The Academy for Science and Design TSA Team Members Win Big at TSA Conference

The Academy for Science and Design Charter School, the state’s top-performing public school and largest STEM-specialty school serving students in grades 6-12 , had over 80 students attend the New Hampshire State Technology Student Association (TSA) conference March 19th - March 20th 2015 in Lincoln, New Hampshire.

Founded in 1978, TSA is the only student organization devoted exclusively to the needs of students interested in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics). TSA supports STEM education goals through more than 60 high school and middle school competitions, leadership activities and teamwork for students.

Middle and high school TSA students from ASD, guided by their TSA advisors AnDrew French and Rebecca LaCourse competed with their peers in 52 competitive events based on principles and concepts learned through projects during the school year in STEM subjects. The TSA team from ASD had 116 winners. The Middle School team won a new 3-D printer for being the best performing chapter in the state.

TSA advisor Andrew French said “I am so impressed with these 86 students. Last year we had 13 students, 11 of which were state finalists, so our TSA program has really grown at the Academy for Science and Design.”

“Yet with that growth, we’ve continued to keep our program on course, individualized, and, with the invaluable assistance of parents and fellow teachers, have provided a foundation for our students to excel in the STEM field. I am very excited to take these winners to the national TSA competition in Dallas, TX this summer.” French added.

In addition to the wins received in the competition, AnDrew French received the New Hampshire TSA State Advisor of the Year Award, 10th grader Justin Yeung was awarded the TSA Bronze Service Award, and was elected as the new TSA secretary for the state of New Hampshire. The team will compete at the National TSA Conference June 28th - July 2nd 2015 in Grapevine, Texas. A full list of the winners from ASD is below.

Newly elected NH State TSA Secretary - Justin Yeung

TSA Bronze Service Award - Justin Yeung

NH TSA State Advisor of the Year - AnDrew French

Best performing Chapter (and winner of a new 3-D printer) - ASD Middle School

Debating Technology Issues (1st) - Tabor French and Justin Yeung

Promotional Design (2nd) - Emma Parrott

Promotional Design (3rd) - Shalvi Gupta

Video Game Design (1st) - Sahil Mahendrakar, Srinath Rangan, Dev Parekh and Jeffrey Lam

Video Game Design (2nd) - Grace Conard and Anna Mathew

Architectural Renovation (1st) - Pranavi Boyalakuntla, Fiona Doyle, Sloane French and Tabor French

Music Production (3rd) - Pranavi Boyalakuntla, Fiona Doyle and Tabor French

Challenging Technology Issues (1st) - Shreyas Sinha and Nathan Yeung

Challenging Technology Issues (2nd) - Meera Kurup and Shreya Yemme

Career Preparaton (1st) - Justin Yeung

Medical Technology Issues (1st) - Chandrika Dhavala, Deept Srinavasin and Devika Torvi

Medical Technology Issues (2nd) - Sana Shah, Yesha Patel and Meghana Avvaru

Medical Technology Issues (3rd) - Jhansi Raja, Kavya Phadke and Rishika Yadav

Environmental Focus (1st) - Priya Gavini and Sannidhi Koganti

Environmental Focus (2nd) - Meera Kurup, Shreya Yemme, Shreyas Sinha and Nathan Yeung

Environmental Focus (3rd) - Haley Patel and Devika Nair

Agriculture and BioTechnology (1st) - Hanah Raj and Ruchitha Vrushabh

Agriculture and BioTechnology (2nd) - Rajit Khanna and Shreyas Sinha

Essays on Technology (1st) - Devika Torvi

Essays on Technology (2nd) - Deepti Srinivasan

Essays on Technology (3rd) - Nathan Yeung

Energy Sources (1st) - Shreya Yemme, Sana Shah and Meera Kurup

Energy Sources (2nd) - Sakeena Aimandi, Devika Nair and Haley Patel

Energy Sources (3rd) - Ananya Bakshi, Sannidhi Koganti and Shrijaa Mohan

Leadership Strategies (1st) - Meera Kurup, Shreya Yemme and Yesha Patel

Leadership Strategies (2nd) - Sana Shah, Jhansi Raja and Devika Torvi

Electrical Applications (1st) - Sahil Mahandrakar

Electrical Applications (2nd) - Srinath Rangan

Electrical Applications (3rd) - Mechana Avvaru

Geospatial Engineering (3rd) - Meera Kurup, Shreyas Sinha, Shreya Yemme and Nathan Yeung

Invention and Innovations (1st) - Paul Mashimo, Chris Wang, Andrew Blake and Natahn Livie

Career Preparation (1st) - Deepti Srinivasan

Career Preparation (2nd) - Shreya Yemme

Career Preparation (3rd) - Nathan Yeung

Water Infrasturcture (1st) - Yesha Patel and Chandrika Dhavala

Fashion Design (3rd) - Fiona Doyle and Sloane French

Prepared Speech (2nd) - Grace Conard

Prepared Speech (3rd) - Shreyas Sinha

STEM Animation (1st) - Ian Whatmough

Future Technology Teacher (1st) - Justin Yeung

Technical Design (2nd) - Chandrika Dhavala and Meghana Avvaru

Digital Photography (1st) - Saharsh Koganti

Digital Photography (2nd) - Grace Conard

Digital Video (2nd) - Pranavi Boyalakuntla, Fiona Doyle and Justin Yeung

On-Demand Video (1st) - Fiona Doyle and Tabor French

Tech Bowl (2nd) - Anish Kammika, Dev Parekh and Ramkumar Senthikumar

Website Design (1st) - Ian Whatmough, Jared Moran and Jason Zhou

Website Design (2nd) - Katerina Stuopis, Grace Lassila, Shaylie Lagasse

Website Design (3rd) - Hanah Raj, Akash Pillai and Sarthak Mandavia

Junior Solar Spring (3rd) - Lavanya Dhavala, Grace Lassila, Shaylie Lagasse and Katerina Stuopis

Biotechnology Design (1st) - Pranavi Boyalakuntla, Fiona Doyle, Tabor French, Noah Hurst and Justin Yeung

Prepared Presentation (2nd) - Pranavi Boyalakuntla

The Academy for Science and Design is actively seeking to partner with local companies and businesses for student-centered things such as internships in STEM fields for our students, financial donations, and/or presenters for our school for the SPARK Conferences. Financial donations can be an outright financial contribution in the amount of your choice, or can consist of underwriting costs for installing a specific facility technology or program. The Academy for Science and Design has two more SPARK Conferences scheduled this year, and presenters from the community are always welcome. More information can be found on our website at www.asdnh.org or email Amy.Bewley@asdnh.org.