Members of the Technology Student Association (TSA) from Chapel Hill High School and McDougle Middle School just got back from the national TSA conference in Denver, and many placed in the nationwide competition.
From Chapel Hill High School, Aidan Burns-Fulkerson and Sally Rothewell submitted a video, The Mental-Mote, for the Film Technology Challenge, and it placed eighth.
From McDougle Middle School, Dunmi Alabi, Bryanna Chazotte and Caleb Roenigk competed in the Technology Bowl and placed in the top 10 out of 64 teams on the written test. Chazotte, Roenigk, Alabi, Nikita Ermoshkine, Maddie Macmillan and Leah Westendorf competed in Construction Challenge and finished fourth.
Westendorf also created a Communication Challenge Portfolio that earned her a third-place trophy out of 64 entries.
My name is Redmond Grigg and I am the advisor to both CHHS and MMS TSA chapters. I could not be prouder of their accomplishments this year! In the face of the direct affect the economic downturn took upon this group, they persevered and represented their schools and town in outstanding fashion. I would love to see a feature piece done on this group some time in the near future, to showcase exactly what it is they do and how they are already changing our world for the better. Well done CHCCS TSA!