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State Leadership Conference, K-State, Manhattan – March 26-27, 2025

  • Registered attendees only

  • Officers will receive a schedule for the two days with their responsibilities.

  • Officers CAN compete

 

  • January 6: Registration opens

  • January 24: Registration closes

  • February 7: Proctors for online testing should be registered in CMS.

  • February 10: Online Testing Opens (6am) - use https://testing.hosa.org/

  • February 14: Chapter Advisor of the Year & Chapter Member of the Year applications/submissions due. 

  • February 14: Attendee cancellation deadline (for partial refund)

  • February 21: Expo/Speaker Registration deadline

  • February 28: Online Testing Closes (11:59pm)

  • March 5: Officer Applications & Scholarship Applications due to tgoosz@kumc.edu 

  • March 14: Uploads due by 11:59pm

  • March 14: Deadline for expo table payments to Pittsburg Office

  • March 17: Sched App Release Date

  • March 17: Event Manager Training (via Zoom) 5pm

  • Judge orientation Zooms (choose one that best suits your availability)

    • March 18: 10am

    • March 19: 6pm

    • March 20: 2pm

Timing for March 26 & 27 will be better finalized after registration closes. ​​

  • March 26: TENTATIVE PLAN

    • Group 1 Student Arrival & Advisor Check in from 8 – 9am, Opening Session from 9 – 9:30am

    • Group 2 Student Arrival & Advisor Check in from 8:30 – 9:30am, Opening Session from 9:30 – 10am

    • Competitive events start at 10am

  • March 27: Sessions start at 8am - SUPER TENTATIVE PLAN

    • This is what is crazy hard to estimate as we are looking at going from 660 last year to an estimated 1,000…my very rough plan right now is…

    • Competitive events and make sure students eat lunch in this window from 8 – 12pm

    • 12:30pm (-1:30pm) – Officer Candidate Speeches

    • 1:30 – 2pm – time for current officers to tally votes, ensure headquarters is ready for awards, etc.

    • 2:00pm – Awards Session 1

    • 3:00pm – Awards Session 2

    • 4:00pm – hopefully done.

  • April 25: Chapter Registration fees due to Pittsburg Office

<<  SLC Dates & Cost Information Document

Registration Cost: $45 for advisors, middle school, high school, and post-secondary members

            Registration costs will include a lunch card with $18 per day for lunch ($36 total), helps cover parking costs ($6 per vehicle), and includes a 45th anniversary pin and a conference pin for every attendee.

 

March 26th Dinner – Add-on cost of $22 per person

            Menu:

  • Chicken Cordon Bleu (Chicken stuffed with cheese and ham)

  • Lasagna

  • Ratatouille for vegan, vegetarian, gluten free members

  • Baked Potato Bar

  • Roasted Vegetables

  • Side Salad

  • Dinner roll

  • Tea & Water

  • Dessert Bar: Chocolate Sheet Cake with Buttercream Frosting, Vanilla Sheet Cake with Buttercream Frosting, Oreo Dessert, Peach Cobbler

 

March 26th Evening Activity – TBA in January 2025

 

Conference Pin & Shirt 2025

All attendees will receive one of these pins.

Additional pins can be purchased for $2 each. 

Pins will be sold again prior to ILC.

 

T-Shirts (as of Dec. 13) will cost $14 – working on securing more sponsors.

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45th Anniversary Pin & Shirt 2025

All attendees will receive one of these pins.

Additional pins can be purchased for $1 each.

Pins will be sold again prior to ILC.

 

T-Shirts (as of Dec.. 13) will cost $6 – working on securing more sponsors.

 

Stop the Bleed Training - $7 add on – available to advisors or students – March 27th for 1 hour

 

Store On-Site: We will have a Kansa HOSA store on site with clothing and swag items.

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Chapter Member of the Year

Each chapter can recognize one member as chapter member of year.  This member should be in attendance at SLC 2025 to be recognized at the closing ceremony. â€‹
 

Forms are due by midnight on Feb. 14, 2025. 
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Click here for application: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1kqvdKT9nc0eHG-32NoDlo8A87QDCFgJ9/view?usp=drive_link

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Local Chapter Advisor of the Year

Take the opportunity to recognize your local chapter advisor for their dedication, hard work, and guidance.  All nominated advisors will be recognized at SLC and the 'winning' advisor will move on to be recognized at ILC as the Outstanding Local Advisor for Kansas.  Applications will be reviewed by AHEC staff . 

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Forms are due by midnight on Feb. 14, 2025. 

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Click here for application: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1vfVbuAe8SzK5Dd3RO_xNdTSq-eY82CtM/view?usp=drive_link

Kansas HOSA Scholarship

Deadline: 03/05/2025 at 11:59 PM CT

 

Kansas HOSA is pleased to announce two $500 scholarships to be awarded at the 2025 State Leadership Conference. All eligible applicants are strongly encouraged to apply!  Applicants must be seniors or current post-secondary/collegiate members.

