March 21, 2008
Bowling
Green, Ky. - Matthew Kirk, a student in the Gatton Academy of Mathematics and Science in Kentucky, finished third in a state-wide health occupations competition.
Kirk, a student from Ohio County and vice president of the Western Kentucky University chapter of Health Occupations Students of America (HOSA), placed third in Medical Math at the Kentucky HOSA Conference in Louisville. He is now qualified to participate in the National HOSA Conference in Dallas in June.
HOSA is a student organization for secondary and post secondary students interested in pursuing health careers. HOSA chapters participate in community service, fundraising activities and leadership development.
The Gatton Academy is a residential program for up to 120 of the brightest of Kentucky’s high school juniors and seniors. The students complete their final two years of high school on the WKU campus, earning a high school diploma as well as 60 hours of college credit.
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