Education

80 Lamar CISD Students Compete at National TSA Conference

July 17 2023

This summer, more than 80 students from 10 different campuses across Lamar CISD competed at the National Technology Student Association (TSA) Conference in Louisville, Kentucky. These students earned their spot by mastering challenges at the Texas TSA Contest back in April.

During the national conference, approximately 7,500 students from across the country, Germany, and Turkey attended and competed in various events that challenged students’ design skills and creative thinking in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) fields.

“TSA allows students to explore their creativity and follow the design process to compete in a variety of events,” TSA Advisor Kristin Rausch said. “Our students in Lamar CISD are extremely talented and should be commended for their dedication and ingenuity. In order to earn the right to compete on the National level, they had to advance from Regionals and State, both of which are also very competitive.”

In the face of fierce competition, more than half of our student participants received recognition. We are honored to celebrate the following students, campuses, and advisors who placed:

Briscoe Junior High School, Advisor Heath Hayner

7^th place in Forensic Technology: Brielle White and Isabella Payne

Foster High School, Advisor Karen Bodhi

3^rd place in Forensic Science: Isabella Nguyen and Romina Rincon-Cruz

George Ranch High School, Advisor Johnathan Murray

1^st place in Architectural Design: Camdyn Crawford, Quintin Fernandez, Jake Miller, and Alexis Prevette
1^st place in Geospatial Technology: Quintin Fernandez, James Lochbichler, and Alexis Prevette
8^th place in Flight Endurance: Joseph Le
9^th place in Chapter Team: Macy Dang, Kishen Misra, Alexis Prevette, Ryan Skinner, Jiaying Song, and Adam Vivas

Lamar Consolidated High School, Advisor Kristin Rausch

2^nd place in Future Technology Teacher: Bailee Byrd
3^rd place in Drone/ Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV): James Bennett, Chase Cheng, Mateo Rivera, Joshua Thomas, and Kendrick Turcios
7^th place in Fashion Design: Bailee Byrd, Sophia Dalton, Aiden Moody, and Jackson Moten
8^th place in Technology Problem Solving: Xandre Graca and Joshua Thomas

Leaman Junior High School, Advisor Jarred Williams

2^nd place in Video Game Design: Jeffrey Rapacki, Grant Nowotny, Max Morafiallos, Jose Bernal, Danny Tiffan, and Vaishnav Abburi
3^rd place in Coding: Vaishnav Abburi and Grant Nowotny
6^th place in Challenging Technology Issues: Gbemi Ayuba and Precious Osaghae
7^th place in Medical Technology: Natalia Pereira, Ava Gallien, and Jose Bernal

Randle High School, Advisor Brian Sonnier