Neighboring county schools join Regional Tech Competition
Published 12:13 pm Wednesday, February 5, 2025
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Friday morning, the Region Technology Competition occurred at the Board of Education.
The Region Technology Competition is for students who placed 1st at their district level to compete against each other to determine the region winners. Students from Decatur, Seminole, Lee, and Thomas County were present during the competition. Students could showcase their project creations in different categories, including Graphic Design, 3D Modeling, Animation, Video Production, Game Design, Robotics, Multimedia, Digital Photography, Project Programming, Internet Application, Photo Production, Audio Production, and Game Design.
The judging process was nerve-racking for students. There were eight judging rooms with about 20 judges from different career areas and counties. Judges used grading rubrics for each category provided by the state. While students waited for judging, they gathered in the Excellence Hall, where they showed others what they had created and completed a TECH BINGO, where they mingled with others from different counties. This allowed students to see projects from all different categories. Kristy Johnson, a student from Seminole County, organized games to encourage collaboration with all counties. Students who completed the activities had their names in drawing to win legos, mini spheros, and printers that community members and vendors donated. The event also allowed students access to the STEM bus. The STEM bus was stationed outside the Excellence Hall to provide students with fun opportunities to engage in STEM activities while they waited for the judging to be completed. Additionally, BOE partnered with Box Light to help with the media hub and the data science components throughout the county, in particular Xploris and Lab Disc.
Once judging was completed, students and families were taken into the board room to announce the winners. There were many winners in different grade levels and categories. These are winners from Seminole, Lee, and Thomas County. Starting with the 3rd and 4th grade winners, Cameron White won 1st place in Animation, Perry Wade won 2nd place in 3D Modeling, and Alexis Freeman and Esther Mills won 1st place in Multimedia. Jace Heard and Bailey Rollins won 3rd place in Robotics, Natalie Cutchin and Juliana Coleman won 3rd place in Game Design, Alanna Phillips won 1st place in Digital Photography, Lauren Smith and Morgan Swain won first place in Project Programming, Serenity Jones won first place in Internet Application, and Lanorris Hayes won 1st place in Video Production. Next, the winners of 5 and 6th grade. Elianan Christian won 3rd place for Animation, Mia Rosario and Se’Renati Shuler won 1st place in 3D Modeling, Korvyn Reffitt won 2nd place in 3D Modeling, Tammy Benter won 1st place in Game Design, John Adams and Zachary Ong won 2nd place in Game Design, Jace Osborne won 2nd place in Internet Apps, Sampson Moye and Samuel Keel won 1st place in Multimedia, Charlie Griffin and Kayllee Kale won 2nd place in Robotics, Kyler Gleeson and Luke Lyons won 3rd place in Robotics, Rishav Patel and Nashawn Rand won 1st place in Project Programming, Bently Boyett and Ayden Wolford won 2nd place in Project Programming, Samantha Aguayo and Alana Webb won 1st place in Digital Photography, Beatriz Martinex and Abigail Eddenfield won 1st place in Graphic Design, and Allison Bailey and Noor Abueisheh won 2nd place for Video Production. The winners of 7th and 8th grade were announced. Devin McGriff won 1st place in Graphic Design, Joel Aguayo and Joseph Farmer won 1st place in 3D Modeling, Kirsten Barfield and Jessi Layne Reynolds won 1st place in Animation, Aydan Thompson won 1st place in Video Production, and Kathy Lai won 1st place in Game Design. The 9-12th winners were announced. Joy Mills and Laniyiah Clayton won 1st place in Photo Production, Madelynn Kirkland won 2nd place in 3D Modeling, Richard Black and Hunter Black won 2nd place in Robotics, Kacy Kearns won 1st place in Game Design, Arian Blocker won 1st place in Audio Production, Alan Nix won 1st place in Animation, Erlinda Antonio won 1st place in Graphic Design, Laney Walker won 2nd place in Graphic Design.
