoshida Cumberland Co. Tech-Ed Ctr. 4 Makayla Scott BCIT - Westampton Campus 5 Taylor Rossiter Cumberland Regional High School Transcultural Healthcare 1 Rachel Warner Mercer County Technical Schools 2 Samantha Sam Gloucester County Institute of Technology 3 Ashley Thoonkuzhy Monroe Township HS 4 Victoria Donelson Pemberton Twp. High School 5 Hanna Iqbal Gloucester County Institute of Technology

13 See you all at the International Leadership Conference! This year's ILC will be held at Disney's Coronado Springs Resort in Orlando, Florida from June 19th-22nd.

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