3.  Career Prep

Coordinator: No coordinator at this time.  If we do not find one this event will not be

offered this year.

-2013 students will choose one of these careers:

-Industrial Designer

-LAN Technician

-Biomedical Engineer

-Traffic Engineer

-Photographer

-Turn in resume and cover letter.

-Complete job application on site (bring blue or black pen).

-Top ten finalist will be interviewed.

-Eligibility: Entries are limited to three individual entries per chapter.

4.  Challenging Technology Issues

Coordinator: Harold Helton, heltoha@tulsaschools.org

-Students' reference material.

-2013 Challenging Technology Issues topics

-Alternate fuel souces

-Use of animal organs for human transplant

-Production of biofuels

-Alternate energy production

-Voice command technology

-Eligibility: Entries are limited to one team of two per chapter.

5.  Chapter Team

Coordinator: Alan Fillmore, 405-347-2925, afleemore@hotmail.com

-Bring pencil or pen

-There will be no online test.

-Teams do not have to be elected officers of the local TSA chapter.

-A middle school competitor must compete in middle school chapter team only.

A ninth grade student must choose Level I or Level II.

-Eligibility: Entries are limited to two teams of six per chapter.

6.  Communication Challenge

Coordinator: Kim Hale, 405-743-6811, khale@okcareertech.org

-Design and produce a trifold brochure that promotes the chapter, an effective sponsor

support request on chapter letterhead, and an 8 1/2" x 11" glossy, two-sided postcard

promoting TSA's current national service project.  See CRG for specific information.

-NOTE: There will be no finalists posting and there will be no onsite problem.

-CONSENT FORM REQUIRED FOR ALL IMAGES.

-Eligibility: Entries are limited to two individual entries per chapter.

7.  Community Service Video

Coordinator: Tara Dobrinski, tdobrinski@shattuck.k12.ok.us

-Storyboard should be created PRIOR to the video production.

-Submit a detailed storyboard, production plan, and footage on DVD.

-You must submit two copies of the DVD both in jewel cases.

-CONSENT FORM REQUIRED FOR ALL IMAGES.

-Eligibility: Entries are limited to two entries per chapter.  This can be a group

or individual.

8.  Construction Challenge

Coordinator: Roxanna Bolding, rbolding@baschools.org

-Final interview at the discression of coordinator (depends on number of entries).

-A static display and folio (project documentation).

-Eligibility: Entries are limited to two team of two students per chapter.

9.  Creed - Oklahoma Only Contest

Coordinator: Wayne Cunningham wcunningham@tds.net

-Creed Guidelines

-Bring pencil or pen.

-Top 10 only for finals.

-Eligibility: Entries are limited to three individual entries per chapter.

10.  Digital Photography Challenge

Coordinator: Rodney Humble, rhumble@newkirk.k12.ok.us

-2013 Theme: TSA, Organized Chaos.

-Participants produce and submit an album of digital photographs.  The album must

be submitted on a USB drive storage device.

-CONSENT FORM REQUIRED FOR ALL IMAGES.

-NOTE: There will be no finalist posting and there will be no on-site problem.

-Finalists are not assigned a task onsite.

-Eligibility: Entries are limited to three individual entries per chapter.

11.  Dragster

Coordinator: Paul Wollenberg, 405-527-6591, wollep@purcellps.k12.ok.us

-2013 Body mass (completed car without CO2) is 50g.

-Dragster (car) and a full size metric drawing of car, showing top and side views,

on 11" X 17" paper.

-See dragster specifications changes in the CRG, Middle School 2012-2013 for

specifications and NEW JUDGES RUBRIC.

-Eligibility: Entries are limited to three individually produced dragsters per chapter.

12.  Electrical Applications

Coordinator: Alan Bell, 580-723-4360, bella@frontierok.com

-There will be an online test and the top ten will compete onsite.

-Test will be taken online prior to state conference.

-Bring pencil or pen.

-Standard calculator.

-Battery operated multimeter.

-Eligibility: Entries are limited to two students per chapter.

13.  Environment Focus

Coordinator: Marsha Campbell, campbma@tulsaschools.org

-Every page needs to be in a sheet protector.

-Presentations slides can be front and back.

-All pages must be typed (excluding log).

-There will be no finalist interviews.

-Documentation will be contained in a standard one inch three ring binder.

-2013 there will be no display boards.  Only the notebook will be turned in.

-Eligibility: Entries are limited to one team of two per chapter.

