The 2026 Health Science SkillsUSA Chapter Health Fair was a success. 200 people were in attendance.
“My favorite aspect of the Health Fair was the large turnout, as well as their active participation in each booth,” junior and Health Science SkillsUSA Chapter member Lauryn Hok said. “This year, we added free food from Credit Union of East Texas as an incentive for the bingo cards. This, in turn, caused more people to attend the Health Fair. We will continue to offer food as an incentive in hopes of pulling more community members and school members to attend our Health Fair.”
With the addition of clubs and organizations, there was an increase of attendants.
“Something we could use from this year’s Health Fair and incorporate it into the next is definitely our publicity and the addition of student-led booths from other clubs,” junior and Health Science SkillsUSA Chapter President Grace Friesen said. “My favorite thing at the Health Fair was all the amazing booths and sponsors that came out to demonstrate or talk about their skills!”
Band was an organization that was included in the Health Fair. They talked about the health benefits of marching.
“My favorite thing about the health fair was how influential I got to be,” sophomore Adriel Torres said. “Teaching these little kids about how amazing the band program was made my day. A key moment for me was seeing this one boy, he had to be around 8 and his sister was in the band. She remembered it being amazing and seeing that he was set in joining band made me smile.”
There were several new things done at this year’s Health Fair. One of those things is interactive bingo cards. When a person talks to a booth, they get a stamp, and they fill out the bingo card. People who submitted their bingo cards were eligible to win door prizes.
“I think we should keep incorporating the bingo cards to win door prizes, because I think it makes it an even more fun experience for the kids and families,” senior and Health Science SkillsUSA Chapter Vice President Autumn McDaniel said. “The door prizes also allow local businesses to be involved in our event.”
One thing included into this year’s Health Fair was flyers and bingo cards in Spanish. This was done in order to incorporate multicultural sensitivity and awareness into the Health Fair.
“My favorite thing about the Health Fair was seeing how everyone in the community comes together,” senior and Health Science SkillsUSA member Trent Turley said. “My favorite moment of the Health Fair is seeing everyone in the community experiencing all of the health related activities we have for them.”
“My favorite thing about this year’s health fair is the amount of people from all walks of life that attended,” junior and Health Science SkillsUSA Chapter Treasurer Angel Martinez said. “I was able to meet so many of them, and ensure they had a good time.”
Book Club was a club that was also in the Health Fair. They talked about the health benefits of reading, and had bookmarks for visitors to take.
“A key moment I remember was not at the Health Fair, but rather before the Health Fair,” sophomore and Book Club President Kimber Gage. “I had a fun time creating a poster board with the club. Albeit, there was an underlying stress within all of us to finish the poster, we didn’t let that stop joking around and laughing. We were both having a good time while being productive and creating something together.”
StuCo was another organization included in the Health Fair. They took donations for their in-school food pantry.
“The Health Fair helped to open doors for Student Council by increasing awareness of the food pantry,” English Three teacher and StuCo sponsor Brandi Parrish said. “We were able to have great conversations with many people. We were happy to be invited and enjoyed partnering with other clubs in our school to impact our students and community.”
“It was great to see students from different areas showcase their knowledge and expertise,” Health Science SkillsUSA Chapter Advisor Cheyenne Kirkpatrick said. “Everyone appeared to be having a lot of fun.”
