Six MISD students are moving on to the Health Occupations Students of America (HOSA) state competition in Round Rock March 28-30 in Round Rock. 

A total of nine students placed in the area competition held March 3-4 at Carroll High School. Six of these students qualified for state and will compete later this month.

Congratulations to: 

• Desiree Ortega, Frontier STEM Academy, Grade 11 
  Clinical Nursing, Second Place 

• Abigail Castro, Legacy High School, Grade 11
  Clinical Specialty, First Place 

• Reyan Ghanim, Summit High School, Grade 12
  HOSA Bowl team, First Place 

• Joydeb Nath, Timberview High School, Grade 12
  HOSA Bowl team, First Place 

• Rahul Rajan, Lake Ridge High School, Grade 12 
  HOSA Bowl team, First Place 

• Ravi Raythattha, Lake Ridge High School, Grade 11
  HOSA Bowl Team, First Place 

The sponsors for Ben Barber Innovation Academy's HOSA team are teachers Sheila Holbrooks, Annette Gonzales and Christa Parr.  Learn more about HOSA on the organization's website.