First State Students Earn Innovative Honors at National STEM Conference
Students and advisors from across the State of Delaware joined more than 8,000 national members at the 45th Annual Technology Student Association (TSA) conference that was hosted in Louisville, Kentucky last week. The First State delegation represented 130 of Delaware’s finest student leaders from Caesar Rodney High School, Cab Calloway School of The Arts, Fred Fifer Middle School, H.B. duPont Middle School, Indian River High School, Magnolia Middle School, MOT Charter High School, Newark Charter School, Newark High School, Odyssey Charter School Postlethwait Middle School and Sussex Central High School.
Students competed in individual and team events such as: Architecture; Podcasting; Biotechnology; Board Game Design; Career Prep; Coding; Cybersecurity; Data Science and Analytics; Video Production; Dragster Design; Extemporaneous Speech; Fashion Design and Technology; Flight Endurance; Foundations of Information Technology; Future Teacher; Manufacturing Prototype; Microcontroller Design; Photographic Technology; Solar Sprint; Software Development; STEM Animation; Structural Engineering; System Control Technology; Technology Problem Solving; VEX Robotics; Video Game Design; Virtual Reality Visualization (VR); and Website Design and more. Honors for the Delaware delegation include:
Achievement Awards
- Samhitha Vallury of MOT Charter School recognized for service as secretary of Technology Student Association inc.
- Samra Iqbal of Caesar Rodney High School recognized for service as reporter of Technology Student Association inc.
- Roger Seedorf of MOT Charter School recognized as High School Teacher of the Year
- Laura Barnas of Postlethwait Middle recognized as Middle School Teacher of the Year
- Mike Fitzgerald from the Delaware Department of Education recognized as the National State Advisor of the Year
National Top 10 Finalists
- Desen Basara of Caesar Rodney High School earned 1st place in Essays on Technology
- Shiven Reddy and Youg Patel of Newark Charter High School earned 3rd place in Technology Problem Solving
- Nathan Hryniewicz of Newark Charter High School earned 5th place in CAD Engineering
- Arnav Angra of H.B. duPont Middle School earned 7th place in Foundations of Information Technology
- John Barnas, Zachary Barnas, and Mason Lenoir of Postlethwait Middle School earned 7th place in Video Game Design
- James Carroll and Audrey Houghton of Newark Charter High School earned 10th place in Forensic Science
- Ethan Ho, Chase Polk and Noah Veron of Newark Charter High School earned 10th place in System Control Technology
The Technology Student Association (TSA) is a Career and Technical Student Organization (CTSO) dedicated to students interested in advancing the future of technology, invention, innovation, design, and engineering. Through TSA, members gain the opportunity to participate in STEM focused competitive events, take part in community service work, and become leaders for the organization at the school, state, and national level. TSA incorporates co-curricular experiences to emphasize the importance of knowledge, leadership, skill development, and teamwork. To learn more about the Delaware Technology Student Association visit: www.detsa.org or contact Mike Fitzgerald by phone at (302) 735-4015 or via email at [email protected]. A list of all international finalists can be found online at TSA Competitive Event Finalists.
