AHS HOSA Team Garners
3rd Place Honors Nationally

Members of the Arab High School HOSA team smother HOSA advisor Margie Wooten with a huge group hug after the team placed third in the national competition in Nashville.  Photo special to Arab Today

AHS HOSA Bowl team members who placed 3rd in the nation during competition in Nashville L-R:  Kevin Gilbert, Corey Harris, Ragan Haymon, and Jason Gilbert. Photo special to Arab Today

July 3, 2009
When it comes to competing, members of the Arab High School HOSA team take their roles seriously.  So seriously that they have placed first in state competitions for 21 straight years and in the top ten in national competition for the past 17 years.  HOSA advisor Margie Wooten says the Arab name carries a reputation that gets the attention of other competitors.

80 teams entered the competition at this years National Leadership Conference in Nashville.  The competition begins with a written qualifying round and progresses to a question and answer competition after the number of teams has been reduced to 34.

Margie Wooten and Betsy Washington serve as advisors to the HOSA students.

Members of the Arab High School HOSA L-R:  Justin Pendergrass - Health Education, Carley Hallman - Medical Reading, Valerie Vanstone - Medical Reading, HOSA Scholarship recipient, Laura Leigh Holloway - Medical Reading, Kelsey Whisenant - Health Education.  Back Row L-R:  Corey Harris - HOSA Bowl, Kevin Gilbert - HOSA Bowl, Jason Gilbert - HOSA Bowl, Ragan Haymon - HOSA Bowl                                        All HOSA Photos special to Arab Today

The HOSA Bowl bracket board tells the story as Arab (#02153) makes it's way through the competition with 79 other teams.

L-R: Laura Leigh Holloway, Valerie Vanstone, Carley Hallman

Health Education Team Kelsey Whisenant Justin Pendergrass

Ragan Haymon at Opening Session. Ragan is the Alabama Northern Region Vice-President

Advisor Betsy Washington and son Andrew Washington.

Our roving reporter Andrew Washington.

Having fun in Nashville!!

HOSA Bowl after placing third in the nation out of teams from all over the USA!!!!!!!