Monarch’s TSA chapter had a strong showing at this year’s state conference, which took place from February 13-15.

Top 5 Placings
Coding (1st place!!) Stephen Buch and Viktor Gustafsson
Virtual Reality Simulation (2nd place) Ved Murari and Veer Patel
Cybersecurity Capture the Flag (3rd place) Nathan Cheek
CAD Engineering (4th place) Allison Van Houten
Video Game Design (4th place – missed 3rd by 1 point!) Anderson Kwiat, Henry Niemann, Grant Elliott, and Charan Soma
Monarch was only one of two chapters in the state recognized for the Silver level chapter of excellence award, which is given to chapters for strong programs of work, community service and other leadership activities.
TSA Achievement
The following students were recognized at the Bronze and Silver levels.
Bronze
Ethan Abbott
Porter Barsky
Bhavika Behl
Stephen Buch
Noah Edwards
Grant Elliott
Henry Niemann
Silver
Porter Barsky
Bhavika Behl
Stephen Buch
Grant Elliott
Henry Niemann
Aside from the competitive placings, members had the opportunity to network with other students interested in technology and attend workshops to learn more about technology-related topics.