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TSA stands for the Technology Student Association. It is an international organization focusing on STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Art, and Math) competitions. In this association, 3 major competitive events are outside of our after-school meetings:
1. District Invitational. This event is held for one school day in December. Students will present their chosen event(s) in front of judges. Each event has a rubric by which they will be judged. (All of which can be found in the state and national call-to-conferences). This is a school-sanctioned event, therefore students are considered excused, but it is up to the students to know their work missed.
Purpose: Determine what students/groups qualify to attend the state conference.
Cost: 50$ per student (for registration, the bus to and from the conference, and lunch)
2. State Conference. This event is held for 2-3 days during President's-day weekend (Thursday, Friday, and Saturday). This is a school-sanctioned event, therefore students are considered excused, but it is up to the students to know their work missed.
Purpose: Students will compete in their event(s) and attend leadership seminars.
Cost: about $250-300 for the conference (registration, hotel costs, dinner two of the nights, a light breakfast each morning, and some snacks)
3. National Conference. This is typically the 3rd or 4th week of June. Students are invited to Nationals based on placement at the State Conference.
Costs: (dependent on location of nationals and extra activities) about $1300-2000 (includes airfare, hotel, transportation, entrance into sight-seeing activities, and conference registration)
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