CT HOSA
Competitive Event Winners

2025 – 2026 State Leadership Conference Winners

RECOGNITION EVENT AWARDS

Barbara James Service Award – Gold – SS (INDIVIDUAL)
Ashika Sharma – Rocky Hill High School (325 Hours)

Barbara James Service Award – Bronze – SS (INDIVIDUAL)
Tejaswi Sirikonda – Farmington High School (143.5 Hours)
Rajanya Bishi – Farmington High School (133.19 Hours)
Advita Chandgude – Farmington High School (112 Hours)

Outstanding CTSO Chapter Service Award
Farmington High School

Outstanding HOSA Chapter Advisor Award
Sara Brewer – Torrington High School

Outstanding HOSA State Leader Award
Kripa Jacob – VP of Communications

COMPETITIVE EVENT AWARDS

Behavioral Health – SS (INDIVIDUAL)
1st Place: Sarina Tian – Amity Regional High School
2nd Place: Usaria Rahman – Brien McMahon High
3rd Place: Lauren Arauz-Mendez – Warren Harding High School

Biomedical Equipment Technician – SS (INDIVIDUAL)
1st Place: Jordan Bagnara – Brien McMahon High
2nd Place: Sharvani Thyarla – Farmington High School
3rd Place: Nathan James – Farmington High School

Community Awareness – SS (TEAM)
1st Place: Ariya; Kale; Nukavarapu; Sharma; Erigela; Gottam – Farmington High School
2nd Place: Kurup; Shin; Kurian; Sarsanwar; Bhosle; Ravi – Rocky Hill High School
3rd Place: Cronan; Donoghue; Vari – Valley Regional High School

CPR/First Aid – SS (TEAM)
1st Place: Visser; Visser – Newington High School
2nd Place: Thomas; Gallagher – Rocky Hill High School
3rd Place: Marinaro; Reiss – New Milford High School

Dental Terminology – SS (INDIVIDUAL)
1st Place: Samantha Abella – Brien McMahon High
2nd Place: Nicholas Baglio – Trumbull High School
3rd Place: Vivien Hua – Farmington High School

Emergency Medical Technician – SS (TEAM)
1st Place: Creedon; Salian – Rocky Hill High School
2nd Place: Morje; Thirumurugan – Farmington High School
3rd Place: Maddineni; Raman – Farmington High School

Epidemiology – SS (INDIVIDUAL)
1st Place: Dorling Gutierrez- Velasquez – Warren Harding High School
2nd Place: Aaron Goncalves – Ridgefield High School
3rd Place: Roque DiCristofaro – Farmington High School

Forensic Science – SS (TEAM)
1st Place: Mishra; Anyimadu – Farmington High School
2nd Place: Cohen; Xu – Simsbury High School
3rd Place: Habib; Ngo – Newington High School

Health Career Display – SS (TEAM)
1st Place: Tadinada; Mandac – Farmington High School
2nd Place: Perdikis; Bouabid – Simsbury High School
3rd Place: Benoy; Shaji – Newington High School

Health Career Photography – SS (INDIVIDUAL)
1st Place: Rayaan Asghar – East Lyme High School
2nd Place: Chantida Ngaoluangrath – Warren Harding High School
3rd Place: Caitlin Hill – Ridgefield High School

Health Informatics – SS (INDIVIDUAL)
1st Place: Shreysht Rajesh – Farmington High School
2nd Place: Vishnu Mukku – Avon High School
3rd Place: Shiloh Joseph – Brien McMahon High

Human Growth & Development – SS (INDIVIDUAL)
1st Place: Ella Nunez – Newington High School
2nd Place: Sophia Li – Amity Regional High School
3rd Place: Anica Anan – Newington High School

Medical Innovation – SS (TEAM)
1st Place: Baba; Goetz – Simsbury High School
2nd Place: Demkowicz; Zhang – Farmington High School
3rd Place: Cayot; Tavares – Trumbull High School

Medical Law and Ethics – SS (INDIVIDUAL)
1st Place: Hadia Qadir – Brien McMahon High
2nd Place: Rohin Mahendran – Trumbull High School
3rd Place: Olivia Trigonis – Torrington High School

Medical Math – SS (INDIVIDUAL)
1st Place: Yailin Morocho – Brien McMahon High
2nd Place: Maura Brunt – Trumbull High School
3rd Place: Advik Singh – Avon High School

