Faasao Marist High School proudly announces that two of its students, Talalelei Roberts and Princess Viesca, are among the TOP 10 teams, in the Community Awareness category in the HOSA-Future Health Professionals Virtual International Leadership Conference (HOSA-VILC).
The competition took place June 23-26, 2021.
Out of the 65 teams that competed in the Community Awareness category, internationally, Roberts and Viesca were recognized in the Top 10 Team Finalists during the HOSA-VILC Grand Awards Session for Teamwork Events.
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the conference was held virtually.
The pair chose as their topic, Down Syndrome awareness, in support of the World Down Syndrome Day in March. Their aim was to prevent discrimination and promote inclusion of people with Down Syndrome in their school and in the community.
Their activities included:
- Rock Your Socks, wherein the students wore mismatched socks to raise awareness about Down syndrome.
- Brochures, Flyers, Ribbons were given to the students, parents and the community
- Posters were made by the whole school which were used for a wave.
- They organized a Down Syndrome Awareness Wave which was held on March 31 in front of Fa’asao Marist High School.
For next year, Roberts and Viesca are planning to expand their awareness with more activities and more government involvement towards strengthening community awareness of Down Syndrome.
Dr. Lina Galeai Scanlan, Principal of FMHS extends her deepest gratitude to all supporters and families who helped the students, the Office of Catholic Education, Ms. Cassandra Garcia/HOSA Advisor, current and past HOSA members and HOSA International for their guidance and support.
