NASHUA – The Academy for Science and Design had more than 80 students attend the New Hampshire State Technology Student Association conference in Lincoln on March 19-20.

Founded in 1978, the TSA is the only student organization devoted exclusively to the needs of students interested in science, technology, engineering and mathematics). The TSA supports STEM education goals through more than 60 high school and middle school competitions, leadership activities and teamwork for students.

Middle and high school TSA students from ASD, guided by advisers AnDrew French and Rebecca LaCourse, competed in 52 events based on principles and concepts learned through projects in STEM subjects. The TSA team from ASD had 116 winners. The middle school team won a new 3-D printer for being the best performing chapter in the state.

“I am so impressed with these 86 students,” French said. “Last year, we had 13 students, 11 of which were state finalists, so our TSA program has really grown.

“Yet with that growth, we’ve continued to keep our program on course, individualized and, with the invaluable assistance of parents and fellow teachers, have provided a foundation for our students to excel in the STEM field. I am very excited to take these winners to the national TSA competition in Dallas this summer.”

In addition to the wins received in the competition, French received the New Hampshire TSA State Advisor of the Year Award, and sophomore Justin Yeung was awarded the TSA Bronze Service Award and was elected as the new TSA secretary for the state.

The team will compete at the National TSA Conference from June 28-July 2 in Grapevine, Texas.

Here are the other winners from ASD:

Debating Technology Issues (first) – Tabor French and Justin Yeung.

Promotional Design (second) – Emma Parrott.

Promotional Design (third) – Shalvi Gupta.

Video Game Design (first) – Sahil Mahendrakar, Srinath Rangan, Dev Parekh and Jeffrey Lam.

Video Game Design (second) – Grace Conard and Anna Mathew.

Architectural Renovation (first) – Pranavi
Boyalakuntla, Fiona Doyle, Sloane French and Tabor French.

Music Production (third) – Pranavi Boyalakuntla, Fiona Doyle and Tabor French.

Challenging Technology Issues (first) – Shreyas Sinha and Nathan Yeung.

Challenging Technology Issues (second) – Meera Kurup and Shreya Yemme.

Career Preparaton (first) – Justin Yeung.

Medical Technology Issues (first) – Chandrika Dhavala, Deept Srinavasin and Devika Torvi.

Medical Technology Issues (second) – Sana Shah, Yesha Patel and Meghana Avvaru.

Medical Technology Issues (third) – Jhansi Raja, Kavya Phadke and Rishika Yadav.

Environmental Focus (first) – Priya Gavini and Sannidhi Koganti.

Environmental Focus (second) – Meera Kurup, Shreya Yemme, Shreyas Sinha and Nathan Yeung.

Environmental Focus (third) – Haley Patel and Devika Nair.

Agriculture and BioTechnology (first) – Hanah Raj and Ruchitha Vrushabh.

Agriculture and BioTechnology (second) – Rajit Khanna and Shreyas Sinha.

Essays on Technology (first) – Devika Torvi.

Essays on Technology (second) – Deepti Srinivasan.

Essays on Technology (third) – Nathan Yeung.

Energy Sources (first) – Shreya Yemme, Sana Shah and Meera Kurup.

Energy Sources (second) – Sakeena Aimandi, Devika Nair and Haley Patel.

Energy Sources (third) – Ananya Bakshi, Sannidhi Koganti and Shrijaa Mohan.

Leadership Strategies (first) – Meera Kurup, Shreya Yemme and Yesha Patel.

Leadership Strategies (second) – Sana Shah, Jhansi Raja and Devika Torvi.

Electrical Applications (first) – Sahil
Mahandrakar.

Electrical Applications (second) – Srinath Rangan.

Electrical Applications (third) – Mechana Avvaru.

Geospatial Engineering (third) – Meera Kurup, Shreyas Sinha, Shreya Yemme and Nathan Yeung.

Invention and Innovations (first) – Paul Mashimo, Chris Wang, Andrew Blake and Natahn Livie.

Career Preparation (first) – Deepti Srinivasan.

Career Preparation (second) – Shreya Yemme.

Career Preparation (third) – Nathan Yeung.

Water Infrasturcture (first) – Yesha Patel and Chandrika Dhavala.

Fashion Design (third) – Fiona Doyle and Sloane French.

Prepared Speech (second) – Grace Conard.

Prepared Speech (third) – Shreyas Sinha.

STEM Animation (first) – Ian Whatmough.

Future Technology Teacher (first) – Justin Yeung.

Technical Design (second) – Chandrika Dhavala and Meghana Avvaru.

Digital Photography (first) – Saharsh Koganti.

Digital Photography (second) – Grace Conard.

Digital Video (second) – Pranavi Boyalakuntla, Fiona Doyle and Justin Yeung.

On-Demand Video (first) – Fiona Doyle and Tabor French.

Tech Bowl (second) – Anish Kammika, Dev Parekh and Ramkumar Senthikumar.

Website Design (first) – Ian Whatmough, Jared Moran and Jason Zhou.

Website Design (second) – Katerina Stuopis, Grace Lassila, Shaylie Lagasse.

Website Design (third) – Hanah Raj, Akash Pillai and Sarthak Mandavia.

Junior Solar Spring (third) – Lavanya Dhavala, Grace Lassila, Shaylie Lagasse and Katerina Stuopis.

Biotechnology Design (first) – Pranavi Boyalakuntla, Fiona Doyle, Tabor French, Noah Hurst and Justin Yeung.

Prepared Presentation (second) – Pranavi Boyalakuntla.

The academy is seeking to partner with companies and businesses for internships, financial donations and/or as presenters for its SPARK Conferences. For more information, visit asdnh.org or email amy.bewley@asdnh.org.