Fannin TSA chapters shine at state competition

  • Fannin County Middle School Technology Student Association (TSA) placed fifth in the overall chapter competition out of more than 25 chapters at the Georgia TSA State Conference in Athens, Georgia, March 16 to March 19. Shown are, from left, front row, Aiden Jones, Katelyn Clark, Conner Kyle, Sawyer White and Brody Graham; and back row, La’cole Moler, Airanna Galloway, Cayson Mitchell, James Burrell, Rylin Davis, Castle Barnett and Cayden Cantrell.
    Fannin County Middle School Technology Student Association (TSA) placed fifth in the overall chapter competition out of more than 25 chapters at the Georgia TSA State Conference in Athens, Georgia, March 16 to March 19. Shown are, from left, front row, Aiden Jones, Katelyn Clark, Conner Kyle, Sawyer White and Brody Graham; and back row, La’cole Moler, Airanna Galloway, Cayson Mitchell, James Burrell, Rylin Davis, Castle Barnett and Cayden Cantrell.
  • Fannin County High School Technology Student Association (TSA) earned recognition as the third place chapter in Leap Legacy, where the chapter demonstrated all of their accomplishments throughout the school year. Shown are, from left, front row, Sam Jabaley, Bryce Ware and Emma Pittman; and back row, James Kyle and Logan Martin.
    Fannin County High School Technology Student Association (TSA) earned recognition as the third place chapter in Leap Legacy, where the chapter demonstrated all of their accomplishments throughout the school year. Shown are, from left, front row, Sam Jabaley, Bryce Ware and Emma Pittman; and back row, James Kyle and Logan Martin.

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    Fannin County High  School (FCHS) and Fannin County Middle School (FCMS) Technology Student Associations (TSA) competed at the Georgia TSA State Conference in Athens, Georgia, March 16 to March 19.

    Students were given the opportunity to demonstrate their abilities in competitions ranging from electric go carts to computer programming to public speaking.

    “I am very proud of our students in TSA in Fannin County,” Engineering Teacher and TSA Advisor Bubba Gibbs said. “I am particularly proud of the FCMS students for being the fifth best overall chapter and earning the opportunity to travel to Dallas, Texas, this summer for the National TSA Conference.”

    The FCHS students who placed at State are:

    Chapter Officers, third place, Georgia TSA Legacy Chapter;

    Chapter Officers, fourth place, Chapter Team;

    Bryce Ware, fifth place, Outstanding Student;

    Electric Vehicle Team, sixth place;

    Bryce Ware, seventh place, Electrical Applications;

    Samuel Jabaley, ninth place, Essays on Technology;

    Carnaceo Dixon and Seth Hughes, 11th place, Webmaster;

    James Kyle and John Little, 12th place, Coding;

    Tanner Hamby, 13th place, Architectural Design;

    Logan Martin,14th place,  Board Game Design; and,

    McKenzie Chastain, 15th  place, Prepared Presentation.

    The FCMS students who placed at State are:

    Conner Kyle, first place,  Outstanding Student;

    Conner Kyle, first place, Mass Production;

    Conner Kyle, second place, second place, Computer Aided Design Foundations;

    Karleigh-Jayne Stiles, second place, Digital Photography;

    Conner Kyle, Castle Barnett and Sawyer White, second place, Technology Bowl;

    Aiden Jones, third place,  Essays on Technology;

    First Lego League Robotics Team, third place;

    TSA Officers, fourth place, Chapter Team;

    James Burrell, fourth place, Cybersecurity;

    Conner Kyle and Sawyer White, fourth place, Problem Solving;

    Katelyn Clark, seventh place, Prepared Speech;

    Karleigh-jayne Stiles and Airanna Galloway, eighth place, Forensic Science;

    La’Cole Moler and Katelyn Clark, 10th place, Children’s Stories.

    Also at the conference, Bryce Ware was elected at the Sergeant at Arms for the State of Georgia TSA Chapter.  Ware will be one of seven officers leading Georgia TSA in the 2022-2023 school year.