Darien High School Students Take Home 7 Awards In State Technology Competition

DARIEN, CT — Six Darien High School students excelled at the 2023 Technology Student Association (TSA) State Competition by taking home seven total awards.

The competition, which was was held on April 1 at Sage Park Middle School in Windsor, is an annual event where students demonstrate their proficiency in a variety of STEM-related fields, from animatronic creation and robotic engineering to architecture and fashion design.

The competitions typically involve building, testing, and problem-solving challenges, and winners are awarded prizes and recognition for their achievements.

Amanda Smith won first place in the music production category and teamed up with Ojas Kumar to secure second place in the debating tech issues category.

Saanvi Ponipireddy also won first place in the CO2 dragster category and was a part of the third-place winning team, which included Aarohan Mehta and Ojas Kumar, in the tech problem-solving category.

Sachi Mehta was another standout performer from DHS, winning first place in the prepared presentation category and second place for music production.

Anoushka Muchhal secured second place in the coding category, showcasing her expertise in programming.

This was the first in-person TSA competition after three years of virtual events due to COVID-19 restrictions.

The Darien team was led by DHS technology teacher Greg Darin, who won the TSA Advisor of the Year award for the 2021–2022 school year.