During the state competition in Waco on April 8-9, Foster's TSA group finished with three 1st place awards, two 2nd place awards, five 3rd place awards, and three 6th place awards to finish 3rd place overall in winning the following team and individual events:
1st place in Prepared Speech: Gowri Rangu
1st place in Chapter Team: Caroline Taylor, Matthew Guck, Otibhor Ihionkhan, Meagan McGuire, Neha Nirmal, Gowri Rangu
1st place in Catapult: Harrison Lin, Jonas Lansford, Ayaan Khan
These students will go on to compete from June 21-25 at the TSA Nationals in Orlando, Florida. Other events finalists include:
2nd place in Biotechnology Design: Nitya Jagarlamudi, Caroline Taylor, Harrison Taylor, Luke Spence
2nd place in STEM Animation: Hailey Patterson, Emily Hildebrant, Meagan McGuire
3rd place in CAD Foundations: Rachna Edalur
3rd place in Children’s Stories: Matthew Guck, Caroline Taylor, Otibhor Ihionkhan, Meagan McGuire, Neha Nirmal, Gowri Rangu
3rd place in Electrical Applications: Rachna Edalur
3rd place in Medical Technology: Aditya Jagarlamudi, Nitya Jagarlamudi, Ayaan Khan
3rd place in Tech Bowl: Rachna Edalur, Rylee Camp, Dylan Gonzalez
5th place in Video Game Design: Safin Chowdhury, Luke Spence, Brayden Strong, Harrison Taylor
6th place in Forensics: Dylan Gonzalez, Rylee Camp
6th place in Leadership Strategies: Hailey Patterson, Emily Hildebrant, Nitya Jagarlamudi
6th place in Career Preparation: Hailey Patterson
For more information please call Foster Middle School at (903) 446-2710.