Dixon students did an outstanding job at the State TSA (Technology Student Association) Conference this year. There were 23 students representing Dixon, and they competed in 22 events. Our students won 6 first place team awards, 6 Second place awards, and 3 third place awards.

We won more team first place awards, and more awards overall, than Dixon has ever won in the past.

These students have been working all year long, often working after school on their competitions projects. Their efforts have paid off, and we now have many students that are eligible to attend the Nationals Conference & competition in Atlanta, Georgia this coming June.

1st Place Winners

Career Prep: Bethany Bowen

Construction Challenge: (Team) Sarah Bartholomew, Jessica Redmond, Kaleb Ahlfors, Bethany Bowen, Audrie Miller and Elaine Taylor.

Community Service Video: (Team) Sarah Bartholomew, Jessica Redmond, Bethany Bowen, Aubrie Miller, Kaleb Ahlfors and Audri Wilsey.  This was the video of the TSA driven “Five for the Fight Against Cancer” fundraiser that happened earlier this year.

Leadership Challenge: (Team) Makayla Milord, Daisy Bennett, and Aubrie Miller.  This is their second year in a row winning first in this category.

System Control: (Team) Isaac Clay, William Ott and William Westerberg.  They beat out the toughest competition in Utah, which is the ninth grade team of Oak Canyon Jr. High who has won at Nationals the past 5 years.

Technical Design: (Team) Isaac Clay and Kevin Frica.

2nd Place Winners

Technical Design: (Team) Daxton Larson and Conner Williams.

Biotechnology: (Team) Sarah Bartholomew, Jessica Redmond, Bethany Bowen, Makayla Milord and Audri Wilsey.

In the Chapter Team competition, our eighth grade team of Aubrie Miller, Sarah Bartholomew, Jessica Redmond, Daisy Bethany Bowen, Kaleb Ahlfors and Audri Wilsey won second place.

Essays of Technology: Aubrie Miller.

Structural Engineering: (Team) William Ott and Jonathan Ayze.

3rd Place Winners

In the Chapter Team competition, our seventh grade team of Austin Ray, Kevin Frica, Hailey Lillywhite, William, Ott. Elaine Taylor and Jonathan Ayze won third place.

Challenging Technology Issues: (Team) Daisy Bennett and Makayla Milord.

Prepared Speech: Bethany Bowen.

Congratulations and job well done to all of our outstanding TSA students!  We are so proud to have them here at Dixon.  A special thanks to the TSA director here at Dixon, Mr. Charlie Wardle, who takes his time to work with these students and prepare them not just for this competition, but for a bright future in STEM.