Lake Washington School District students are ready to make a big splash in the health sciences industry. Eighteen individuals or teams finished in first place and many more placed in the top three at the 2022 HOSA Future Health Professionals State Leadership Conference held virtually March 7-11. 

Students compete in more than 50 different categories. They attend workshops when they are not competing throughout the event. The conference focuses on providing opportunities for knowledge, skill and leadership development in health sciences. 

The national conference will be held in Nashville, Tenn. June 22-25. Those who place in the top three at the state event are eligible to compete at nationals. 

Here is a list of the competitors from Eastlake High School (EHS), International Community School (ICS), Juanita High School (JHS), Lake Washington High School (LWHS), Redmond High School (RHS), Tesla STEM High School (STEM), and WANIC who finished in the top three along with their category and placement:

Behavioral Health

• Third Place - EHS, Sebastian Predescu

Dental Terminology

• First Place - EHS, Suhani Nog

Health Informatics

• Second Place - EHS, Rishee Venkatesh
• Third Place - JHS, Grace Wang

Medical Math

• First Place - LWHS, Helena Kaikkonen

Medical Reading

• Third Place - EHS, Navya Gupta

Medical Spelling

• First Place - EHS, Siddhanth Chari
• Third Place - EHS, Rohan Vokkarne

Medical Terminology

• First Place - ICS, Kunal Duggal
• Third Place - RHS, Rithvikhaa Sathish

Pathophysiology

• Second Place - RHS, Ana Letca
• Third Place - EHS, Rohan Vokkarne

Clinical Specialty

• Third Place - ICS, Kunal Duggal 

Dental Science

• First Place - EHS, Suhani Nog

Medical Assisting

• First Place - STEM, Thanushree Karunagaran
• Second Place - ICS, Shivani Jayaprakasam

Pharmacy Science

• Third Place - JHS, Grace Wang

Sports Medicine

• First Place - LWHS, Danelle Hall

Veterinary Science

• Third Place - EHS, Sofia Iacono        

CERT Skills

• Second Place – WANIC, Dominic Holibaugh
• Second Place – WANIC, Annaliese Mitchell

Emergency Medical Technician

• First Place – WANIC, Jaden Drumm
• First Place – WANIC, Ayush Bansal

Epidemiology

• First Place - EHS, Pranavi Rohit
• Second Place - EHS, Sheshank Shankar

MRC Partnership

• First Place - RHS, Monica Ballas
• First Place - RHS, Harini Baskar

Public Health

• Second Place - WANIC, Ana Ferreira
• Second Place - WANIC, Annika Knopf
• Third Place - RHS, Vaishnavi Vuttravadium
• Third Place - RHS, Anika Chitnis
• Third Place - RHS, Rithvikhaa Sathish
• Third Place - RHS, Dhreeti Taneja

Health Career Photography

• Second Place - JHS, Ria Mohan

Healthy Lifestyle

• First Place - WANIC, Shruthika Srinivasan

Prepared Speaking

• First Place - RHS, Aarya Bhoite

Researched Persuasive Writing and Speaking

• First Place - ICS, Santoshi Pisupati
• Second Place - STEM, Priyanka Kudallur
• Third Place - EHS, Sophia Lisboa

Research Poster

• First Place - STEM, Sophia Rodriguez
• Second Place - EHS, Pranavi Rohit

Biomedical Debate

• Second Place - STEM, Priyanka Kudallur
• Second Place - STEM, Ajeet Venkatesh
• Second Place - STEM, Ryan Chung
• Second Place - STEM, Megha Ramachandran

Community Awareness    

• First Place - JHS, Ria Mohan
• First Place - JHS, Pragnya Gudipati

Creative Problem Solving

• Second Place - LWHS, Mahee Nemani
• Second Place - LWHS, Grace Ross
• Second Place - LWHS, Jolie Barga
• Third Place - RHS, Leanne Heier
• Third Place - RHS, Ella Shi
• Third Place - RHS, Jeslyn Haq
• Third Place - RHS, Natasha Sukhadia

Forensic Science

• Second Place - EHS, Anjana Begur
• Second Place - EHS, Nathan Yap

Health Career Display

• First Place - RHS, Sophia Conner
• First Place - RHS, Katie Xiao
• Third Place - STEM, Tejas Pakalapati
• Third Place - STEM, Talah Albadawi

Medical Innovation

• First Place - STEM, Farzad Hasan
• First Place - STEM, Milana Veera
• First Place - STEM, Sruthika Saravanakumar
• Second Place - STEM, Shivani Sama
• Second Place - STEM, Sanjana Desai
• Second Place - STEM, Prisha Agarwal
• Third Place - EHS, Sophia Lisboa
• Third Place - EHS, Charlotte Gruian
• Third Place - EHS, Maahum Jahangir

Public Service Announcement

• First Place - EHS, Navya Gupta
• First Place - EHS, Chandana Pilla
• First Place - EHS, Shriya Bapat
• First Place - EHS, Chinmayee Deshpande
• Second Place - STEM, Ateeq Ahmedramlan
• Second Place - STEM, Vijaya Sripada
• Second Place - STEM, Gauri Raman

Barbara James Service Award

• First Place - JHS, Ria Mohan
• Second Place - RHS, Akshita Kikkuru
• Third Place - RHS, Harini Baskar
• Third Place - LWHS, Jolie Barga
• Third Place - RHS, Maria Borges