1. WELCOME TO HOSA!!!
September 26, 2018

2. Welcome!!!
Hi, everyone! Welcome to the first HOSA meeting of the school year. Please find a seat towards the front and leave room in the back for freshmen who arrive late.
We will begin shortly!

3. What is HOSA? Future Health Professionals: Mission:
Promote healthcare professions
Recognize students that have interests in pursuing health careers
Enhance the future quality of healthcare
HOSA is an international student organization recognized by the U.S. Department of Education and the Health Science Education (HSE) Division of ACTE. HOSA's two-fold mission is to promote career opportunities in the healthcare industry and to enhance the delivery of quality health care to all people.

4. Our Board Members President- VinhHuy Le Vice President- LJ Lynch
Secretary- Sidney Swartzbaugh
Treasurer- Chelsea Ogbuehi

5. Communications Team-
Icis Park
Somatta Pokharel
Christopher Sharp
Special Interest Group Team-
Ella Ogbuta
Andrew Swenson
Membership Team-
Taha Asif
Pratika Hemanth
Faith Ncho
Service Officer-
Nisarg Shah
Community and International Outreach Team-
Jessica Dinh
Rhea Zachariah
Competition Team-
Sruthi Potturi
Simran Thakur
Sylvie Tran
Programs and Publicity Team-
Madison Maloney
Irene Mwangi
Leadership Officer-
Sam Swift

6. Point System 5 points per meeting 5 points per small groups
4 points per item brought during collections (max of 20 points)
Competition Participation:
Online Testing: 10 points
Area: 15 points
State: 20 points
Nationals: not applicable- summer
Why do we need points?
Need 50 points to be in good standing
Need 60 points for senior cords (3 different methods)
Need 70 points to be considered for an officer position next year

7. What it takes to become a member
Nurse Benny in the Jr/Sr. clinic has registration forms, and if you cannot get one from him, you can pick one up from us at the end of the meeting.
Dues and forms will NOT be collected past October 17th
$30 include:
National HOSA: $10
Texas HOSA: $15
Allen HS HOSA: $5
PLEASE NOTE THAT THE MEMBERSHIP DUES INCLUDE A HOSA T-SHIRT!
We expect our members to follow the new Academic Honor Code: failure to do so through Tier 2 or 3 violations will result in expulsion from the club. Tier 1 violations will be reviewed by the board.

8. Small Groups What are Small groups? Fun activities
Interaction with other members
NHS SERVICE HOURS
The small group calendar has yet to be posted, but we will notify you with future updates!

9. Monthly Collections Every month we take donations
They are NOT mandatory, although we do award points
Partner with clubs to donate tons of items to help our community.
Last year in December, we collected over 600 bars of soap in partnership with Red Cross

10. Speaking of Partnering with Clubs...
We love to work with other clubs for a variety of different causes. Here’s a few different one’s we’re promoting:
NHS!
Red Cross - Sign up for the blood drive!
Student Council - Meetings every other Monday
Eagle Tutors
GSA - Join the Remind to 81010
Science Club - Join the Remind - meet every other Tuesday after school in G141
Bollywood Dance Club
UNICEF
Blanket Buddies - Join the Remind 101- to 81010
If anyone in the audience is part of another club and would like to work with HOSA please let us know!

11. Competition We are having competition this year!
If you are interested in competition, please let us know on your membership form.
We will contact you about competition at a future date.

12. ***Deadline to submit designs is OCTOBER 8th!!!***
T-Shirts
This year you decide! Send a design of the word “HOSA” through remind or DM us on Twitter and you will vote on which one goes on the Shirt! Be looking on the HOSA social media sites for the finalists to vote on!
***Deadline to submit designs is OCTOBER 8th!!!***

13. Keep Up With Us
@Allenhosa
To: 81010
@allenhosa