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ified for states at a competition held at Mariner High School There are a variety o f w r i t t e n t e s t s s p e a k i n g a n d c a r e e r research for three different levels

The students who qualified for state will head to Orlando April 13 through April 16 to compete They will take what they have and refine it make it neater to become prepared

The first place winners, and those who qualified for states, for Exploring Medical

Innovations include eighth graders Martin Garcia Nicholas Garcia Nhu Nguyen and Nathan Zukowski

The first place winner, who qualified for states, for prepared speaking is seventh grader Ivan Langeny

The Health Career Display first place winners for Forensic Science includes seventh graders Ashleigh Russell and Leslie Nichols a s s e w

Future Health Professionals of Health and Human Services as well as federal and state agencies is a student led global organization The mission is to help empower students to become leaders in the global health community, through education, collaboration and experience

“It increases their test scores builds confidence I have kids that weren’t good at things and now are winning at this and fitting in with different groups they never would have fit in, Gross said