HOSA recognizes Madera South High

For The Madera Tribune

The Madera South Health Occupations Students of America group gathers in front of the HOSA Nationals backdrop in Houston in June. From left are Mary Pietrowski (retired HOSA advisor and nursing training instructor at Madera South), Paula B. Reducindo-Avalos (graduated senior and freshman at Fresno City College), Catherine Ortiz-Moreno (Madera South senior and HOSA President), Elizabeth Gonzales-Cortes (graduated senior and freshman at UC Irvine) and Azucena Velasco-Sanchez (graduated senior and freshman at Fresno State).

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Four students from Madera South High School qualified to attend HOSA’s Nationals in Houston, Texas, in June.

Health Occupations Students of America (HOSA), also known as Future Health Professionals, is an international student organization recognized by the U.S. Department of Education and the Department of Health and Human Services. The goal of HOSA is to encourage all health science instructors and students to be actively involved in health practices, and to train young people for work in the health care field.

HOSA, Inc. is recognized by the Internal Revenue Service in the United States as a 501(c)(3) tax-exempt organization since June 1981. This means it is a charitable organization that is eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions.