Southern Dunbar, STEAM students win state Technology competition awards

LEXINGTON, Ky. (Press Release) – Technology Student Association club members from Fayette County Public Schools earned multiple awards in the Technology Student Association’s 2021 state competition, which went virtual amid COVID-19 precautions.

Middle school division

Southern Middle School

• CAD Foundations: 1^st place to Owen Cornett
• Career Prep: 2^nd to Parker Williams and 3^rd to Wyatt Poynter
• Challenging Technology Issues: 1^st to Adelynn Cornett and Faith Davis; and 2^nd to Elijah Eppley and Jack Stanko
• Children’s Stories: 2^nd to Zoe Eppley, Lily Fields, Brighit Riedmuller, Phoebe Risko, and Adelynn Cornett
• Coding: 1^st to Lily Fields and Phoebe Risko
• Cybersecurity: 1^st to Finley Insko and 2^nd to Jack Risko
• Digital Photography: 1^st to Brighit Riedmuller and 3^rd to Colleen Riedmuller
• Dragster: 1^st to Jack Risko and 2^nd to Conner Insko
• Essays on Technology: 1^st to Faith Davis
• Flight: 1^st to Jonathan Coupal, 2^nd to Jack Stanko, and 3^rd to Jackson Hatfield
• Forensic Technology: 2^nd to Adelynn Cornett and Wyatt Poynter
• Inventions & Innovations: 1^st to Zoe Eppley, Conner Insko, and Finley Insko
• Leadership Strategies: 1^st to Faith Davis, Colleen Riedmuller, and Phoebe Risko
• Prepared Speech: 1^st to Faith Davis and 3^rd to Zoe Eppley
• Problem Solving: 3^rd to Finley Insko and Jack Podsedly
• Promotional Marketing: 1^st to Jackson Hatfield and 2^nd to Jonathan Coupal
• Tech Bowl: 1^st to Owen Cornett, Jonathan Coupal, and Wyatt Poynter; 2^nd place to Emilee Baker, Jack Podsedly, and Parker Williams; and 3^rd to Zoe Eppley, Brighit Riedmuller, and Colleen Riedmuller
• Video Game Design: 2^nd to Jackson Hatfield and Wyatt Poynter
• Website Design: 1^st to Rylan Chau, Jonathan Coupal, and Jack Risko; and 3^rd place to Adelynn Cornett, Owen Cornett, and Parker Williams

High school division  

Paul Laurence Dunbar High School

• Architectural Design: 1^st place to Alex Kolyaskin and 2^nd to Emma Conley, Sarah Lin, and Graeme Miracle
• Biotechnology Design: 1^st to Ellen Fei and Camden Richardson; and 3^rd place to Jason Chen, Aaron HuSun, Jeffery Li, and Agil Maharramov
• Board Game Design: 1^st to Jonah Hubert, Allie Neltner, Eli Park, and Camden Richardson
• Coding: 1^st to Nyx Harris Palmer and Joey Ilagan
• Debating Technological Issues: 2^nd to Wenbo Fan and Emily Xiao
• Essays on Technology: 2^nd to Ellen Fei
• Extemporaneous Speech: 1^st to Emily Xiao
• Forensic Science: 2^nd to Wenbo Fan and Angela Wang
• IT Fundamentals: 2^nd to Krishna Bhatraju
• Prepared Presentation: 1^st to Emily Xiao
• Technology Bowl: 2^nd to Owen Cai, Tristan Herzog, and Daryen Rodriguez Saucedo
• Unmanned Aerial Vehicle: 3^rd to Aaron HuSun and Jeffery Li
• Video Game Design: 1^st to Nyx Harris Palmer and Joey Ilagan

STEAM Academy

• Children’s Stories: 1^st place to Lordina Mensah, Lindsey Sizemore, and Olyvia Telfair
• Computer Integrated Manufacturing: 3^rd to Maddie Bragg-Henderson and Tresor Fayida

This summer’s next-level competition is also online, and results will be announced during the June 23-25 2021 National TSA Conference.