Technology Student Association (TSA) members nationwide participated in the 2010 National TSA Conference in Baltimore, Maryland from June 28 to July 2, at the Baltimore Convention Center, the Hilton Baltimore Hotel and the Baltimore Marriott Inner Harbor Hotel. Student members competed in more than 60 competitive events based on principles and concepts learned through activities during the school year in STEM (science, technology, engineering and mathematics) subjects. The conference recognized the technological future of its members with the theme “TSA: Tomorrow’s Leaders.”
High school and middle school technology students, guided by their chapter advisors, prepare throughout the school year to compete with their peers in STEM events such as Agriculture and Biotechnology, CAD, Construction Challenge, Cyberspace Pursuit, Dragster Design, Engineering Design, Flight Endurance, Medical Technology, Promotional Graphics, Robotics and Transportation Modeling. Nearly 2,000 TSA members participated in the TSA Leadership Academy, which was sponsored by the Edison Venture Fund and Wiley Publishers. The TSA Leadership Academy was designed to develop and enhance leadership skills through customized sessions for middle and high school students and teachers, graduating seniors and chapter and state TSA officers. Leadership academy attendees also enjoyed watching the Baltimore Orioles take on the Oakland Athletics at Camden Yards Stadium on June 30th. Other activities included special interest sessions presented by industry representatives and educators and the annual TSA business meeting whereby national student officers were elected. The newly elected 2010/2011 national TSA officer team includes: Zachary Barnes as President, Austin Tatum as Vice President, Pratyusha Gupta as Secretary, Julie Davis as Treasurer, Chip Bollendonk as Reporter and Chris Collins as Sergeant-At-Arms.
The opening general session, held on Tuesday, June 29th, featured a keynote speech by Mr. Brian Fiese, co-founder of Motivated Proformance Inc, and professional speaker with a background in education, training, marketing and management. TSA partners with The American Cancer Society (ACS) for its national service project, and conference attendees took part in the TSA/ACS Celebrate, Remember, Fight Back commemorative event. Chapters and states were recognized for their ACS fundraising efforts throughout the year.
TSA , with partner IFI (Innovation First International), conducted the inaugural TSA VEX Robotics "Swept Away" championship. The VEX Robotics Design System and competitions offer students an exciting platform for learning about areas rich with career opportunities spanning science, technology, engineering and math. Washington TSA was well represented in this competition by Stanwood High School. They took 3rd Place in this event and the Team Excellence Award for the TSA/ VEX Championship.
Washington TSA did extremely well in this year’s competitions. We congratulate all of our conference attendees on their efforts and look forward to an even better showing next year. Here is the complete list of Washington State’s Placers.
CAD Architecture w/ Animation
1st Place Jacob Schwehr, Eisenhower High School
CAD Engineering w/ Animation
5th Place Sam Zimmerman, North Kitsap High School
Career Comparisons
4th Place Daniel Yoo, Henry M. Jackson High School
The 2010 WTSA State Conference is now in the books as a huge Success. From March 25-27, the Bellevue Hilton played host to WTSA members from across the state. With students competing in 58 different competitive events, attending the Education Fair, taking part in Special Interest Sessions, attending General Session, and having fun the conference was full of activity. This year's conference featured the premiere of the TSA/ VEX Robotics Challenge, which great success.
We congratulate all of our members that took part in this year's conference. For a complete list of results, please follow the link below.
One of the goals of the WTSA State Officer team has been to reevaluate the current process for electing state officers and modify it in a way that ensures the best six candidates are elected to office.This modification must fall within the current constitution.As such we have developed the process outlined in the document below in which candidates apply to be part of the State Officer Team and the WTSA membership votes for the six individuals they most want to have be their state officers.This will ensure that we elect the best six candidates and that all officers are filled with quality people.
Washington TSA is now accepting applications for qualified individuals to run for the 2010-11 State Officer Team. This is an exciting opportunity for students to develop as leaders and help our organization be the best it can be. If you have a student in your chapter you think would make a great State Officer, encourage them to run. You maybe you want to be part of this unique experience. To apply, please download and read the items below. Then Complete and Return the materials to Washington TSA by March 1st.
In our ever changing world, the need for engineers has never been greater.Students are in need of ways to develop and demonstrate their science and math skills that differs from the traditional classroom.With this in mind, the Washington Technology Student Association and VEX Robotics are pleased to announce their newly formed partnership.This partnership allows Washington TSA’s members to develop their skills and explore careers in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM) in the exciting hands-on atmosphere of robotics.
Washington TSA has released the 2009-10 Program of Work. This document contains information about the events we have planned for the year and other useful information for our members and their advisors. Please take a moment and review it.