14.  Essays on Technology

Coordinator: Nicole Walker Reed, 580-482-7742, tommychuck75@yahoo.com

-2013 Topic: "The Positive and Negative Effects of Technology on Today's Youth"

-Subtopics:

-Education

-Social Development

-Ethics

-Ball-point pen (black or blue ink)

-Dictionary and thesaurus (optional)

-NOTE: Note cards will be turned in with the written report and evaluated.  Note

cards will be returned to the contestant after the contest.

-Eligibility: Entries are limited to two individuals per chapter.

15.  Flight

Coordinatory: Jim Harder, streeter2H@aol.com

-Safety glasses are required for this event (brought by student).

-2013: Ceiling height is 17 ft.

-Students will mechanically launch the glider.

-Glider specifications in the CRG, Middle School 2012-2013.

-Bring completed glider and checkin at the conference.

-Eligibility: Entries are limited to two participant gliders per chapter.

16.  Global Manufacturing

Coordinator: Michael Winston, 580-482-7742, tommychuck75@yahoo.com

-The documentation is presented in a standard three ring binder with one sided

typed 8 1/2" X 11" pages.

-Eligibility: Entries are limited to one team from the TSA chapter involved, with a

maximum of six students from the chapter.

At least two other chapters must participate.

17.  Go Green Manufacturing

Coordinator: Kari Widener, kwidener@blackwell.k12.ok.us

-There will be finalist presentations.

-The display will contain two samples of the finished product.

-NO display board permitted see National Competitive Events Guide.

-Documentation will be contained in a standard three ring binder.

-Eligibility: Each chapter may enter one display prepared by on team of three

or more members.

18.  Inventions and Innovations

Coordinator: Artie Lowery, 405-343-1512

Participants investigate and determine the need for an invention or innovation of a device,

system or process and brainstorm possible solutions to determine the best idea for the

invention or innovation.

-Only one participant is required to check entry in.

-If interviews are possible, three participants must be present during interview session

per National TSA rules.

-Multimedia time limits: Minimum length-two minutes, Maximum length-four minutes.

-Multimedia presentation must be saved on a USB flash drive.

-Instructions necessary for the operation of devices must be clearly displayed.

-Eligibility: Entries are limited to three group entries per chapter.

19.  Leadership Strategies

Coordinator: Kathryn Davis, 405-947-8693, kdavis@putnamcityschools.org

-Eligibility: Entries are limited to one team of three students per chapter.

20.  Medical Technology Challenge

Coordinator: Tripp Plymesser, 580-885-7249, tplymesser@arnett.k12.ok.us

-A static display with documentation.

-No finalist presentations.

Eligibility: Entries are limited to one team of two per chapter.

21.  Multimedia Productions

Coordinator: Tommy Wright, 918-773-8631, twright@vian.k12.ok.us

-2013 Theme: "My Chapter's Community Service Project"

-The presentation must be electronically authored and presented on a CD-ROM.

An analog videocassette will not be acceptable.

-CONSENT FORM REQUIRED FOR ALL IMAGES.

-Eligibility: Entries are limited to one student per chapter.  An individual or group

may submit entries.

22. Prepared Speech

Coordinator: Tracy Hoskins, 918-746-9260, hoskitr@tulsaschools.org

-2013 Topic: "A Tradition of Excellence"

-Your presentation may include a visual (model, chart, poster, etc.)

-Computers and other electronic devices are not allowed.

-A podium and a standard table (6ft.) will be provided in the room by TSA.

-Eligibility: Entries are limited to three students per chapter.

23.  Problem Solving

Coordinator: Stewart Wood, swood@indiahoma.k12.ok.us

Alan Bell, bella@frontierok.com

-There will be no online testing for this event.

-Safety glasses are required for this event (brought by student).

-Per National TSA 2012 & 2013 Competitive Events students will be required to

bring their own tool kit and materials for this contest.

-Eligibility: Entries are limited to one team of two students per chapter.

24.  Project Fair - Not current for 2013

Coordinator: Jason Glass, jason.glass@yukonps.com

-2012 Project

-Eligibility: Entries are limited to three entries per chapter.

25.  Promotional Design

Coordinator: Randy Steelman, rsteelman@heavenerschools.org

-Please see guidelines for paper size and pin size.

-2013 participants create and produce a color pin design that is appropriate for

trading at the 2014 National TSA Conference.

-Must include the year for next years conference.

-CONSENT FORM REQUIRED FOR ALL IMAGES.

