Manatee County students continue to show their knowledge of innovative skills on the national stage. Teams from seven middle schools and two high schools earned Top Ten awards in 38 categories during the 2023 National Technology Student Association (TSA) Conference in categories ranging from engineering design to cybersecurity to website design.

More than 7,000 students and advisors from across the nation gathered in Louisville, Kentucky, from June 28^th and July 2^nd. Middle and high school students competed in more than 70 STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics) events. The conference also provided students with opportunities for leadership development and career exposure in STEM fields.

Here are some of the highlights from the awards earned by Manatee County students:

• Seven FIRST PLACE finishes, including: Biotechnology Design (Braden River High); Dragster Design (Braden River High – student, Austin Bankuty); Engineering Design (Southeast High); Problem Solving (King Middle); Promotional Design (Braden River High – student, Joyce Chen is the back-to-back national champion); Technical Design (Palm View K-8); and Website Design (Nolan Middle).

• 54 Top Ten awards

  : Braden River High (17); Braden River Middle (2); Buffalo Creek Middle (1); Dr. Mona Jain Middle (6); Haile Middle (6); King Middle (2); Nolan Middle (5); Palm View K-8 (6); and Southeast High (9).

For more information about the Technology Student Association, visit www.tsaweb.org.

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High School – National TSA Results:

BioTechnology Design

1^st Place – Braden River High School

Board Game Design

3^rd Place – Braden River High School  

CAD Architecture

3^rd Place – Southeast High School (Daniel B.)

8^th Place – Southeast High School (Nathan R.)

Chapter Team

2^nd Place – Braden River High School

Debating Technological Issues

5^th Place – Southeast High School

Digital Video Production

2^nd Place – Braden River High School

3^rd Place – Southeast High School

Dragster Design

1^st Place – Braden River High School (Austin B.)

7^th Place – Southeast High School (Mark K.)

Engineering Design

1^st Place – Southeast High School

3^rd Place – Braden River High School

Fashion Design and Technology

3^rd Place – Braden River High School

Future Technology & Engineering Teacher

7^th Place – Braden River High School (Sheena K.)

9^th Place – Braden River High School (Sriya B.)

Geospatial Technology

5^th Place – Braden River High School   

Manufacturing Prototype

2^nd Place – Braden River High School                              

7^th Place – Southeast High School

Music Production

5^th Place – Southeast High School  

Photographic Technology

4^th Place – Braden River High School (Sheena K.)

Promotional Design

1^st Place – Braden River High School (Joyce C.)

Transportation Modeling

2^nd Place - Braden River High School (Austin B.)

Video Game Design

6^th Place – Braden River High School 

Virtual Reality Visualization

7^th Place – Braden River High School  

Webmaster

9^th Place – Southeast High School   

10^th Place – Braden River High School  

Middle School – National TSA Results:

Biotechnology

7^th Place – Dr. Mona Jain Middle School

Career Prep

10^th Place – Palm View K-8 (Robert R.)

Chapter Team

5^th Place – Nolan Middle School   

Construction Challenge

4^th Place – Palm View K-8

6^th Place – Dr. Mona Jain Middle School

9^th Place – Nolan Middle School

Cybersecurity

4^th Place – Dr. Mona Jain Middle School (Vihaan A.)

8^th Place – Braden River Middle School (Jaywen S.)

9^th Place – Haile Middle School (Zachary M.)

Dragster

4^th Place – Buffalo Creek Middle School (Noah K.)

6^th Place – Dr. Mona Jain Middle School (Max E.)

9^th Place – Dr. Mona Jain Middle School (Sneha B.)

Flight

10^th Place – Haile Middle School (Quincy C.)

Forensic Technology

9^th Place – Haile Middle School

Inventions & Innovations

3^rd Place – Nolan Middle School

Junior Solar Sprint

2^nd Place – Palm View K-8

10^th Place – King Middle School

Mechanical Engineering

4^th Place – Palm View K-8

Medical Technology

6^th Place – Braden River Middle School

Microcontroller Design 

10^th Place – Haile Middle School  

Problem Solving

1st Place – King Middle School

Promotional Marketing

5^th Place – Haile Middle School (Quincy C.)

Structural Engineering

3^rd Place – Haile Middle School

9^th Place – Palm View K-8

Technical Design

1^st Place – Palm View K-8

Video Game Design

6^th Place – Nolan Middle School  

Website Design

1^st Place – Nolan Middle School

8^th Place – Dr. Mona Jain Middle School

Congratulations, Manatee County TSA students!