The CCMS and CCHS Technology Student Association teams were recognized at last week’s Clay County School Board meeting for their success at the WV State Competition. Due to COVID, the State Competition was canceled in 2020, and held virtually in 2021. This year the students were excited to return to Cedar Lakes in Ripley, West Virginia to compete in person. At the end of March, led by their Advisor Jessica Ramsey, forty-two students total, seventeen middle school students and twenty-five high school, boarded two yellow school buses and headed to victory.
TSA is the Technology Students Association. TSA is a student organization where students work and learn about STEM, or the areas of Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics. The competitions are all strategy, problem solving or researched based. Each of the students worked many hours perfecting their projects. Their hard work and dedication paid off. This year’s conference theme was Discover Your Journey. Clay Middle captured six first place, nine second place, and five third place victories. Clay High School captured eight first place, five second place, and four third place finishes. In total, ten middle school students and twenty-two high school students earned the honor to attend the national TSA competition in Dallas, Texas from June 26 to June 30, 2022. State winners were as follows:
Clay County Middle School State Winners
| 1st Place Winners
Career Prep Jaxon Brown Challenging Tech Issues Ariel Dobbins, Ilyauna Evans Children’s Stories Ariel Dobbins Construction Challenge Summer Corwell, Ilyauna Evans, Jaxon Brown, Katie Price, Cadence Williams Digital Photography Jaxon Brown Leadership Strategies Summer Corwell, Ilyauna Evans, Cadence Williams |
2nd Place Winners
Challenging Tech Issues Brooke Cliver, Cheyenne Adkins Chapter Team Ilyauna Evans, Juliann Gallaher, Alexander Davison, Jaxon Brown, Katie Price, Ariel Dobbins Forensics Technology Natasha Lanham , Kaitlyn Mullins Leadership Strategies Juliann Gallaher, Liliann Schoonover, Alex Davison Medical Technology Alivia Gilliland, Lainey Nichols Prepared Speech Ariel Dobbins Problem Solving Brooke Cliver, Cheyenne Adkins STEM Animation Ariel Dobbins, Juliann Gallaher Technology Bowl Jackson Cliver, Gabe Shamblin, Alexander Davison |
3rd Place Winners
Forensics Technology Alivia Gilliland, Lainey Nichols Leadership Strategies Brooke Cliver, Jackson Cliver, Gabe Shamblin Medical Technology Natasha Lanham, Kaitlyn Mullins Prepared Speech Juliann Gallaher Technical Design Brooke Cliver, Cheyenne Adkins |
Clay County High School State Winners
| 1st Place Winners
Bio Technology Ava Taylor, Ivy Taylor, Makenna Brown Chapter Team Holt Dawson, Matt Shelton, Maddy Paxton, Dylan McCumbers, Isaac Brown, Morgan Payton Debating Technology Issues Holt Dawson, Sawyer Dobbins Digital Video Production Monny Holcomb, Curtis Litton, Ben Morton, Caden Ramsey, Josh Mance, Isiah Payton, Matt Shelton Forensics Trey Lindenthal, Earl Boggs System Control Earl Boggs, Hunter Evans, Josh Walker Tech Bowl Monny Holcomb, Matt Shelton, Curtis Litton Video Game Design Isaac Brown, Dylan McCumbers, Kia Woods |
2nd Place Winners
Bio Technology Isaac Brown, Dylan McCumbers, Kia Woods Data Science and Analytics Earl Boggs, Trey Lindenthal Digital Video Production Ava Taylor, Ivy Taylor, Makenna Brown Fashion Design Maddie Paxton, Dylan McCumbers, Taylor Adkins Tech Problem Solving Curtis Litton, Ben Morton |
3rd Place Winners
Children’s Stories Maddie Paxton Debating Technology Issues Hunter Evans, Trey Lindenthal Essays on Tech Elizabeth Young Prepared Presentation Elizabeth Young |
Overall, the middle school placed second and the high school placed third. Additionally, at Cedar Lakes, state officers for the 2022-2023 school year were elected. Holt Dawson from CCHS will serve as State President.
Ms. Ramsey is very proud of these students for not only being successful in competition, but for their success in their behavior too. These students are carrying on a strong tradition set by TSA students over the past decade. Ms. Ramsey would also like to thank Mr. Phil Dobbins, Mr. Scotty Ramsey, Mrs. April Dawson, Mrs. Mary Ramsey, Mr. Larry Ramsey, Mrs. Leslie Goe, Mr. Barry Payton and Mrs. Mary Ann Triplett for their time and hard work helping students with projects or serving as chaperones along with the parents, grandparents, and family members who help make sure the students’ projects are complete.
They say it takes a village to raise a child, and the same can be said about TSA. It takes a community to bring success and CCMS and CCHS students are fortunate to have that community support. This success would also not be possible without the support of the administrations at Clay County Middle School, Clay County High School, the Clay County Schools Administrative Staff and the Clay County Board of Education. We thank you!