About 80 students from across Southwest Missouri will compete in science-, technology-, engineering- and mathematics-related competitions during the second annual MSSU Regional TSA Conference.
The event will be held from 9 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Friday, Jan. 31, in the Engineering Technology Department at the Ummel Technology Building.
It will include students from Joplin, Carl Junction, Butler, Adrian, and Belton in grades six through 12. The students will compete in wide range of STEM competitions including VEX Robotics, Technology Problem Solving, Debating Technology Issues, Technology Bowl and Structural Engineering.
This event also will feature Missouri’s first Humanoid Robotics competition for secondary school students. They will be judged on their ability to program a humanoid robot to dance to a song they have selected or tell a story the students have written or summarized.
TSA, the Technology Student Association, is recognized as the only Career and Technology Student Association exclusively dedicated to students interested in STEM fields. It allows students to demonstrate and expand their high-tech knowledge and skills. It also offers students opportunities to participate in leadership activities that will prepare them for the high-tech, science or engineering workplace. Students competing in this event may advance to compete at the state conference for a chance to earn the right to compete at the national conference in Washington, D.C., in June.
“This year, our conference has more than tripled in participation from last year,” says Missouri TSA State President Steven Stokes, from Carl Junction High School. “This really shows that Southwest Missouri is a leader in our state association and STEM education in Missouri.”
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