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Fairview and Page Stand Out at TSA State Conference

Published April 11, 2017

More than 35 middle and high school students from WCS had the chance to show off their tech skills at the 39th Annual Tennessee Technology Student Association State Conference April 5-6 at the Chattanooga Convention Center.

Students from Fairview Middle, Fairview High and Page High presented on a wide field of tech topics ranging from inventions and innovations, to on-demand video and dragster design. While at the conference, middle school students competed in 24 different technology based competitions, and the high school students competed in 11.

In addition to the 20 awards collected, Fairview High sophomore Elizabeth Bulay was elected to serve as the 2017-2018 State Treasurer.

Fairview and Page also swept advisor of the year honors with FVMS teacher Sara Reynolds winning the TN TSA Middle School Advisor of the Year award, and PHS teacher Jimmy Baker being named the TN TSA High School Advisor of the Year.

The Technology Student Association (TSA) is a student organization for young men and women who are interested in areas related to science, technology, engineering and math (STEM). The TSA State Leadership Conference gives students the chance to participate in multiple technology related competitions with other students from across Tennessee. Participants also attend leadership development sessions and represent their schools and during other conference activities.

Congratulations to the following WCS students who were presented awards on stage:

Fairview Middle and High

  • 1st – Construction Challenge – Presley Jones, Connor Farris, Bobby DeBaecke
  • 1st – Essays and Technology – Alexis Miniat
  • 1st – Flight Challenge – Max Poloskey
  • 1st – Prepared Speech – Alexis Miniat
  • 2nd – Mass Production – Jenna Ward, Caden Hughes, Adam LeMay
  • 2nd – Technology Bowl Written – Eli Logan
  • 2nd – Career Prep – Alexis Miniat
  • 3rd – Inventions and Innovations – Chance Carter, Bobby DeBaecke
  • 3rd – Promotional Marketing – Eli Logan
  • 3rd – Technical Design – Eli Logan and Dylan Guardo
  • 3rd – Electrical Applications – Adam LeMay
  • 3rd – Geospatial Technology – Jenna Ward, Luke McPherson and Max Poloskey
  • 3rd – Website Design – Lillie Baker, Ashton Crutcher and Brady Bateman
  • 3rd – Technology Bowl Oral – Eli Logan, Max Poloskey and Dylan Guardo

Page High

  • 1st – Architectural Design – Rian Gober, Josh Price, Riley Cochrane and Katie Weaver
  • 1st – On-Demand Video – Katie Weaver, Natalie Harris, Bill Good, Nathan Davis, Doug Lowe, Connor Naughton and Jacob Hamm
  • 1st – Structural Design – Riley Cochrane and Rian Gober
  • 1st – Transportation Modeling – Paxton Lifsey
  • 2nd – Computer-Aided Design and Engineering – Justin Baker
  • 3rd – Dragster Design – Jacob Hamm