March 26, 2024 – Students across the district showcased their technological and engineering skills at the Tennessee Technology Student Association (TSA) State Leadership Conference March 6-9.
Students from Ravenwood High placed first in five categories. Manu Kalasikam, Varun Kilaru, Samuel Michael, Yug Patel, Adam Rakhmanov and Malvika Rao won the Biotechnology Design competition. Erica Goh, Laasya Kandali, Varshini Mohanasekaran, Anushri Mukherjee, Harshita Nallaka and Meghana Sappidi placed first in the Children’s Stories category. Rohan Kilaru and Aneek Polepalli won the Structural Design and Engineering category, and Srikar Kusumanchi and Satya Peddibhotla placed first in the Software Development competition. Vihaan Bussa, Caelan Dunlea, Rohan Kilaru, Varun Kilaru, Aneek Polepalli and Koushik Sanjay Saravana Kumar won the VEX Robotics Competition. Their adviser is Jeremy Paisley.
“We would like to congratulate all the students who participated in the Tennessee TSA State Conference,” Paisley said. “Ravenwood’s Yug Patel served as the president for the Tennessee TSA this year, overseeing many of the conference activities. For the 2024-25 school year, we will have two Ravenwood students serving as TSA State officers. Arnav Mehta will be serving as vice president, and Onella Sharma will serve as sergeant-at-arms.”
Ravenwood High’s Malvika Rao was also awarded the Dustin Heavilon Engineering Award and Scholarship.
From Franklin High, Sri Inampudi and Ridham Ohri placed first in the Debating Technological Issues category. Their adviser is Shane Mcneill.
From Page High, Tommy Delk, Evan Moore, Bailey Murray, Huntley Peck, Arhaan Shaik and Amith Sudhagoni placed first in the Engineering Design category. Aparna Bindra won the Extemporaneous Speech category, and Shruthika Kakumani and Shruthi Mogan won the Forensic Science category. Erica Bowman placed first in Prepared Presentation, and Bailey Murray placed first in Promotional Design. Shivam Bhardwaj, Logan Garland and Shruthi Mogan won the Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM) Mass Media category, and Shruthika Kakumani, Shruthi Mogan and Evan Moore won the Tech Bowl. Their adviser is Jay Emmons.
Legacy Middle also had numerous first-place finishes including Joel Parker in Cybersecurity; Whit Lacey, Dalton Mauk and Clayton Kelley in Inventions and Innovations; Max Penix, Kai Schwab, Eston Sharp, Caroline Scogins and Avery Shelton in Off the Grid; Kai Schwab and Ryan Dugar in Problem Solving; Lleyton Taylor and Maverick Rupert in Technical Design; and Dash McLeod, Whit Lacey and Daniel Baugh in Tech Bowl. Their advisers are Robert Baltz and Amber Whiting.
Congratulations to the students listed below, who placed within the top three in their category. Teams that placed high enough are eligible to compete in the National TSA Conference this summer.
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