Atascocita Middle School brought home third place at the Technology Student Association State Competition in Waco. Technology Student Association (TSA) is a technology based organization that promotes careers in STEM fields. Eighteen members of the school’s Technology Student Association members entered 96 entries.
Entries included both team and individual national qualifying events like technology essays, leadership strategies, and prepared speeches. Other events students participated in were hand-made projects and computer application projects. The students scored high in multiple events and took home third place for Outstanding Large Middle School in the state for overall points received from all 96 entries. Seventy-seven of those entries ranked in the top five and were recognized as state finalists.
Several of the students will move on to nationals, which will take place in Orlando, Florida this summer. TSA students are sponsored by Atascocita Middle School CTE teachers Darrell and Stephanie Tompkins.
The following AMS students were recognized as state finalists at the TSA competition:
Crystal An – received one 1st and one 4th place
Brianna Arredondo – received three 2nd places and two 3rd places
Casey Bantolina – received three 1st places and one 5th place
Anahi Bosquez – received one 1st, one 2nd, and one 4th place
Luke Buchanan – received one 1st place and one 4th place
Addison D’Camp – received one 1st, two 2nd places, one 3rd, and one 4th place
Romeo Dorta – received 1st, 2nd, and 4th place
Brandon East – received one 1st place
Hunter Fort – received one 2nd place
William Gray – received one 1st place, two 3rd places, one 4th, and one 5th place
Sidney Hazlett – received one 2nd, one 3rd, and one 4th place
Amanda Nguyen – received two 1st places, one 2nd place, and two 5th place
Tunmi Ojo – received two 1st places and one 2nd place
Stephen Ozan – received two 1st places, two 2nd places, and one 5th place
Ethan Reese – received one 1st, two 2nd places, one 3rd, one 4th, and one 5th place
Nicholas Rijkeboer – received two 1st places and one 5th place
Zachary Seidel – received two 1st places, one 2nd, two 3rd places, one 4th, and one 5th place
Zander Tompkins – received three 1st places, two 2nd places, two 4th places, and one 5th place
National Qualifying Teams:
Children’s Story – Stephen Ozan, Elizabeth Dougherty, Amanda Nguyen
Website Design – Zachary Seidel, Stephen Ozan, Elizabeth Dougherty, Amanda Nguyen, Ethan Reese
Video Game Design – Stephen Ozan, Ethan Reese, Elizabeth Dougherty, Amanda Nguyen, Hunter Fort, Nicholas Rijkeboer
Construction Challenge – Amanda Nguyen, Addison D’Camp, Brianna Arredondo, Elizabeth Dougherty, Zander Tompkins
Forensic Technology – Sidney Hazlett, Casey Bantonlina
Technology Essay – Nicholas Rijkeboer
Flight – Anahi Bosquez, Crystal An
Inventions – Zander Tompkins, William Gray, Blake Brock
Community Service – Addison D’Camp, Brianna Arredondo, Amanda Nguyen, Elizabeth Dougherty
Leadership Strategies – Zander Tompkins, William Gray, Zachary Seidel
Prepared Speech – Elizabeth Dougherty
