January ended with many triumphs for Desert Vista High School. On Friday the 27th and Saturday the 28th, Northwest Regionals were held at Desert Vista, and 32 students made it into the competitive orchestra. Around twenty high schools participated. Two band students also qualified. Regionals will take place during February at Camelback High School.    

“I’m surprised to have made it,” Freshman Nathan Zhang said. “Region is highly selective and so many high schools are participating. Everyone said it was extremely competitive and only five french horn players were allowed to be qualified.”   

HOSA is a science and health club that takes place in many the high schools in the nation. It is held at Desert VIsta High School every other Tuesday, yearlong. HOSA stands for Health Occupations Students of America. It is currently sponsored by Mr. Williams and Mrs.Rad. Student Leaders include; Alice Wong, Jocelyn Chen, Aarzoo Kumar, Brian Kim, Kaden Brown, Anika Porwal, Ryan Tong, and Missy Tran. The club is currently one of the largest at Desert Vista High School, and has around 20 different subjects that students work with..

During mid-January, HOSA’s annual testing took place on five days (January 13-20). Results had just arrived on the last week of January, and 57 Desert Vista students qualified for State competition. State competitions take place from April 19-21 in Tucson. Desert Vista high school qualified for 18 events: Medical Law & Ethics, Medical Math, Medical Reading, Medical Terminology, Nutrition, Pathophysiology, Pharmacology, and Transcultural Health Care.

“I can’t wait for the State competition; it would be such an amazing learning experience,” Nathan said. “we’ll get the chance to share some of the things we’ve been working so hard to achieve, and I’ll get to know my friends better as well as make new ones through this window of opportunity.”