(Lubbock, TX) – The winners of the 2019 TAME East Texas STEM Competition have been announced, but participating students are not divulging any details. Hosted at Texas Tech University on Monday January 28, 2019, the free event brought together more than 240 student competitors from across the region.
Texas students from grades 6-12 competed in individual math and science tests and as part of a team to solve an Engineering Design Challenge. Participants have been sworn to secrecy about the Challenge – at least until March 3rd, when students across the state have had their chance to try their skills solving the same problem. This year’s challenge was developed by engineers from ConocoPhillips.
The Texas Alliance for Minorities in Engineering (TAME) is a statewide non-profit organization dedicated to inspiring and preparing Texas students to join a strong and diverse STEM workforce. TAME programs encourage students to build skills and explore STEM concepts through hands-on activities, TAME Clubs, and statewide and divisional STEM Competitions.
The top six finishers in each test and the top three teams from the Engineering Design Challenge were recognized. Three teams also received a special Judges’ Choice Award for creative problem solving. One student from each grade level was recognized as the Halliburton Ace Award Winner for the highest combined math and science score.
Thanks to the support of TAME’s 2019 Statewide STEM Competition sponsors ConocoPhillips and Halliburton, STEM Competitions across Texas are offered free of charge for all participants. TAME thanks our partners and our many dedicated volunteers for celebrating achievement in STEM and making learning fun and exciting for Texas students.
More information on TAME’s STEM Competitions can be found here. If you have any questions or comments, please contact the leadership for the Lubbock Chapter.
Congratulations to all our hardworking competitors!
EVENT PHOTOS
Remember, please DO NOT SHARE any details or pictures of the top secret Engineering Design Challenge until March 3rd, 2019 so all students across the state can enjoy the same experience at later events. If you’re sharing other photos of the event, please tag TAME using #LonestarSTEM.
If you took photos at the event, please consider sharing them 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.
Ayo Aigbe of Hangio, a local entrepreneur who spoke to the students at the 2019 Lubbock Divisional STEM Competition.
MATH TEST RESULTS
1st Place | 2nd Place | 3rd Place | 4th Place | 5th Place | 6th Place | |
6th Grade | Stephen”Gauge” Cook | Hadariel Espinoza | Druw Carter | Milan Williams | Grayson Evans | Ivan Ayala |
7th Grade | Connor Smith | Zachary Edwards | Dane Armes | Nevin Mojica | Will Edwards | Jaxon Rasco |
8th Grade | Reagan Fiedler | Abigail Cathey | Julius Nganele | Trey Evans | Jett Carroll | Braxton Beck |
9th Grade | Erin Klein | Pace Ritz | Zac Ford | Casen Lucas | Cameron Jones | Mia Williams |
10th Grade | Connor Cook | Jaden Hollinshead | Elizabeth Dye | Whit Smithson | MâKenna McFadden | Ethan Klein |
11th Grade | Tiffany Davis | Colton Baldridge | Wade Guzman | Danielle Fonseca | Faith Ruckey | Abigail Guinn |
12th Grade | Maddie Blackburn | Sawyer Jackson | Cooper Mitchell | Dillan Ford | Cutter Sparks | Balie Hagood |
SCIENCE TEST RESULTS
1st Place | 2nd Place | 3rd Place | 4th Place | 5th Place | 6th Place | |
6th Grade | Tyrus Rogers | Hadariel Espinoza | Addisyn Burrow | Addison Ulm | Grayson Evans | Taylor Morris |
7th Grade | Kole Lorton | Elzeario Ebo | Will Edwards | Gabriel Alvarado | Noah Johnson | Malachi McDonald |
8th Grade | Brian Trevino-Howard | Andrew To | Logan Shick | Preston Pasewark | Trevor Kimbrough | Trey Evans |
9th Grade | Zac Ford | Pace Ritz | Erin Klein | Mia Williams | Ethan Hollinshead | Casen Lucas |
10th Grade | Whit Smithson | Ethan Klein | Jaden Hollinshead | Georgia Nendorf | Connor Cook | MâKenna McFadden |
11th Grade | Colton Baldridge | Wade Guzman | Danielle Fonseca | Logan Allen | Tiffany Davis | Riley Stokes |
12th Grade | Cutter Sparks | Cooper Mitchell | Balie Hagood | Dillan Ford | Sawyer Jackson | Maddie Blackburn |
ACE AWARD WINNERS
Combined Score | |
6th Grade | Hadariel Espinoza |
7th Grade | Will Edwards |
8th Grade | Trey Evans |
9th Grade | Zac Ford |
10th Grade | Whit Smithson |
11th Grade | Colton Baldridge |
12th Grade | Cutter Sparks |
ENGINEERING DESIGN CHALLENGE RESULTS
1st Place | 2nd Place | 3rd Place | Judges’ Choice | Judges’ Choice | Judges’ Choice |
Team 13 | Team 1 | Team 14 | Team 11 | Team 7 | Team 14 |
Anaiya Thomas | Anthony Barela | Jaylee Gutierrez | Erin Klein | Abigail Cathey | Jaylee Gutierrez |
Ethan Prieto | Casen Lucas | Jordan Kelley | Ethan Hollinshead | Alexander Anonye | Jordan Kelley |
Hadariel Espinoza | Jared Owens | Marshay McGaha | Jordynn Shaw | Andrew Silva | Marshay McGaha |
Robert House | Kate Dowty | Riley Stokes | Sabra Clifton | Braly Chapman | Riley Stokes |
Rosalinda Rivera | Logan Shick | Whit Smithson | Wade Guzman | Lesette Hernandez | Whit Smithson |
Sam Kirkland | Major Vera | Zachary Edwards | Logan Fogo |