Students from McDougle Middle, Smith Middle, Chapel Hill High and Carrboro High hosted the Central/Southwest Regional Technology Student Association Conference on Feb. 21 at Smith Middle School.
District students earned 18 awards at the conference. Middle school students receiving awards include: Maddie MacMillan, second place, career challenge; David Enron and Bryanna Chazotte, first place, challenging technology issues; Dunmi Alabi, Bryanna Chazotte, Nikita Ermoshkine, Thomas Nguyen, Caleb Roenigk and Leah Westendorf, first place chapter team; Leah Westendorf, third place, communications challenge; Thomas Nguyen, second place, dragster design challenge; Abel Koshy, third place dragster design; Caleb Roenigk, first place, flight challenge; Joel Anil, third place, flight challenge; Dunmi Alabi, third place, graphic design challenge; Adam Carpenter and Rosie Kerwin, second place, problem solving; and Rosie Kerwin, Nikita Ermoshkine, Maddie MacMillan, Caleb Roenigk and Leah Westendorf, first place, video challenge.
High school students receiving awards include: Arjun Ajmani, first place, extemporaneous speaking; Chris Chiesa and Anna Geer, first place, film technology; Manoj Paladugu, first place, flight endurance; Natalie Carpenter, first place, imaging technology; Amy Dreher and Christian Persico, second place, structural engineering; Natalie Carpenter and Christian Persico, first place, technology problem solving; and John Cook and Kenny Huang, second place, technology problem solving.
The students will advance to state competition in Greensboro, March 22 to 24.