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Students compete in State TSA competitions

Springfield Public Schools middle and high school students participated in the Missouri Technology Student Association (TSA) state championship conference at the University of Central Missouri in Warrensburg, April 12-14, 2026.

Students competed in a variety of technology-based events ranging from construction challenges to game design. High school students advancing to Nationals will attend the TSA National Conference June 22-26, 2026, in Washington DC. 

 

Four students and an advisor pose for a photo with medals and a wooden plaque.

Carver Middle School

Advisor Jon Jatho

First Place

  • Penelope Craig, Forensic Technology
  • Parker Carrington, Forensic Technology

Second Place

  • David Coltharp, C.A.D. Foundations
  • Gregory Soules, Structural Engineering 
  • Mateo Baca, Structural Engineering

Third Place

  • Penelope Craig, Problem Solving
  • Parker Carrington, Problem Solving

Fourth Place

  • Penelope Craig, Children’s Stories
  • Parker Carrington, Children’s Stories
  • Additional State Participants
  • David Coltharp, CO2 Dragster
  • Gregory Soules, Problem Solving
  • Mateo Baca, Problem Solving
  • Cherokee Middle School
  • Advisor Jason Broyles

State Participants

  • William Bone-Leonard, Structural Engineering
  • Parker Bailey, Structural Engineering


 

Two students and an advisor pose for a photo with medals and wooden awards. Text on the image says 1st place in Missouri, Congrats TSA, So many medals!

Jarrett STEAM Academy

Advisor Jessey Mook

First Place

  • Angel Ferman, Drone UAV
  • Alan Vaughn, Drone UAV
  • Angel Ferman, Dragster

Second Place

  • Angel Ferman, Problem Solving
  • Alan Vaughn, Problem Solving

Third Place

  • Angel Ferman, Robotics
  • Alan Vaughn, Robotics

Additional State Participants

  • Angel Ferman: Dragster, Drone, Robotics, and Problem Solving
  • Alan Vaughn: Dragster, Drone, Robotics, and Problem Solving

 

Students and an advisor pose for a photo with medals and a wooden award.

Pershing K-8 School

Advisor Jen Boyster

First Place

  • Emerson Daugherty and Gus Johnson, Coding

Second Place

  • Cassandra Harman, Dragster
  • Gus Johnson and Emerson Daugherty, Robotics
  • Elliott Unser and Henry Boschen, STEM Animation

Third Place

  • Elliott Unser, Marley Dennis & Henry Boschen, Tech Bowl
  • Emerson Daugherty, Gus Johnson, & Elliott Unser, Video Game Design

Finalist

  • Sebastian Newton, Robotics & Coding
  • Marley Dennis, Robotics

 

Students pose with medals and wooden awards.

Pipkin Middle School

Advisor Sarah Yates

First Place

  • Evelyn Cook, Off the Grid
  • Evelyn Cook and Evelyn Low, Structural Engineering
  • Evelyn Cook, Evelyn Low and Haven Wilson, Leadership Strategies

Third Place

  • Haven Wilson, Digital Photography
  • Evelyn Cook, Audio Podcasting

Finalist

  • Evelyn Cook, Digital Photography

 

A student poses with a medal.

Pleasant View K-8 School

Advisor Scott Moulder

Second Place

  • Lydia Roberts, Children’s Stories

 

Central High School

Advisor Chris Tompkins

Fourth Place

  • Skylar Lee, Promotional Design

Team with Events

  • Olive Eck (ninth), Audio Podcasting, Children’s Stories, Promotional Design, Technology Bowl
  • Ryan Walski (ninth), Coding, Senior Solar Sprint, Technology Bowl, Video Game Design
  • Sean Scudder (ninth), Coding, Senior Solar Sprint, Technology Bowl, Video Game Design
  • Skylar Lee (tenth), Children’s Stories, Promotional Design
  • Tigerlily Wang (tenth), Children’s Stories, Promotional Design

 

Students pose for a photo with medals and a wooden award.

Glendale High School

Advisor Jeremy Cross

First Place

  • Tyler Reed, Robotics 
  • Ty Bennett, Robotics
  • Emmitt Ellsaesser, Robotics 
  • Jaxon Gipson, Robotics
  • Roosevelt Havelin, Robotics 

 

Students pose for a photo with medals.

Hillcrest High School

Advisor Steve Gewinner

Fourth Place

  • Jacen Dillabough, Robotics
  • Abby Wright, Robotics

 

Students pose for a photo with medals and a wooden award.

Kickapoo High School

Advisor Betsy Cannella

2026-2027 MO State Officer - Treasurer Tracy Do 

First  Place

  • Tracy Do and Ronin Gambill, Coding
  • Harrison Keith and Morgan Boslaugh, Structural Engineering

Third Place

  • Harrison Keith and Morgan Boslaugh, Tech Problem Solving
  • Thien Pham, Flight Endurance

 

Parkview High School

Advisor Cory Letsinger

Fourth Place

  • Lukas Swearingen, Webmaster

Additional State Participants

  • Garrett Dickens, Dragster Design,  Drone Challenge, Virtual Reality Visualization
  • Grayson Dennis, Drone Challenge, Video Game Design,  Webmaster  
  • Hayden Wood-Coding, Software Development, Video Game Design