Olivia Fiebig – LRHS News

(LAKEWOOD RANCH, FL ) – The LRHS Technology Department will compete in the state Technology Student Association (TSA) competition Feb. 20 – 23. LRHS senior Nathan Miler is the school’s TSA President and state treasurer. He finished first place in last year’s dragster competition.

Junior Katy Bryan stated that critical thinking is key for performing well in the Technology Department; “We problem solve and try to fix things by writing down various problems and analyzing them.
Junior Marissa Long added, “A lot of fun and adventure happens here.”

Sophomore Parker Whitlock will compete in the Robotics portion of the competition. He said, “I started this project two months after the start of the school year and now I’ll be competing in the statewide competition in just ten days. By competing against others you get to meet other teams from around the globe and complete various tasks during competition.”
At state competition, LRHS sophomore Jonathan Gambinio and junior Taylor Hoy will run for state officer positions.

 EVENTS

The officially approved high school competitive events for the 2013 and 2014 national TSA conferences are as follows:

• Animatronics
• Architectural Renovation
• Biotechnology Design
• Career Preparation
• Chapter Team
• Computer-Aided Design (CAD) 2D, Architecture
• Computer-Aided Design (CAD) 3D, Engineering
• Computer Numerical Control (CNC) Production
• Debating Technological Issues
• Desktop Publishing
• Digital Video Production
• Dragster Design
• Engineering Design
• Essays on Technology
• Extemporaneous Speech
• Fashion Design
• Flight Endurance
• Future Technology Teacher
• Manufacturing Prototype
• Music Production
• On Demand Video
• Open Source Software Development
• Photographic Technology
• Prepared Presentation
• Promotional Graphics
• SciVis
• Structural Engineering
• System Control Technology
• Technical Sketching and Application
• Technology Bowl
• Technology Problem Solving
• Transportation Modeling
• Video Game Design
• Webmaster

These students are qualified for the state TSA competition.

• Nathan Miller
• Logan Miller
• Quentin Waid
• Chun Rung Chen
• Bryan Dexter
• Colton Dulin
• Matthew Estes
• James Ference
• Jonathan Gambinio
• Tyler Gregan
• Alex Hartley
• Chloe Hays
• Taylor Hoy
• Mandy Kessler
• Joseph Kosobucki
• Grant McGrew
• Kevin Mendel
• Michael Milkovich
• Kirstin Miller
• Scarlett O’hara
• Dominic Rego
• Salvatore Sablan
• Parker Whitlock
• Victoria Wittner