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Find more information here: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1J_mJaE8HcaGV8RzjfGwqRqEJW7bCyCv_/edit?usp=drive_link&ouid=110842840599624102632&rtpof=true&sd=true

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Click here for the application: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1h_yJNA5iTTcTbBw8Zyz3qqvLaoHgecKF/view?usp=drive_link

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Click here for rating/scoring information: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1lRsmsd31quaIAObL43vvWxvcYn38O59W/edit?usp=drive_link&ouid=110842840599624102632&rtpof=true&sd=true

Officer Candidates

You have registered to take the HOSA State Officer exam and are running for a 2024-2025 State Officer position. Please review the following information carefully.  Please contact the State Advisor, Tina Garetson at tgoosz@kumc.edu if you have any questions. 

 

Candidate Zoom: There will be an optional Officer Candidate Information Meeting at 6pm on Tuesday, February 4th.  The State Advisor will review the candidacy process and then allow time for questions.  This meeting is typically 30 minutes long but is scheduled for an hour to allow time for questions.   Candidates will be emailed the Zoom information the week of Jan. 27.

 

  1. You will take the online HOSA State Officer Exam during the testing window (Feb. 10, 6am – Feb. 28, 11:59pm) at your school. The test will be timed and consist of 40 multiple-choice questions on HOSA-Future Health Professions current facts and information, the history of HOSA, leadership qualities and parliamentary procedure. Information on preparing for the test is on the next page. You will need to score a 70% on this test to move forward in the candidacy process.

  2. Complete the attached packet and return to tgoosz@kumc.edu by midnight March 5th.  Failure to meet this deadline will result in penalty points on your application.  Due to the overall timeline of candidacy and SLC, candidates will not find out the results of the test until Monday, March 3rd and should begin working on the application prior to this date so they are not rushing to finish the application.

  3. Selected candidates (based on test results and the application score) will have a Zoom interview with the State Advisor, State Officer Coordinator, and AHEC staff prior to SLC.  This will be a scored interview and part of your overall application process.

  4. At SLC, invited candidates will be allowed a two-minute (strictly timed) window to give a brief speech to the membership. Use this to showcase who you are, your HOSA story, and why you want to be a State Officer. Be creative! 

  5. For SLC, you will be expected to be in business professional dress. If you have official dress, that would be great!  If not, business professional is fine.  If elected, you will be expected to have official dress. If you have any questions or concerns, please reach out (tgoosz@kumc.edu).  

 

Suggestions for Successful HOSA State Officer Applications

  • DO ask your advisor for help with the application in proof-reading and professionalism.

  • DO practice interviewing skills with advisor, trusted mentors, and/or peers to prepare for your interview.

  • DO consider ideas for a goal(s) for your time in office if you are selected.  Goals frame an officer’s term of service for the year.

  • DO consider why you want to be an officer.  What do you bring to the table?

  • Former Officers are graded and go through the process exactly like new applicants. They are given NO preference. Please do not think you are a “shoe-in” for the office.  Put as much work into the application a second time as you did the first.

    • Also, the staff scoring your interviews, etc. cannot rely on any prior knowledge of you – we can only score what you type, show, or tell us. This is a national HOSA expectation; we have to score each candidate as if we have never met you before.

Candidate Questionnaire Section:

  • It is strongly suggested that this be typed in word or Adobe to be returned.  Please reach out to the state advisor for help if needed.

  • Be thorough!  Within the application is a list of questions. You are allowed up to two pages total for responses, so be detailed and expand upon your answers. The depth of your responses is on the scoring rubric, please be detailed.

  • As you list organizations, do not assume that the application committee will know what a club acronym stands for. Include descriptions of organizations. We might not realize what great skills you have if we don't know what the organization is.  We might not realize what great skills you have if we don’t know what the organization is.

Exam Preparation

            The exam is composed of 34 multiple choice questions about National HOSA and Kansas HOSA. Questions have been prepared by both National HOSA and Kansas HOSA.

 

Items to Review to Prepare

HOSA Handbook – Section A

            HOSA Core Values

            HOSA Creed

            HOSA Official Dress & Competitive Event Dress

            HOSA Emblem

            History of HOSA

            National HOSA geographic regions

HOSA Handbook – Section B

            Competitive Events

HOSA website – Competitive Event Information

Kansas HOSA Website – About – HOSA History

            About Kansas HOSA section

Kansas HOSA Website – Governance Page

            Kansas HOSA By-Laws

            Grievance Policy & Procedure

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You can download a copy of the information above here: https://drive.google.com/file/d/113GL8S0IU_V16N8BptEYYvEdvKyVeGFJ/view?usp=drive_link

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Application:

It is suggested that candidates download this and open in Adobe to be able to enter responses into the PDF.  

Click here: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1ab-T_DSoqgJU5C9c_HKKB36_CAZ-WjlZ/view?usp=drive_link

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Scoring Rubric:  https://drive.google.com/file/d/1872n34nZopbeXaoRAS5Bg_EoGdejADFo/view?usp=drive_link

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