STATE LEADERSHIP CONFERENCE
Planning is underway for the Missouri HOSA 2025 State Leadership Conference scheduled for March 24-25, 2025 in Rolla, Missouri. The onsite event will be held at Rolla High School again this year. For all details on fees and deadlines, please reference the Missouri HOSA 2024-2025 Calendar of Events at https://missourihosa.org/calendar-of-events.
SLC QUALIFIER
The Missouri HOSA State Leadership Conference (SLC) Qualifier is a virtual event that will allow all competitors to complete Round 1 at their Local Chapter. This event is mandatory for all competitors and any member who wants to attend the Onsite SLC. Registration for the SLC Qualifier will open on Monday, December 2, 2024, and will close on Wednesday, January 15, 2025, at midnight. The Registration Fee for this event is $30.00 and will include online access to the virtual options during the live onsite event; a State Leadership Conference T-Shirt; and a State Leadership Conference Lapel Pin. Registration fees must be paid to Missouri HOSA, ATTN: Rachel Fisher, 5th Floor, P.O. Box 480, Jefferson City, MO 65102. To register, a chapter must be in good standing and all members must be affiliated. Local Chapter Advisors WILL need to register for the SLC Qualifier.
COMPETITIVE EVENTS
ONLINE TESTING
Online testing for the SLC Qualifier will be held on January 20-27, 2025. Local Chapter Advisors must register a Proctor for their Local Chapter through the HOSA Management System no later than January 15, 2025, by midnight.
NEW THIS YEAR FOR THE HEALTH SCIENCE EVENTS: The Top 20 scorers in the SLC Qualifier will move onto a Round 2 at the Onsite SLC.
HOSA DIGITAL UPLOAD SYSTEM
The HOSA Digital Upload System will be utilized for the Missouri HOSA 2025 State Leadership Conference Qualifier for the following Competitive Events:
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Used for project content in Clinical Specialty, Community Awareness, Exploring Medical Innovation (Middle School), Extemporaneous Health Poster (Middle School), Extemporaneous Writing – Health Policy, Family Medicine Physician, Health Career Display (Middle School, Secondary & PS/C), Health Career Photography, Health Career Preparation (Middle School), Health Education (Middle School, Secondary & PS/C), Interviewing Skills*, Job Seeking Skills, Life Support Skills*, Medical Innovation, Mental Health Promotion, MRC Partnership, Personal Care*, Prepared Speaking (Middle School, Secondary, & PS/C), Public Service Announcement, Researched Persuasive Writing and Speaking, Research Poster, Respiratory Therapy, and Speaking Skills* (Middle School, Secondary, & PS/C).
The HOSA Digital Upload SLC Qualifier deadline is Monday, January 20, 2025, by midnight. The International Leadership Conference deadline is May 15, 2025. This means that changes can be made after the State Leadership Conference if a student qualifies to compete. For more information on the HOSA Digital Upload System, please visit https://hosa.org/competitive-event-digital-uploads/.
IEP COMPETITIVE EVENTS
Four (4) competitive events in the HOSA Competitive Event Program are designed for students classified with an IEP. The events are Interviewing Skills, Personal Care, Life Support Skills, and Speaking Skills. In order to participate in these four events, the competitor MUST be classified under the provision of the 2004 reauthorized Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA). Students classified under Section 504 are NOT eligible to compete in this event. See the document below for details if you have a competitor who will register for one of these competitive events.
RECOGNITION EVENTS
You can find the Missouri HOSA 2025 State Leadership Conference Recognition Event Guidelines and Deadlines below. Please pay close attention to deadlines and make sure that your Local Chapter Advisor has approved all activities entered by the posted deadline.
ONSITE SLC
Registration for the onsite Missouri HOSA 2025 State Leadership Conference will open on Saturday, February 1, 2025, and will close on Saturday, February 15, 2025, at midnight. The Registration Fee for this event is $55.00 and will include one meal onsite. Registration fees must be paid to Missouri HOSA, ATTN: Rachel Fisher, 5th Floor, P.O. Box 480, Jefferson City, MO 65102. To register, participants will need to have only been registered for the SLC Qualifier. At least one (1) Local Chapter Advisor must be registered for the Missouri HOSA 2024 State Leadership Conference.
All registered participants attending the Missouri HOSA 2025 State Leadership Conference will need a Medical Liability Release and Code of Conduct form on file at their local chapter. In order to ensure everyone completes this form, please require all HOSA local chapter members to submit this form to you with affiliation.
The Missouri HOSA Chapter Assurance Form and Missouri HOSA Local Chapter Advisor Code of Conduct are due by March 1, 2025. These forms are the only documents needed at our office. Please send these forms to Rachel Fisher at Rachel.fisher@dese.mo.gov. She may be reached at 573-751-7965.
HOTEL INFORMATION
Missouri HOSA does not have any specific hotel blocks this year. A list of hotels in Rolla as well as the surrounding areas is below.
ANATOMAGE TOURNAMENT
We are very excited to announce that there will once again be an Anatomage Tournament at the 2025 State Leadership Conference! Please see the below flier for some details.
SPECIAL TALENT REQUEST
Missouri HOSA is recruiting singers and performers for the Opening General Session of the State Leadership Conference on March 24, 2025. Missouri HOSA is looking for talented singers and performers to participate by singing either the National Anthem or another patriotic or inspirational song of choice. If you are interested, please submit a YouTube link to Missouri HOSA. The deadline for entries is February 15, 2025. If selected, the performer will sing/perform at the Opening General Session at the Missouri HOSA 2025 State Leadership Conference. Please complete the below form and attach the YouTube link within the form. Please record both songs (National Anthem and Patriotic/Inspirational song of choice) if you wish to be considered for either opportunity.