January 4, 2016

SVSU to host 600 high school students in the health sciences

SVSU to host 600 high school students in the health sciences
Wednesday, Jan. 6, 9:30 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Health and Human Services Building and Gilbertson Hall, SVSU

Saginaw Valley State University will host 600 high school health science students for a HOSA competition Wednesday, Jan. 6. Students will be judged on their knowledge in a variety of categories, such as dental science, clinical nursing, physical therapy and veterinary science.

The competition will take place from 9:30 a.m. to approximately 1 p.m. in various classrooms in SVSU’s Gilbertson Hall and Health & Human Services Building. An awards ceremony will be held around 2 p.m. in Cardinal Gym, located in the Ryder Center.

SVSU is hosting the HOSA District seven leadership conference which includes high schools from 25 counties across northeast lower Michigan. A complete list of participating counties can be found here: www.michiganhosa.org/content/new-hosa-regions-county.  For more information on Michigan HOSA, visit www.michiganhosa.org.