Waukee CSD HOSA Students Earn Top Honors at State Leadership Conference
Students from Waukee High School, Northwest High School, and Timberline School earned top awards at the Iowa HOSA (Health Occupations Students of America) State Leadership Conference.
The Waukee HOSA chapter won the Chapter Cup, which is awarded to the top chapter out of 23 participating schools. The team also defended its title in the HOSA Bowl, a fast-paced quiz competition covering healthcare, leadership, and HOSA knowledge. The winning team included Sana Kauser and Satvika Anbukumar of Waukee High School and Medha Mandumula and Atiksh Hood of Northwest High School.
Several students also placed in individual and team events, competing among more than 250 participants statewide.
Waukee High School
Satvika Anbukumar: Gold, HOSA Bowl; Silver, Behavioral Health; Bronze, Sports Medicine
Zara Ahmed: Bronze, Dental Terminology; 4th, Anatomage; 5th, HOSA Bowl; 6th, Anatomy & Physiology
Ricardo Baquero: Silver, Dental Terminology
Sritha Devarapu: Silver, Job Seeking Skills; 5th, Nursing Assisting; 5th, HOSA Bowl
Paarth Jayavant: Gold, Medical Spelling
Sana Kauser: Gold, HOSA Bowl; Gold, Extemporaneous Writing; 4th, Anatomage
Maryum Khan: Bronze, Medical Terminology; 5th, HOSA Bowl
Keerti Kode: Silver, PSA Group Event; 6th, Medical Law
Sriya Munjuluri: Bronze, Prepared Speaking; Silver, PSA Group
Geneva Nguyen: 4th, Anatomy & Physiology
Vishruth Pinna: Bronze, Medical Reading
Ananyaa Shiv Shanker: Bronze, Medical Spelling
Northwest High School
Diya Dave: Silver, Respiratory Therapy; 6th, Healthy Living
Atiksh Hood: Gold, HOSA Bowl; 4th, Medical Math
Medha Mandumula: Gold, HOSA Bowl
Sierra Pradhan: Barbara James Service Award
Timberline School
Roma Patil and Hariharan Hariharan: Gold, Creative Problem Solving
In addition, Satvika Anbukumar, Sriya Munjuluri, and Sritha Devarapu were named to the 2025-26 Iowa HOSA State Executive Council. Maryum Khan served on the 2024-25 council as vice president of marketing. Waukee CSD HOSA sponsor, Anne Boesen, was also named HOSA Advisor of the Year.
