COMPETITIONS
In the High School Competitive Events Guide for the 2025 and 2026 National TSA Conferences , TSA offers 40 high school competitions. The eligibility chart provides the eligibility requirements for each competition and is applicable to the national TSA conference. (State delegations may choose to alter their events for local conferences. Click on your state to preview the requirements pertaining to your regional and/or state conferences.)
- All High School Competitions (40)
- Architecture and Construction Technology (5)
- Communications Technology (5)
- Computer Science and Information Technology (7)
- Leadership (5)
- Manufacturing and Transportation Technology (7)
- STEM (General) (3)
- STEM and the Arts (7)
- Technology and Research (3)
Engineering Design
Technology problem solving, video game design.
In the Middle School Competitive Events Guide for the 2024 and 2025 National TSA Conferences , TSA offers 36 middle school competitions. The eligibility chart provides the eligibility requirements for each competition and is applicable to the national TSA conference. (State delegations may choose to alter their events for local conferences. Click on your state to preview the requirements pertaining to your regional and/or state conferences.)
- All Middle School Competitions (36)
- Architecture and Construction Technology (3)
- Communications Technology (6)
- Computer Science and Information Technology (5)
- Manufacturing and Transportation Technology (5)
- STEM (General) (6)
- STEM and the Arts (2)
- Technology and Research (4)
Biotechnology
To address the annual theme, participants select a contemporary biotechnology issue and demonstrate understanding of the topic through their documented research and an original display. Semifinalists participate in an interview.
Career Prep
Based on the annual theme, participants conduct research on a technology-related career, prepare a letter of introduction to a potential employer, and develop a job-specific resume. Semifinalists participate in a mock job interview.
Challenging Technology Issues
Chapter team.
Participants take a parliamentary procedure test to qualify for the semifinal round of competition. Semifinalists conduct an opening ceremony, items of business, parliamentary actions, and a closing ceremony.
Children’s Stories
National tsa conference competition information.
- Eligibility Charts
- Competition Levels
- Competition Updates
- Themes and Problems
- Competitions with Preconference Submissions
- State Advisor Approval Events
- National Conference Competition Requirements
- Computer Science
Technology Problem Solving
Participants use problem-solving skills to design and construct a finite solution to a challenge provided onsite at the conference. Solutions are evaluated at the end of 90 minutes using measures appropriate to the challenge, such as elapsed time, horizontal or vertical distance, and/or strength.
Event Guide
Washington TSA page
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