-Eligibility: Entries are limited to two individual entries per chapter.

26.  Rube Goldberg

Coordinator: Darin Messerli, 918-336-9302, messerlidk@bps-ok.org

-2013 Contest Guidelines

-Eligibility: Entries are limited to one team of six.  If a team does not have six

members they will be DQ'd. **We need to change the build times to 4 hours.

Final judging will begin at 2:00.  This will allow us 2 hours to judge all Rubes.

27.  Structural Engineering

Coordinator: Robert Lindamood, rlindamood@geary.k12.ok.us

Rocky Shepherd, rshepherd@wpsok.org

-All structures will be designed and constructed on site.

-The length will be drawn and announced after all contestants have checked in.

- In 2013 structures will be judged by efficiency as outlined in the National TSA guidelines

-Oklahoma TSA will provide 20' of 1/8" X 1/8" balsa wood, two sheets of 11" X 17"

grid paper, and two pieces of wax paper.

-Contestants must furnish their own wood cutter

-Glue-see national rules

-Pencil

-12" ruler

-Emery board

-Straight pins

-Simple clamps

-Pin board to hold structure while drying.

-Must have Pitsco insta-cure thin glue #W58923 or Pitsco insta-cure + gap

filling glue #W56215, Pitsco insta-set #W57513, and Pitsco un-cure #W57512.

NO OTHER GLUE WILL BE ALLOWED.

-All tools and supplies must fit in a single box that measures 12" X 6" X 4".

-Tools that do not fit into the box will not be permitted on the competition floor.

-All structures are destructively tested using a test block that is 2 3/4" in width,

4" long, and having a 1/2" hole in the center of the top face.

-Structures will be tested the same day they are built.  There will be no waiting period.

-The center of the structure must permit passage for a 1/2" test rod.

-Structures that do not permit the passage will not be tested.

-Please refer to the National TSA Competitive Events Guide for all other guidelines.

-Eligibility:  Entries are limited to one team of two students per chapter.

28.  System Control Technology

Coordinator: David Bandy, david.bandy@mpsi20.org

-2013 Problem

-Eligibility: Entries are limited to two team of three students per chapter.

29.  Tech Bowl

Coordinator: Nathan Brubaker, 405-755-5375, nbrubaker@putnamcityschools.org

-Test will be taken online prior to state conference and top ten will advance to finals

that will be held onsite.

-Eligibility: Entries are limited to one team of three per chapter.

30.  Technical Design

Coordinator: Jerry Garrett, jgarrett@nobleps.com

-There will be an online test and the top ten will compete onstite.

-Finalists will report at the designated time and have an hour to complete a drawing

problem on site.

-The problem will consist of converting an Isometric drawing to a three view

engineering drawing and converting a three view engineering drawing to an

Isometric drawing.

-Each participant is required to have a #2 pencil with eraser, 12" scale and compass.

-Eligibility: Entries are limited to two individuals per chapter.

31.  Techno Talk

Coordinator: Chris Cunningham, 405-715-5571, ccunningham@edmondschools.net

-Eligibility: Entries are limited to one team of two per chapter.

32.  Transportation System

Coordinator: Kent Barton, 405-258-1294, kbarton@chandler.k12.ok.us

-2013: Rubberband powered boat

-Eligibility: Entries are limited to three students per chapter.

33.  VEX Robotics - Not current for 2013

Coordinatory: Jeff Zagar

-Each team will have to use their own equipment, tools, robot, and robot parts.

-Eligibility: Entries are limited to two teams of three per chapter.

34.  Video Game Design

Coordinator:  Davey Smith, 580-886-2257, smithd@canton.k12.ok.us

-Develope an E-rated game that is highly artistic educational and has social value.

-A working interactive game will be sumbitted for evaluation.

-The game must execute directly from the DVD (CD's will not be accepted)

-No semi finals or finals at state conference.

Participants will turn in their game on DVD and their notebooks to be evaluated.

-Eligibility: Entries are limited to one team per chapter but there is no limit to the

amount of team members.

35.  Website Design

Coordinator: Tom Fields, 405-743-5111, tfield@okcareertech.org

-There will be no finalist interview.

-The Universal Resource Locator (URL) for the schools Technology Engineering

website must be emailed to kevin.terronez@okcareertech.org by midnight on March 15, 2013.

The subject line of the email must read: WEBSITE DESIGN.

-Eligibility: Entries are limited to one team consisting of two to five students per chapter.