Niles West students qualified for the 2025 HOSA (Health Occupations Students of America) state and national competitions, earning top placements in multiple categories. The team had a record number of national qualifiers who will compete in Nashville, Tennessee in June.

HOSA State Leadership Conference 2025 Results
*Students who qualified for nationals

• Behavioral Health – 3rd place: Zainab Shamsi*
• Nutrition – 1st place: Saniya Khan*
• World Health – 1st place: Sumayyah Hussaini*
• Clinical Lab Science – 2nd place: Aishah Khan*
• Clinical Lab Science – Top 10: Thalia Cottini
• Clinical Specialty – 1st place: Mariyam Yevaz Ali*
• Clinical Specialty – 3rd place: Anaiah Youkhana*
• Clinical Specialty – Top 10: Aymal Yousefzai
• Family Medicine – Top 10: Yohanna Endashaw
• Home Health – 2nd place: Saniya Khan*
• Physical Therapy – Top 10: Ayesha Huriya
• Mental Health Promotion – Top 10: Fatima Saiyed and Jennah Awad
• Extemporaneous Writing – Top 10: Syed Khaden
• Job-Seeking Skills – Top 10: Hailey Yuen
• Prepared Speaking – 3rd place: Anaiah Youkhana*
• Prepared Speaking – Top 10: Aishah Khan
• Research Poster – Top 10: Nabiah Sheikh
• Research Poster – Top 10: Jonathan Nguyen
• Community Awareness – Top 10: Twisa Patel, Lorraine Francisco, Mary Brigid Mate, Camea Pastor, and Nousheen Azad
• Community Awareness – Top 10: Wanda Sanchez, Nishi Patel, Leila Rodriguez, Saara Syed, and Milicia Manojlovic
• Medical Innovation – Top 10: Saniya Khan and Rania Khan
• PSA – Top 10: Brianna Calin, Maddie Dequilla, and Jesli Mathew

Congratulations to all the competitors, and good luck to those at Nationals in June.