CHS Tech Students Take Trophy at National Convention
An excited CHS On Demand Video team shows off their 2nd place trophy from the 31st annual Technology Student Association Conference and competition at the Colorado Convention Center in Denver . From left to right: Kyle Miller, Andrew Ashby, Adam Candland, Nikki Peck, Lindsey Bottman, and Makayla Marty.
This summer, CHS brought home a trophy from the 31st annual Technology Student Association (TSA - http://tsaweb.org/ ) national competition in Denver. Nearly 4000 high school and middle school students gathered for competitive events in computer programming, media arts, science, engineering, architecture, and other technology career areas. For the young CHS TSA chapter, it was an outstanding first appearance at this yearly event.
CHS competed in Imaging Technology, Electronic Game Design, and On Demand, a contest where participants must make an entire short movie from scratch in a limited number of hours. When the results were announced, Lindsey Bottman was the 5th ranked finalist in Imaging Technology, a contest she took first in state in which to qualify for her trip to nationals. The CHS video production team took first at state for its humorous On Demand video about students accidently locked in a hotel bathroom.
At nationals, the On Demand Video teams was given a line of dialogue, required props, and 48 hours in which to complete their new video project. The CHS team of Andrew Ashby, Adam Candland, Lindsey Bottman, Makayla Marty, Kyle Miller, and Nikki Peck threw themselves into the making of "Dry Clean Only," a humorous short movie about a student who must give a competition presentation without his official TSA attire. Over 80 teams from across the nation started the competition and 51 managed to struggle their way to a completed project. In front of a packed Wells Fargo Theatre in the Colorado Convention Center, the CHS was announced as the 2nd place winner and brought home a trophy.
Next year's TSA national conference and competition is in Baltimore. For the CHS TSA chapter, the goal will be more qualifying competitors and a first place trophy.