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SVCTE Sports Medicine Team Takes Third Out of 115 Teams at Cal-HOSA Competition

a group of students posing in front of a building

A group of students dressed in suits posing for a photo

 

Twenty-five Silicon Valley Career Technical Education (SVCTE) students competed at the 2023 Cal-HOSA State Leadership event from March 23 to 25 in Sacramento, CA among 4,200 students. 

 

Of the 25 who qualified for the State event, 10 students made it to round two of their events. Of those 10, a team of five Sports Medicine students took home third out of 115 teams in the Anatomage competition. The touch-screen equipment provides a realistic life-sized 3D anatomy system including muscular, digestive, respiratory, skeletal, and the heart as if the students were working with an actual cadaver. It allows them to conduct virtual dissections on images of real-life bodies that were donated for science. 

 

The winning Anatomotage team included: 

“Our students demonstrated business professionalism and represented SVCTE programs with the utmost respect,” said Maggie Kasberger, HOSA advisor and SVCTE Sports Medicine and Kinesiology teacher. “I cannot begin to explain how proud I was to be a part of this opportunity to represent our school and programs that each of you have put so much time and energy into.”

 

To qualify, the students participated in regional testing, which included seminars, competitions, and other activities to engage students and expand on leadership skills.

 

Students who participated include: 

Name Competition School
School District
Gadwharrle Anin Medical Assisting Westmont Campbell Union High School District
Marianne Antiporta Sports Medicine Milpitas Milpitas Unified School District
Erika Aguilar Pharmacy Technician Santa Teresa East Side Union High School District
Leslie Arroyo Granados Medical Assisting Oak Grove East Side Union High School District
Anthony Aruta Sports Medicine Branham Campbell Union High School District
Emily Chen Medical Assisting Leigh Campbell Union High School District
Alvin Dang Sports Medicine Piedmont East Side Union High School District
Marisa Dumas-Mayol Sports Medicine Santa Teresa East Side Union High School District
Keoki Fontecha Phoenix Sports Medicine Evergreen East Side Union High School District
Eric Huynh Sports Medicine Silver Creek East Side Union High School District
Rassa Khosravi Medical Assisting Leigh Campbell Union High School District
Lindsay Le CPR First Aid/Medical Terminology Silver Creek East Side Union High School District
Marco Lozano Sports Medicine San Jose San Jose Unified School District
Clare McNamara Veterinary Science Los Gatos Los Gatos-Saratoga Union High School District
Arlene Nguyen Sports Medicine Evergreen East Side Union High School District
Diana Perez Casarez Sports Medicine Oak Grove East Side Union High School District
Amy Sanchez Cortes Medical Assisting Westmont Campbell Union High School District
Yael Shpits Sports Medicine Milpitas Milpitas Unified School District
Skyden Shugan Sports Medicine Mount Pleasant East Side Union High School District
Stacy Spurlin Sports Medicine Branham Campbell Union High School District
Elvis Torres Sports Medicine Silver Creek East Side Union High School District
Kevin Truong Sports Medicine Piedmont East Side Union High School District
Althea Umayam Sports Medicine Silver Creek East Side Union High School District
Laura Vo Dental Terminology Piedmont East Side Union High School District
Nathan Vong CPR/ First Aid Santa Teresa East Side Union High School District

 

About Cal-HOSA: Cal-HOSA provides pathways for developing higher levels of leadership skills, education, and professionalism in aspiring health care students, who desire to serve their communities with excellence. 

 

About Metropolitan Education District: MetroED provides Career Technical Education and academic programs to over 2,600 high school and adult students in Santa Clara County. From its campus located centrally in San Jose, California, the district operates Silicon Valley Career Technical Education and Silicon Valley Adult Education. Register for a free campus tour or get more information at: www.metroed.net