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Top state medalists from throughout Delaware represented Delaware at the National Technology Student Association (TSA) conference held in Atlanta, Georgia on June 22-26, 2018.  Students competed with national finalists in events such as computer-aided design; dragster design; engineering, inventions & innovations; leadership strategies; manufacturing prototype; medical technology; on-demand video; promotional graphics; structural engineering; system control technology; video game design; VEX robotics, website design and more. The conference was the largest in TSA history, with more than 8,000 Read more

Past DETSA State President Connor Wagaman (Concord High School) shared “despite having always enjoyed science and math, I once had a strong aversion to technology; I was wary of its potential to waste time – unaware of its power to improve the world. Then, in eighth grade, I joined the PS duPont Technology Student Association. It was amazing! Mr. Singer, our advisor, kept the lab open late, and the atmosphere focused – but fun. In Read more

A key component of national TSA’s strategic plan is “Telling Our TSA Story.” Mike Fitzgerald is the state advisor for Delaware TSA and Delaware SkillsUSA. He also provides leadership throughout the state as the education associate for the Career Clusters of STEM; information technology; architecture and construction; manufacturing; and arts/AV technology and communications for the Delaware Department of Education. Now, Mr. Fitzgerald shares several ways to #TalkTSA, as Delaware TSA spreads the word across the state—and Read more

“I may be small, but I can do it all.” That was the theme of Priya Gupta’s campaign slogan as she ran for office at the Delaware Technology Student Association (TSA) state competition last month. Standing at barely five feet tall, Gupta exemplified the gung-ho attitude of the nearly 900 middle school and high school students competing in the Delaware STEM contests. As a freshman at Caesar Rodney High School in Camden, DE, Gupta is currently the Read more

The Delaware Technology Student Association (DETSA) State Conference was held on April 25-26, 2018 with nearly 900 students, advisors, and judges from 35 chapters from across the state to participate with nearly 1746 total contest entries in 62 contests. The top 3 medalists of each contest were recognized in each contest. Sample contests included: Architecture, CAD, Digital Video Production, Dragster Design, Engineering Design, Flight, Maglev Vehicles, Robotics, Rocketry, Structural Engineering, System Control Technology, Video Game Read more