Medical Spelling – SS (INDIVIDUAL)
1st Place: Ananya Neetin Mayekar – Trumbull High School
2nd Place: Matthew Brown – Newington High School
3rd Place: Kyle Lin – Farmington High School

Medical Terminology – SS (INDIVIDUAL)
1st Place: Sasha Morocho – Brien McMahon High
2nd Place: Om Bhoplay – CREC Academy of Aerospace and Engineering 6-12
3rd Place: Melissa Aboagye – CREC Academy of Aerospace and Engineering 6-12

Mental Health Promotion – SS (TEAM)
1st Place: Munnanoory; Singh; Sharma – Rocky Hill High School
2nd Place: Kodakirthi; Unde – Farmington High School
3rd Place: Dowou; Charlapalli: Breary; Garcia – Connecticut River Academy

Nursing Assisting – SS (INDIVIDUAL)
1st Place: Brigitte Huerta- Bonilla – Warren Harding High School
2nd Place: Emilly Geronimo – Abbott Technical High School
3rd Place: Sheriah Williams – Warren Harding High School

Nutrition – SS (INDIVIDUAL)
1st Place: Sofia Polini – Ridgefield High School
2nd Place: Manahil Fatima – Brien McMahon High
3rd Place: Mialani Feliciano – Warren Harding High School

Occupational Therapy – SS (INDIVIDUAL)
1st Place: Maggie Carrasco – Brien McMahon High
2nd Place: Maddy Blair – Brien McMahon High
3rd Place: Lindsay Tacuri – Brien McMahon High

Pathophysiology – SS (INDIVIDUAL)
1st Place: Amulya Jayaram – Farmington High School
2nd Place: Sophia Michaud – Newington High School
3rd Place: Jayleen Ogando – Brookfield High School

Pharmacology – SS (INDIVIDUAL)
1st Place: Yassin El-Yamani – Brien McMahon High
2nd Place: Ava DiNola – East Haven High School
3rd Place: Neha Sajeev – CREC Academy of Aerospace and Engineering 6-12

Phlebotomy – SS (INDIVIDUAL)
1st Place: Claude Gelin – Brien McMahon High
2nd Place: Alan Flores – Brien McMahon High
3rd Place: Anthony Roc – Brien McMahon High

Physical Therapy – SS (INDIVIDUAL)
1st Place: Mia Hickman – Brien McMahon High
2nd Place: Rosa Reyes – Brien McMahon High
3rd Place: Alexandra Sadil – Newington High School

Prepared Speaking – SS (INDIVIDUAL)
1st Place: Katherine Salsbury – Pomperaug High School
2nd Place: Precious Lazatin – Warren Harding High School
3rd Place: Katelyn Huang – Hall High School

Public Health – SS (TEAM)
1st Place: Wasu; Ghanta; Karthik – Rocky Hill High School
2nd Place: Lakkapragada; Ravuri; Inampudi; Kappera – Farmington High School
3rd Place: Willins; Tumba; Ramdin – Waterbury Career Academy

Public Service Announcement – SS (TEAM)
1st Place: Koh; Sirikonda; Tanniru; Bonagiri; Sarkar – Farmington High School
2nd Place: Zybowski; Shternberg – Avon High School
3rd Place: Sivashankar; Kondapalli; Majid; Sharma – Rocky Hill High School

Research Poster – SS (INDIVIDUAL)
1st Place: Aryana Patel – Simsbury High School
2nd Place: Navya Padalia – Farmington High School
3rd Place: Lev Kung – Weston High School

Respiratory Therapy – SS (INDIVIDUAL)
1st Place: Mahjabin Nisat – Brien McMahon High
2nd Place: Laura Llanos Rodriguez – Brien McMahon High
3rd Place: Yadavi Thineshkumar – Farmington High School

Sports Medicine – SS (INDIVIDUAL)
1st Place: Priya Patel – Brien McMahon High
2nd Place: Kaitlin Conrad – Brien McMahon High
3rd Place: Evellyn Zanotti Periard – Warren Harding High School

World Health & Disparities in Healthcare – SS (INDIVIDUAL)
1st Place: Malina Patel – Ridgefield High School
2nd Place: Kaitlyn Dugas – Newington High School
3rd Place: Isabella Jung – Weston High School