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Horizon Middle Students Place Second in Nation
in Technology Competition

Sixteen Horizon Middle School Technology Student Association (TSA) members competed in the 27th National TSA Conference and Competitions in Chicago, Illinois, on June 28th - July 2, 2005. The four-day event was attended by over 4,200 students from high schools and middle schools across the country competing in a wide range of technology education challenges. The Horizon TSA Chapter placed second in the nation overall by placing 14 events into the top ten finalist categories.

"This was a great performance by an outstanding group of students. I am proud of their effort and how well they represented their school and our community," said Rebecca Allen, Chapter Advisor.

The individual event results were as follows:

1st Place - Construction Technology Challenge
Cole Quackenbush
Karsen Sullivan
Nicole Conterio

1st Place - Electrical Applications
Zach Durazzo

2nd Place - Transportation Challenge
Amanda Allen

2nd Place - TSA Talk Multimedia
Sandra Mirocha

4th Place - Challenging Technology Issues
Sam Cochran
Jordan Hammond

4th Place - Problem Solving
Luke Cochran
Karsen Sullivan

4th Place - Electrical Applications
Mark McDougall

4th Place - Technical Design Challenge
Ana Mejia

5th Place - Technical Design Challenge
Ellianna Urrutia

5th Place - System Control Technology
Luis Penedo
Cole Quackenbush
Zach Durazzo

5th Place - Leadership Challenge
Ellianna Urritia
Jenna Rasmussen
Ana Mejia

7th Place - Prepared Speech
Rosie Smith

7th Place - Flight Challenge
Luis Penedo

9th Place - Chapter Team (Parliamentary Procedure)
Sam Cochran
Rosie Smith
Gia Maxwell
Luke Cochran
Sandra Mirocha
Andrea Krause