(Amarillo, TX) – The 2018 TAME Amarillo STEM Competition was hosted at the Amarillo Area Center for Advanced Learning on Saturday, January 13, 2018. The event, offered free of cost to participants, brought together more than 175 student competitors (grades 6-12) from across the region.
Students competed in individual math and science tests and as part of a team to solve an Engineering Design Challenge.This year’s challenge was developed by engineers from Raytheon. The top six finishers in each test and the top team from the Engineering Design Challenge were recognized. One student from each grade level was recognized as the Ace Award Winner for the highest combined math and science score.
The Texas Alliance for Minorities in Engineering (TAME) is a statewide 501(c)(3) non-profit organization founded in 1976 that enables Texas students to pursue careers in Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM). In addition to testing student knowledge of math and science concepts, the competition promotes teamwork, leadership, and academic achievement.
More information on TAME’s STEM Competitions can be found here. If you have any questions or comments, please contact the leadership for the Amarillo Chapter.
Congratulations to all our competitors!
EVENT PHOTOS
If you took photos at the event, please consider sharing pictures of the 2018 Divisional STEM Competitions with the TAME State Office. We will share selected pictures on the TAME Facebook page and with corporate and university partners who have ensured that the competition is offered free of cost to participants. You can email pictures to programs@tame.org or upload them to Google Drive here.
Photo from the 2018 Amarillo Divisional STEM Competition.
MATH TEST RESULTS
| 1st Place | 2nd Place | 3rd Place | 4th Place | 5th Place | 6th Place | |
| 6th Grade | Allison Wu | Pranav Nambiar | Jenacee Cortez | Paislee Thurman | ||
| 7th Grade | Jeff Zheng | Lily Sobey | Michael Carathers | William Sever | Carter Morris | Raegan Tucker |
| 8th Grade | Olivia Chen | Rohit Saralaya | Aditya Srikanth | Timothy Grimes | Zachary Scobey | Dylan Cortez |
| 9th Grade | Anousaa Kongdara | Adelynn Austin | Emerson Archer | Daniel Vo | Jesse Garrett | Noah Miller |
| 10th Grade | Troy Schouten | Vishal B-Reddy | Jessica Liu | Pranav Yalamanchili | Sydney Buckner | Mitchell Murray |
| 11th Grade | Truman Archer | David Bateman | Alex Wan | Sawyer Archer | Ashli Sauer | Kristin Meurer |
| 12th Grade | Hunter Liu | Holly Wilhelm | Dawson Miller | Nicolas Schroeter | Thomas Diaz | Ashley Evans |
SCIENCE TEST RESULTS
| 1st Place | 2nd Place | 3rd Place | 4th Place | 5th Place | 6th Place | |
| 6th Grade | Allison Wu | Paislee Thurman | Jenacee Cortez | Pranav Nambiar | ||
| 7th Grade | Michael Carathers | Jeff Zheng | Lily Sobey | William Sever | Mehtan Rahman | Mia MacLaughlin |
| 8th Grade | Timothy Grimes | Olivia Chen | Dylan Cortez | Aditya Srikanth | Isabella Summers | Dillon Morris |
| 9th Grade | Emerson Archer | Marcus Benefield | Haydn Davis | Noah Miller | Anousaa Kongdara | Kennedy Johnson |
| 10th Grade | Troy Schouten | Pranav Yalamanchili | Vishal B-Reddy | Brian Bibiano | Jessica Liu | Harrison Isbell |
| 11th Grade | David Bateman | Sawyer Archer | Truman Archer | Alex Wan | Brette Clark | Joely Tidwell |
| 12th Grade | Dawson Miller | Hunter Liu | Thomas Diaz | Holly Wilhelm | Nicolas Schroeter | Ashley Evans |
ACE AWARD WINNERS
| Combined Score | |
| 6th Grade | Allison Wu |
| 7th Grade | Michael Carathers |
| 8th Grade | Olivia Chen |
| 9th Grade | Emerson Archer |
| 10th Grade | Troy Schouten |
| 11th Grade | Truman Archer |
| 12th Grade | Hunter Liu |
