STATE LEADERSHIP CONFERENCE
2026 Onsite SLC
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All Competitive Event Round Twos
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Educational Symposiums
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NGL-Cengage ATC Exams
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Statewide Service Project
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Recognition Session
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Courtesy Corp
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SLC Ambassador Program
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Networking Opportunities with Colleges and Health Care Associations
*Anyone attending the Onsite SLC, must have been registered for the SLC Qualifier.
REGISTRATION DEADLINE: February 15, 2026
LOCATION: Rolla High School & Rolla Technical Center
The Missouri HOSA 2026 State Leadership Conference Qualifier included 2,811 participants from 111 local chapters! The onsite conference dates were scheduled from March 23-24, 2026, and included 1,390 participants from 97 local chapters onsite. During this State Leadership Conference, a total of 73 competitive events took place on the middle school, high school/secondary, and postsecondary/collegiate levels. The top three medalists in each of the competitive events and all qualifiers in six recognition events now have an opportunity to attend the upcoming HOSA International Leadership Conference held on June 17-20, 2026, in Indianapolis, Indiana.
This year’s state theme, “Expanding Horizons”, guided the focus of the State Leadership Conference around professional opportunities through Educational Symposiums and the HOSA Zone Exhibition, which included a variety of presentations and vendors. Keynote speaker, Heather Schulz, shared her message of getting out of your comfort zone can lead to great growth.
Onsite, student members contributed to a Statewide Service Project by creating Happy Kits for school age students to be donated to Mercy Hospital. Missouri HOSA’s first-ever Exploration Celebration Carnival was a great place to have fun and earn prizes, and student members had the opportunity to compete in one of fifteen National Geographic Learning Academic Testing Center exams to earn additional statewide recognition onsite. Competitive events were categorized into health science and professions events, emergency preparedness, leadership, teamwork, and recognition events.
Among several recognitions, Jamie Jobe from Pattonville High School was named Local Chapter Advisor of the Year, Derek Chance from Rolla Technical Center received the Administrator of the Year Award, and Ditidiana Patel from Rolla Technical Center was named Outstanding Local Leader.
Blue Springs High School, Carrollton Area Career Center, and Waynesville High School received recognition for their Outstanding Local Chapter Achievements.
Rolla Technical Center, Park Hill High School, and Smithville High School received recognition for having the top membership growth percentages for the 2025-2026 school year.
As the State Officer Team said their farewell, the 2026-2027 State Officer Team was also elected at the State Leadership Conference. The Missouri HOSA 2026-2027 State Officer Team was announced at the Recognition Session.
Thanks to our twenty-six (26) sponsors, Missouri HOSA is able to offer ten (10) $500.00 ILC Scholarships to fund their registration at the HOSA 2026 International Leadership Conference (ILC), totaling $5,000.00! Those sponsors included:
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GOLD SPONSORS
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2026 SLC Qualifier
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All Competitive Event Round Ones
*Anyone who wants to attend the Onsite SLC in March, must be registered for the SLC Qualifier whether or not they are competing.
RESULTS
Missouri HOSA again hit recording-breaking numbers with 2,809 from 111 Local Chapters registered for this year’s SLC Qualifier!
Congratulations to all who took part in Missouri HOSA’s 2026 SLC Qualifier, which now stands as our largest conference to date! We are very proud of the work that your students put into preparing for this year’s SLC Qualifier. No matter if their name is noted in the Round 2 qualifying lists, please remind all of them how proud we are of their efforts, and that no matter the outcome, there is always something to learn from any experience.