BREAKING NEWS
February 17, 2010 -
Alvin, Texas – Twenty-three members of
the Alvin and Manvel High School Health Occupation Students of America (HOSA)
chapters won honors in the
Area 6 competition held February 12-13 at Deer Park High School in Deer Park,
TX. Thirteen members will move on to statewide competition to be held April 15-17
in Houston. Students compete in a variety of events including Community
Emergency Response Team (CERT) skills, Medical Reserve Corps (MRC) Partnership,
and poster presentations.
Matthew Lawhorn of Alvin High School was elected Area 6 President.
Michelle Liaw and Justin Agno of Manvel High School placed first in CERT
competition, which tests the student’s ability to deal with emergencies
including Triage, and Disaster Medical Operations. “Your kids did a great job.
Alvin ISD should be proud of them and the level of skills they exhibited”, said
Shawn Henners, MRC Coordinator for Harris County who judged the CERT
competition.
Matthew Lawhorn, Jessica Wilson,
Joseph Earl, Alyssa Nelson, and Kaitlyn Jenkins took First Place in the MRC
Partnership competition. These students presented their project that documented
how their chapter is working with the Brazoria County Medical Reserve Corps to
address the Surgeon General’s Priorities for Public Health.
The
HOSA students trained for this event through a partnership with Homeland
Preparedness Project and the Brazoria County Citizen Corps. “These kids worked
hard to hone their skills for this competition, but more importantly the skills
they are learning can save lives”, according to Bill Ray, Executive Director of
Homeland Preparedness Project, a local non-profit that works with communities to
prepare citizens to take care of themselves, their families, and their neighbors
during emergencies and disasters.
“Everyone should learn these skills. It might mean the difference between life
and death for someone in your family”, said Ray. CERT and MRC classes are
offered free of charge throughout the County. Visit the calendar at
homelandpreparedness.org for a complete list of upcoming training.