Four TSA clubs from Fayette County Public Schools scooped up a truckload of awards during the Technology Student Association’s 2017 state conference, which ran April 24-26 in Louisville.
Lexington Traditional Magnet School
- Dragster - second: Michael Fields;
- Flight - second: Gavin Bell;
- Junior Solar Sprint - second: Emily Kostelnik, Caleb Pence, and Jalya Pence;
- Structural Engineering - second: Jacob Hunley and Jack Swanagin; third: Terrin Chrisco and Canaan Hunley;
- Systems Control Technology - first place: Faisal Al Abbasi, Chetan Aspari, and Cooper Samuelson; third: Zac Beard, Alex Brown, and Steven Smith;
- Tech Bowl - second: Chetan Aspari, Cooper Samuelson, and Jack Swanagin;
- Video Game Design - first place: Zac Beard, Caleb Cole, Irving Flores, and Riley Hayden.
Southern Middle School
- Biotechnology – first place: Katelin Shelton and Allyson Van Haaren; second: Sophie Shelton and Pragya Upreti;
- CAD Foundations – first place: Troy Nolan;
- Catapult Design - first place: Alex Alaniz, William Allen, and Logan Carmical; third: Shaylin Lewis, Sophie Shelton, and Pragya Upreti;
- Challenging Tech - first place: Alex Riley and Andrew Riley; second: Katelin Shelton and Allyson Van Haaren; third: Alayna Fraser and Kendall Sheward;
- Children’s Stories - second: Alex Riley, Andrew Riley, and Bethany Ryan;
- Digital Photography - first place: William Allen;
- Environmental Engineering – second: Kendall Sheward and Bryce Towle;
- Essays on Technology – second: Shaylin Lewis; third: Bethany Ryan;
- Flight – first place: Alex Riley; third: Bryce Towle;
- Forensics Tech – first place: Katelin Shelton and Allyson Van Haaren; third: Caden Tobin and Dhruv Upreti;
- Inventions and Innovations – first place: Luke Day, Andrew Fraser, Gabe Mattingly, and Brooks Theis; third: Davis Miller and Bryce Schaffer;
- Junior Solar Spring – first place: Alex Alaniz and William Allen; third: Logan Carmical, Jackson Hurley, and Ibrahim Shalash;
- Leadership Strategies: first place: Shaylin Lewis, Gabe Mattingly, and Bryce Schaffer; third: Alayna Fraser, Sophie Shelton, and Pragya Upreti;
- Medical Tech – first place: Shaylin Lewis, Sophie Shelton, and Pragya Upreti;
- Microcontroller Design – first place: Caden Tobin, Dhruv Upreti, and Pragya Upreti;
- Prepared Speech – first place: Katelin Shelton; second: Gabe Mattingly; third: Andrew Riley;
- Problem Solving – second: Alex Alaniz and Lucas Wright; third: Caden Tobin and Dhruv Upreti;
- Promotional Marketing – second: Troy Nolan; third: Andrew Riley;
- Structural Engineering – first place: Alayna Fraser and Andrew Fraser;
- Tech Bowl – third: Alex Riley, Andrew Riley, and Bethany Ryan;
- Technical Design – first place: Katelin Shelton and Bryce Towle; second: Alex Riley and Andrew Riley; third: Jackson Hurley and Troy Nolan;
- Video Game Design – second: Luke Day, Gabe Mattingly, Bryce Schaffer, and Brooks Theis;
- Website Design – first place: Davis Miller, Caden Tobin, and Dhruv Upreti.
Lafayette High School
- Computer-Aided Design (CAD) Engineering - first place: Ben Stone; third: Jimmy Rose; fourth: Abram Torbush;
- Extemporaneous Speech - second: McKayla Weaver;
- On-Demand Video – third: Atlanta Harrison, Emily Jones, and Jimmy Rose;
- System Control Technology - first place: Caleb Hunley, Malik Bryant and Chase Smith; second: Jason Bussell and Abram Torbush.
Paul Laurence Dunbar High School
- Children’s Stories – third: Katie Yoder, Molly Grych, and Idalia Flores Martinez;
- Digital Video Production – second: Katie Yoder, Chris Grych, and Ken Turner;
- Program Cover Design – first place: Ken Turner;
- Promotional Design – third: Ken Turner.
In addition, Tates Creek High School had two members elected to TSA statewide positions for 2017-18: Mikayla Day as sergeant at arms and Susie Rickert as reporter.
In TSA, students apply and integrate science, technology, engineering, and mathematics concepts through co-curricular activities, competitive events, and related programs that foster innovation and design skills. This year’s national conference is slated for June 21-25 in Orlando, Fla.